Facing Criticism Quotes

I don't focus on the critics. Everyone who is making any difference in any field has critics. As long as I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, then I don't worry about it.

I do not regret having braved public opinion, when I knew it was wrong and was sure it would be merciless.

I decided to tell the truth even if it meant being pointed at.

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the price of dealing with criticism from people who matter. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.' Second, you must pay the price of overcoming your fears. Failure, rejection, and looking foolish are common fears - but they are just feelings that can be conquered and removed from your thoughts. Finally, you must be willing to pay the price of hard work in order to realize your dream.

There are always going to be critics. But I have got to go out there and do my job.

Sometimes even my old friends are against me. But it's important to face your opposition and hear them out.

I put all of my energy into building the game and giving women opportunities and, to put everything into it and then to be deemed selfish or not a good team player or outspoken, it's been hard. But at the same time, I'm going to get the critics and I know that.

I have a chest full of all the insults, villainies, and infamies a man is capable of withstanding. . . . If you become famous, you will have to go through that.

Naming things, breaking through taboos and denial is the most dangerous, terrifying, and crucial work. This has to happen in spite of political climates or coercions, in spite of careers being won or lost, in spite of the fear of being criticized, outcast, or disliked. I believe freedom begins with naming things. Humanity is preserved by it.

If you're a hater we make you scared to show your face. It's called success.

As sore places meet most rubs, proud folks meet most affronts.

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

I had rather stand the shock of a basilisk than the fury of a merciless pen.

Comedy is frightening at first because you're opening yourself up. When it's just you and people hate it, you're like, "Oh God. Do they hate me?"

To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.