I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism.
— Dean Smith
What other people think of me is becoming less and less important; what they think of Jesus because of me is critical.
— Cliff Richard
A great truth wants to be criticized not idolized
— Friedrich Nietzsche
I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority.
— Sigmund Freud
The ability to inspire rather than enforce loyalty is a critical quality of leadership.
— Geoffrey Hindley
If raising money is critical to getting reelected, so is spending taxpayers' money to reward those who help get us reelected.
— Congressman X
It seems whenever the government doesn't want anyone to know something, it is all of a sudden critical to national security.
— Kenneth Eade
The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not.
— Rian Johnson
I can critique the bad; I can take the good, and I can add whatever I want.
— Justine Larbalestier
Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.
— Ellen Glasgow
Overcoming fear is a critical factor for anyone who wishes to be really happy, or anyone who wishes to become enlightened
— Frederick Lenz
A critical point: Is an inter-phase between crisis and normalcy, life and death, danger and safety, failure and success
— Ikechukwu Joseph
The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.
— John Frankenheimer
Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness.
— Bell Hooks
I hope that all critical Muslims read the ruling in full, because it states very clearly what freedom of expression in Denmark is about.
— Carsten Juste
Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.
— Richard Dawkins
I don't like to watch myself. For the most part, I find it weird. It depresses me; I'm very critical.
— Elizabeth Reaser
Educators in China are increasingly concerned that their system isn't cultivating critical and independent minds.
— William Deresiewicz
Mental health and mental balance is critical to leading a healthy life.
— Mariel Hemingway
It is a sad moment when I sit back and take a critical inventory of my life. I have never allowed myself to dwell on it.
— Alessandra Torre
The purity of the critical ermine, like that of the judicial, is often soiled by contact with politics.
— Edwin Percy Whipple
The state of emergency and critical nature of the times do not allow me, as they do not allow anyone, to embark on a blame game.
— Nicos Anastasiades
Academic library collections are designed to support critical thinking, skepticism about the known, and curiosity about the unknown.
— Wayne Bivens-Tatum
Not one day of my mother's adult life passed without some critical demand on her maternal role, without some urgent response from her.
— Rosemary Mahoney
I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me.
— Larry Gagosian
Redemption is promised at the low price of surrender of your critical faculties. — Christopher Hitchens
From the day Facebook launched in 2004, the profile was the most critical page on the site. — Joe Green
You need to answer questions on where, when and what to do — Sunday Adelaja
Political correctness is a war on noticing. — Steve Sailer
I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger. — Juan Goytisolo
Critical Thinking narrows and creative thinking expands, but they must work in tandem for problem solving and decision making. — Pearl Zhu
You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further. — Charlie Trotter
If you've read any comics, you know superheroes have a critical vulnerability: the society they protect. — Karen Marie Moning
The world as it was, is, or will be, is beyond common sense, beyond natural understanding: it must be taught. — Masood Ashraf Raja
Certain barriers do require a critical mass of action at the right time to overcome the inertia that is greater than incremental change. — David Jaber
Well, that concept is critical to the "Mark Watney doesn't die" project — Andy Weir
Inner calm is critical to persuasive acting. — Dan Brown
It's not the heat," came his return mutter. "It's a critical buildup of sperm". — Linda Howard
We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. — Jonathan Gottschall
The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth. — David Sobel
Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources. — Rebecca MacKinnon
Mentorship is critical for young people. Mentorship by others for my children is very high on my agenda. — Peter Woo
Wishful thinking is more valuable to an artist than critical thinking. — Marty Rubin
The critical issue on the journey with God is not "Am I happy?" but "Am I free? — Peter Scazzero
Critical friends; I admire the most. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann
Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another. — Andy Stanley
The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk. — Peter Jackson
I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve. — Beck
As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I've created about my work and refine it. — James Ellroy
Beware of building your faith on experience, or your life will not ring true and will only sound the note of a critical spirit. — Oswald Chambers
In 2008, Obama won 56 percent of the women's vote to John McCain's 43 percent. It was the critical difference in the race. — Juan Williams
I think greed is a critical problem - the gap between the poor and the rich. The gap between the top 10 percent and the bottom 10 percent. — Richard Rogers
The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth. — Michael Novak
If if could bottle and patent 'Logic', I'd give it away. — Andrea L'Artiste
Apparently Burgess shares the gutter press assumption that those who achieve fame should be made to suffer from it. — Clive James
important and vision is critical, but — Zig Ziglar
Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity. — Craig A. Evans
The first 10 days of a cattle drive were the most critical, as a stampede was most likely when the cattle were closest to their habitual home. — H.W. Brands
Philosophy is not a body of doctrine but an activity. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest. — Aesop
Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths. — Sam Harris
If 'truth' is an 'unveiled reality,' then my truth may not be your truth yet! — Evinda Lepins
Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time. — Don Meyer
Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security. — Rick Larsen
America has a critical place to play in the end of extreme poverty. — Hugh Evans
Ignorance is always ready to admire itself. Procure yourself critical friends. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
You learn that existence is legible but that you have to have a critical mind if you're going to read it. — Tony Kushner
I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself. — John Candy
Everything is ridiculous if one thinks of death — Thomas Bernhard
Instead of complaining, discover ways, tactics and tricks on how to reach out to people — Sunday Adelaja
I think most of us become self-critical as soon as we become self-conscious. — Ellen Goodman
You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Critical design aims to really push the boundaries of design and to reconsider the element of fiction. — Nelly Ben Hayoun
My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say. — Patricia Cornwell
I have a dream, there will be critical point in the future,where economics and technology will negate each other. — Toba Beta
Being critical is not something I like to do. I like to appreciate and inspire. — Robin Thicke
Building a cohesive leadership team is the first critical step that an organization must take if it is to have the best chance at success. — Patrick Lencioni
Success in life is about project management. Determine deliverables, make milestones, and always pursue the critical path. — Ryan Lilly
Nothing clears out self-righteousness better than serving someone who is critical of you. — Paul E. Miller
None of us will ever know enough, and that is why humility is a critical component of innovativeness. — Pearl Zhu
I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical. — Timothy Ferriss
It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say, 'Good job.' But who cares about them? — Zac Hanson
our environment is much stronger than our intellect. Remarkably few investors - either amateur or professional - truly understand this critical point. — Guy Spier
It is much better to be addicted to the Word of God than to be in a critical condition because you didn't pray — Sunday Adelaja
I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims. — Bill Nye
