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All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science.

If there's criticism of my work that's legitimate. I'm ready to hear of it.

My criticism is too severe sometimes and that is not good. But why don't you start doing your work unless your leader flies into a rage? It is not that you cannot do it but that you don't want to do it.

Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed.

I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.

Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

My work is not great, but it's respectable.

I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.