Keyword: Criticism

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

Women cannot complain about men anymore until they start getting better taste in them.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

(1880 – 1946) American playwright, critic & writer

She's generous to a fault… if it's her own.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

It's high time the press finally got one thing right about me.

(1954 – ) American professional tennis player

[businesman] Sir Martin Sorrell is more arrogant than the entire French nation put together.


businessman & CEO

Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up.

(1954 – ) filmmaker, author, social critic & activist

The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.

(1929 – 1982) American actress & princess of Monaco

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark.

(1868-1954) professor & writer

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.

(1720 – 1777) British dramatist, actor & theatre manager

I doubt that art needed [John] Ruskin any more than a moving train needs one of its passengers to shove it.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

(1925 – 1990) Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim.”

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

Yeah, I tried to see it from your point of view, but I couldn’t get my head that far up my ass.

(1965 – ) comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer & director

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

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Ed, you're the second best umpire in the league… the other twenty-three are tied for first.

American baseball player