Critical Quotes

I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism. — Dean Smith

In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders. — Bobby Jindal

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

I don't see myself as a rock star. I don't see myself in that way. I'm interested in work that offers some sort of critical dialogue. — Kim Gordon

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

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy. — Geoff Mulgan

It takes an aeon to shift position, get comfortable, let alone
create a wave in this fishbowl full of glue.
- from the poem 'Critical Mass — Toby Fitch

The critical reaction to 'Bloom' has been similar to 'Brick.' There are people on board with it and people who are not. — Rian Johnson

But in life, every moment can be said to be critical; all is revealed and concealed, created, maintained, and destroyed in the great dance of time. — Kate Elliott

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

American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate. — Joseph Nye

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

Young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. Everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit. — Guy Debord

Climate change: We have never faced a more critical time on our planet — Richard Leakey

Design is very, very critical for the success of the car. We want to find the distinctive features for Chinese cars on the world stage. — Li Shufu

The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing. — Paul Harris

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

It's critical that we know what we believe, no matter what we feel ... that we know what is true, no matter what we see. — Beth Moore

They practice critical awareness by reality-checking the messages and expectations that tell us that being imperfect means being inadequate. — Brene Brown

Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you. — Richard Dawkins

The successful editor is one who is constantly finding newwriters, nurturing their talents, and publishing them with critical and financial success. — A. Scott Berg

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

Intuition is critical in virtually everything you do. But, without relentless preparation and execution, it is meaningless. — Tim Cook

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

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

Academic library collections are designed to support critical thinking, skepticism about the known, and curiosity about the unknown. — Wayne Bivens-Tatum

I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me. — Larry Gagosian

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 don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself. — John Candy

Apparently Burgess shares the gutter press assumption that those who achieve fame should be made to suffer from it. — Clive James

You learn that existence is legible but that you have to have a critical mind if you're going to read it. — Tony Kushner

Ignorance is always ready to admire itself. Procure yourself critical friends. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

America has a critical place to play in the end of extreme poverty. — Hugh Evans

Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security. — Rick Larsen

I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims. — Bill Nye

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

Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time. — Don Meyer

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

our environment is much stronger than our intellect. Remarkably few investors - either amateur or professional - truly understand this critical point. — Guy Spier

Critical design aims to really push the boundaries of design and to reconsider the element of fiction. — Nelly Ben Hayoun

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

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

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

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

I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical. — Timothy Ferriss

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

The world as it was, is, or will be, is beyond common sense, beyond natural understanding: it must be taught. — Masood Ashraf Raja

Mentorship is critical for young people. Mentorship by others for my children is very high on my agenda. — Peter Woo

Governments clash with each other over who should control the co-ordination of the Internet's infrastructure and critical resources. — Rebecca MacKinnon

The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth. — David Sobel

We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. — Jonathan Gottschall

It's not the heat," came his return mutter. "It's a critical buildup of sperm". — Linda Howard

Inner calm is critical to persuasive acting. — Dan Brown

Well, that concept is critical to the "Mark Watney doesn't die" project — Andy Weir

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

Wishful thinking is more valuable to an artist than critical thinking. — Marty Rubin

If you've read any comics, you know superheroes have a critical vulnerability: the society they protect. — Karen Marie Moning

You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further. — Charlie Trotter

Critical Thinking narrows and creative thinking expands, but they must work in tandem for problem solving and decision making. — Pearl Zhu

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

Political correctness is a war on noticing. — Steve Sailer

You need to answer questions on where, when and what to do — Sunday Adelaja

From the day Facebook launched in 2004, the profile was the most critical page on the site. — Joe Green

Redemption is promised at the low price of surrender of your critical faculties. — Christopher Hitchens

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

Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths. — Sam Harris

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest. — Aesop

Philosophy is not a body of doctrine but an activity. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

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

Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity. — Craig A. Evans

important and vision is critical, but — Zig Ziglar

If if could bottle and patent 'Logic', I'd give it away. — Andrea L'Artiste

The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth. — Michael Novak

If 'truth' is an 'unveiled reality,' then my truth may not be your truth yet! — Evinda Lepins

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

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

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

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

The music in a film like this is as critical as anything because Kong is mute. He doesn't talk. — Peter Jackson

Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another. — Andy Stanley

Critical friends; I admire the most. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

The critical issue on the journey with God is not "Am I happy?" but "Am I free? — Peter Scazzero