Greg Giraldo Quotes

The more they hate you, the better you're doing.

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.

'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of songs. It came at a good time for me, because you do take a bit of a browbeating and, as you get older, you become better at accepting it and realizing why it happens.

The best work usually meets the strongest opposition.

It's wonderful to be hated by idiots.

You have to be able to swim in backlash.

I hate to be defended in a newspaper. As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain assurance of success. But as soon as honeyed words of praise are spoken for me, I feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies.

When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it.

Every time you go for more competition, some people don't like it, but that's the way it is.

I've gotten resistance for my entire career.

Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.

No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

There's always opposition when you do something big. I do many things that are controversial. When people see it, they love it!

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.

The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

There are some people who hate my guts. But that goes with the territory.

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

I wouldn't think I was successful if I didn't have just as many people hate me as support me.

With so much power, science will inevitably receive strong criticism. It comes with success. It’s entirely appropriate. Take it as a complement. And get over it.

If you're getting a lot of flack, you're right on target.

If you're unpopular, it means you've done the tough things.

Any time you're working on big things, you're going to get criticized along the way.

I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing.

We're definitely going to get some flak each and every day, whether it's social-media keyboard warriors, or people in person.