Critical Quotes

In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest. (Aesop)
An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark - that is critical genius. View quote
Billy Wilder
This shows how much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. View quote
Benjamin Disraeli
No, Arrested Development was such an amazing experience in every way, and you know it was very unique in that it was a show that received a lot of critical acclaim, and yet we didn't ever achieve the ratings that we wanted. View quote
Will Arnett
The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government. View quote
William O. Douglas
Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the recluse relieves itself of its impressions. View quote
Margaret Fuller
The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time. View quote
A. P. Herbert
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. View quote
Alan Perlis
Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that would be an insurance policy for the future of the sea, for the creatures there, and for us, protecting special critical areas in the ocean. View quote
Sylvia Earle
It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection. View quote
W. Somerset Maugham
The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive. (V. S. Pritchett)
Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical. View quote
John Fowles
The cognitive functioning of a human brain depends on a delicate orchestration of many factors, especially during the critical stages of embryo development-and it is much more likely that this self-organizing structure, to be enhanced, needs to be carefully balanced, tuned, and cultivated rather than simply flooded with some extraneous potion. View quote
Nick Bostrom
The philosopher ... subjects experience to his critical judgment, and this contains a value judgment namely, that freedom from toil is preferable to toil, and an intelligent life is preferable to a stupid life. It so happened that philosophy was born with these values. Scientific thought had to break this union of value judgment and analysis, for it became increasingly clear that the philosophic values did not guide the organisation of society. View quote
Herbert Marcuse
Make it your habit not to be critical about small things. View quote
Edward Everett Hale
At the critical juncture in all human relationships, there is only one question: What would love do now? View quote
Neale Donald Walsch
Right-wing media and politicians are looking for any opportunity to be critical of the reporters who are here. Some reporters make judgments, but that is not my style. I present both sides and report what I see with my own eyes. View quote
Peter Arnett
If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other words, such offers should be made whenever a dispute becomes critical and threatens to explode into war. View quote
Charles Albert Gobat
After two years of hard work and debate, Congress has passed a highway bill that will help fuel our economy by creating roughly 500,000 new jobs, as well as address many critical transportation needs in Ohio and the 18th Congressional District. View quote
Bob Ney
At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe and reliable and credible. View quote
Cliff Stearns
Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels like. We need judges who understand what inequality feels like. We need judges who understand the subtleties of unfair treatment and who are willing to call it out when they see it! (Debbie Wasserman Schultz)
There are some very real areas where working together is critical, whether it's talking about public policy issues, enforcement, or how to work together to facilitate new business opportunities. The RIAA has gotten much more involved in that. View quote
Hilary Rosen
It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol. View quote
Xavier Becerra
It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say, 'Good job.' But who cares about them? View quote
Zac Hanson
Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom. View quote
Zach Wamp