Criticizing Others Quotes

• When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.

  Winston Churchill

  Motivational, Judging, Criticism

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• I will tell you what I can't abide - and I think the Internet has really created a space for it - women criticizing other women and mothers criticizing other mothers.

  Jennifer Garner

  Mother, Thinking, Space

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• Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would be kinder to refrain from criticizing other women.

  Erica Jong

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Would Be

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• We realize that by criticizing Jewish fundamentalism we are criticizing a part of the past that we love. We wish that members of every human grouping would criticize their own past, even before criticizing others.

  Israel Shahak

  Past, Wish, Realizing

  "Jewish Fundamentalism In Israel". Book by Israel Shahak, 1997.

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• It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Imperfection, Criticism, Looks

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• Criticizing others is a dangerous thing, not so much because you may make mistakes about them, but because you may be revealing the truth about yourself.

  Harold Medina

  Trust, Mistake, Empathy

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• As soon as you concern yourself with the "good" and "bad" of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weakens and defeats you.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Heart, Testing Yourself, Defeat

  "The Art of Peace" by Morihei Ueshiba, translated by John Stevens, 1992.

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• We will never become holy by criticizing others, nor is anyone brought nearer to God through finding fault... Find God, and once you have Him, determine to live the rest of your life in pursuit of His glory. As you touch Him, something will come alive in you: something eternal, someone Almighty! Instead of looking down on people, you will seek to lift them up.

  Francis Frangipane

  People, Alive, Rest Of Your Life

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• One mustn't criticize other people on grounds where he can't stand perpendicular himself

  Mark Twain

  People, Criticism, Criticize

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.

  Loretta Young

  Teens, Enthusiasm, Habit

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• Critics hang around and wait for others to make mistakes. But the real doers of the world have not time for criticizing others. They are too busy doing, making mistakes, improving, making progress.

  Wayne Dyer

  Real, Mistake, Waiting

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• You can't do extraordinary things in the world if you're spending time criticizing others because they don't look or behave the way you think they should.

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  Thinking, Looks, World

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• Live the life you always wanted to live. Avoid criticizing others and concentrate on fulfilling your dreams.

  Paulo Coelho

  Dream, Live Life, Criticize

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• A judgmental attitude helps neither ourselves nor others. Arguing or preaching rarely changes other people. Even if our opinions are justified, criticizing others usually makes them wary and defensive. And it takes our attention away from our own lives, which we can change.

  Diane Dreher

  Attitude, People, Attention

  Diane Dreher (2000). “The Tao of Inner Peace: A Guide to Inner Peace”, Plume

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• Politicians are fond of criticizing others.

  Martin Winterkorn

  Politician, Criticize

  "SPIEGEL Interview with Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn: 'People Act as though the Hybrid Could Solve all our Problems'". Interview with Dietmar Hawranek, Stefan Aust and Armin Mahler, www.spiegel.de. March 6, 2007.

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• The success of the Inklings also helps us to see criticism in a positive light. There are, unfortunately, people who boost their own sense of importance by criticizing others as a matter of principle. Yet within this community, criticism was a mark of respect and commitment.

  Alister E. McGrath

  Commitment, Light, People

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