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It is not the critic that counts not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or the doer of deeds could have them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the Arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood who strives valiantly who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming but he who does actually strive to do the deed who knows the great devotion who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls, who know neither victory nor defeat.

– Theodore Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again. Because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, he who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory nor defeat".

– Theodore Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

– Theodore Roosevelt, "Man in the Arena" Speech given April 23, 1910

Critics are by no means the end of the law. Do not think all is over with you because you articles are rejected. It may be that the editor has his drawer full, or that he does not know enough to appreciate you, or you have not gained a reputation, or he is not in a mood to be pleased. A critic's judgment is like that of any intelligent person. If he has experience, he is capable of judging whether a book will sell. That is all.

– Lavina Goodell

Painting The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.

– Ambrose Bierce

A critic is a bunch of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

– Whitney Balliett

A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.

– Christopher Morley

A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

– Channing Pollock

A dramatic critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned.

– George Bernard Shaw

A good writer is not necessarily a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender.

– Jim Bishop

Dug from the tomb of taste-refining time, Each form is exquisite, each block sublime. Or good, or bad,-disfigur'd, or deprav'd,- All art, is at its resurrection sav'd All crown'd with glory in the critic's heav'n, Each merit magnified, each fault forgiven.

– Sir Martin Archer Shee

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.

– Henry Van Dyke

Has anybody ever seen a drama critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.

– P. G. Wodehouse

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic."

– Richard Pryor, Guardian Unlimited (UK) August 9, 2004

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.

– Theodore Roosevelt

It is better to be making the news than taking it to be an actor rather than a critic.

– Winston Churchill

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

– Theodore Roosevelt, Paris, Sorbonne 1910

It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

– Teddy Roosevelt

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

– Uta Hagan

No statue has ever been put up to a critic.

– Jean Sibelius

Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic

– Jean Sibelius

Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!

– Jean Sibelius, quoted in Bengt de Torne "Sibelius: A Close-Up" 1937

Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been set up a statue in honor of a critic.

– Jean Sibelius

There is one way to handle the ignorant and malicious critic. Ignore him.

– Author Unknown

Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

– James McNeill Whistler

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