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“Critics — even great critics — are like very bad lovers. They only come once a year, they don’t care if you’re not ready, they leave without saying a word and then they tell everyone what you did was wrong.” — Trevor White, Kitchen Con

Author YahooeyPosted on September 3, 2021September 2, 2021Categories QuotationsTags bad lovers, critics, Trevor WhiteLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

“A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.” — Whitney Balliett, Dinosaurs in the Morning

Author YahooeyPosted on May 1, 2021April 30, 2021Categories QuotationsTags biases, critics, Whitney BalliettLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Never judge a critic by your agreement with his likes and dislikes.

“Never judge a critic by your agreement with his likes and dislikes.” — George Saintsbury, A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts to the Present Day

Author YahooeyPosted on June 15, 2016June 8, 2016Categories QuotationsTags critics, dislikes, George Saintsbury, likesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

“It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.” — Benjamin Disraeli, debate in answer to the Queen’s speech (1860-01-24)

Author YahooeyPosted on December 21, 2015December 23, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Benjamin Disraeli, correct, critical, criticism, critics2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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The late Bill Nye once said "I have been told that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds."

“The late Bill Nye once said ‘I have been told that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.’” — Mark Twain, Mark Twain’s Notebook

Author YahooeyPosted on February 23, 2013October 26, 2018Categories QuotationsTags Bill Nye, critics, Edgar Wilson Nye, Mark Twain, music, Samuel Clemens, WagnerLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Young people need models, not critics.

“Young people need models, not critics.” — John Wooden, They Call Me Coach

Author YahooeyPosted on August 5, 2012April 1, 2019Categories QuotationsTags criticism, critics, John Wooden, learning, models, They Call Me CoachLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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