Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Attention Quotes, Criticism Quotes

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest...

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest...

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you...

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you...

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack...

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack...

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction

There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

Never, never, never, never give up.

Never, never, never, never give up.

There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all...

There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all...

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard...

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard...

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world...

It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...

There is only one belief that can rob death of its sting and the grave...