Praise in public; criticize in private.

You can choose not to sit on the fence. You can choose not to criticise. You must stand as guard at the door of your own mind and choose to be positive.

Do not beat up on yourself. Do not criticize your writing as lousy, inadequate, stupid, or any of the evil epithets that you are used to heaping on yourself. Such self-bashing is never useful. If you indulge in it, your writing doesn’t stand a chance. So when your mind turns on you, turn it back, stamp it down, shut it up, and keep writing.

Amongst Western intelligentsia, to criticize if not loathe American values is viewed as progressive and liberal, whilst to support brutal and intolerant religious and political ideologies is a hallmark of being enlightened.

Progressives consider it laudable to criticize, mock, or insult all religious beliefs—except for the one untouchable faith. To attack Islam in the West is “Islamophobic,” “racist,” and “bigoted.

In a free society, people should have the right to criticize a religion; they should have the right to do so, and of course their criticisms are themselves open to criticism; that is the essence of freedom of speech and thought.

People who want to jump on to criticise should just wait and give a young player time. I know the player that Havertz is going to be.

I’ve read quite a few readers’ reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, ‘Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.’ I don’t do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking – which has really been harmful.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.

You can successfully take a jab at your ex without having everyone criticize you for it.

I prefer to stay alive and be criticized than be sympathized.

I’m not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It’s really not my place.

For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I’m not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

You criticize without understanding. You seek only to address your own personal feelings. That is selfish thinking, Zindzi. It does not serve the nation.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

The price is wrong, bitch

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.

Resist much, obey little.

A man is responsible for his ignorance.

When a father puts in long hours at work, he’s praised for being dedicated and ambitious. But when a mother stays late at the office, she’s sometimes accused of being selfish, neglecting her kids.

Don’t listen to them haters tryna fill your ears with salt.

I had a lot of racism growing up where I grew up. Bullied at school. It definitely encouraged me. It’s like battle wounds – you come out the other side, and it just makes you tougher.

It’s really easy to have a nice philosophy about openness, but moving the world in that direction is a different thing. It requires both understanding where you want to go and being pragmatic about getting there.

Keep our business to ourselves
 .The internet ain’t doin’ no help.

It doesn’t matter if I am better than Cristiano Ronaldo, all that matters is that Barcelona are better than Madrid.

We have a country of words. Speak, speak so I can put my road on the stone of a stone.

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences, you always think of a negative result.

I never thought a role model should be negative.

It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.