Jonathan Swift Satirist, Writer “If the men of wit and genius would resolve never to complain in their works of critics and detractors, the next age would not know that they ever had any.” Men Age Criticism ♥ 3
Jonathan Swift Satirist, Writer “That was excellently observed’, say I, when I read a passage in an author, where his opinion agrees with mine. When we differ, there I pronounce him to be mistaken.” Opinion Criticism Passages ♥ 3
Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer “Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.” Criticism Scarcity Commentary ♥ 3
JW Juan Williams Journalist “I think the president's [Barack Obama] position has been very clear on Syria. He wants more aggressive, he's put the Special Ops on the ground, in fact one of the Republican criticisms is he's got thousands of Americans there. We just don't call them troops on the ground, we don't admit to it. But they are there.” Thinking Special Criticism ♥ 3
Joan Didion Author, Essayist “Making judgments on films is in many ways so peculiarly vaporous an occupation that the only question is why, beyond the obvious opportunities for a few lectures fees and a little careerism at a dispiritingly self-limiting level, anyone does it in the first place.” Self Opportunity Criticism ♥ 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader “Will we march only to the music of time, or will we, risking criticism and abuse, march to the soul-saving music of eternity?” Soul Criticism Abuse ♥ 3
Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer “We every day and every hour say things of another that we might more properly say of ourselves, could we but apply our observations to our own concerns.” Might Criticism Hours ♥ 3
Horace Mann Educator “Reproof is a medicine, like mercury or opium; if it be improperly administered, it will do harm instead of good.” Criticism Medicine Mercury ♥ 3
