Anton Chekhov Quotes, Artist Quotes, Criticism Quotes

An artist must only judge of what he understands, his field is just as limited as that of any other specialist... That in his sphere there are no questions, but only answers, can only be maintained by those who have never written and have had no experience of thinking in images.

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Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.

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Surely Islam has nothing to fear from criticism even if it be unreasonable.

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Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected. The sacredness of religion, and the authority of legislation, are by many regarded as grounds for exemption from the examination by this tribunal, But, if they are exempted, and cannot lay claim to sincere respect, which reason accords only to that which has stood the test of a free and public examination.

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To my eye Rubens' colouring is most contemptible. His shadows are a filthy brown somewhat the colour of excrement.

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A louse in the locks of literature.

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When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.

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Reviewers are usually people who would have been, poets, historians, biographer, if they could. They have tried their talents at one thing or another and have failed; therefore they turn critic.

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If a man is often the subject of conversation he soon becomes the subject of criticism.

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Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak.

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To announce there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand with the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

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We criticize a thinker more acutely when he advances a proposition that is disagreeable to us; and yet it would be more reasonableto do so when his proposition is agreeable to us.

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Critics are already made.

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And you, my Critics! in the chequer'd shade, Admire new light thro' holes yourselves have made.

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If you criticize a fine genius, the odds are that you are out of your reckoning, and, instead of the poet, are censuring your owncaricature of him.

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You must not pay a person a compliment, and then straightway follow it with a criticism.

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Next to the joy of the egotist is the joy of the detractor.

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Criticism is only words about words, and of what use are words about such words as these?

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Criticism? An artist wants praise. Praise.

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Were I wrong, one professor would have been enough.

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