A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

Quote by Whitney Balliett

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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed...

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed...

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as...

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as...

No one so thoroughly appreciates the value of constructive criticism as the one who's giving...

No one so thoroughly appreciates the value of constructive criticism as the one who's giving...

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from...

Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from...

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very...

The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him

It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...