L. Lionel Kendrick Quotes

Criticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it is a writer's habit to remember nothing good of himself. I have usually forgotten those who have admired my work, and seldom anyone who disliked it. Obviously, this is because praise is never enough and censure always too much.

I think you should always be seeking negative feedback.

If you're criticized then you can use it as an experience. Compliments, you can't use.

Sir, there is no end of negative criticism.

I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.

I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.

Anyone can negatively criticize - it is the cheapest of all comment because it requires not a modicum of the effort that suggestion requires.

Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested.

Frankly speaking, if I care what people write, whether it is positive or negative, I believe, personally, I'm on the wrong path.

I don't like reading good things about myself. With the criticism and the negative things, I always think that makes me better.

You don't need to be criticised to play well or things like that.

Players like people saying good things about them and, of course, no one is ever wrong when they do that, but they always are when they say bad stuff.

I'm not a natural criticizer - I prefer to like and praise and so on.

My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.

Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

Most of the criticism I get is that I am too positive and too hopeful... in my words, I don't beat people down enough.

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

I think without the harsh critics, I would maybe have not made progress. From BloodRayne on, I spent more time and money on the development.

Criticism is painful when it's not done with love.

Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you.

I love constructive criticism.

I don't like to say mean things about people's hard work.

Sometimes it's hard to hear criticism, or "maybe let's try a different way." People's feelings get hurt.