William J. Casey Quotes

We need to know how to handle the criticism.

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

No matter who you are, President of the United States or rock star, you are going to be criticized. So you can’t take it personally.

It doesn't 'hurt' me, hearing criticism from ex-players. It probably disappoints me a little bit more.

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.

I've learned not to attach personal feelings to critics who review your work. It's their opinions, their perceptions - it's a very subjective thing, and you can be hurt.

At a certain point, you try to avoid reading feedback or blogs because there's always the risk of reading some sort of negative stuff that can be hard to hear.

I know I'm being judged, and anyone who works in the public eye will get some negativity at some point. It can be tough and it hurts. I can be very tough on myself. Occasionally, I hear or read something cruel and I'm shocked.

If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there.

I've got used to criticisms and, naturally, I try to make sure I don't listen to the more extreme ones because most of the people who have taken their right-wing extremist view of my life are people that I've never met.

In this job you are going to write things and say things. Some people will hate them and some people will love them. That goes with the job and I respect the right of the people to have views and express them.

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

It is sometimes difficult to understand the intensity of our public critics. Criticism of our efficiency is one thing, criticism of our responsibility quite another… We are an important arm of government, a legitimate object of public concern …. I find it most painful, however, when public debate lessens our usefulness to the nation by casting doubt on our integrity and objectivity. If we are not believed, we have no purpose.

If you’re going to be in national politics you have to maintain a thick skin.

At first, being on the 'Bachelor' and seeing critical comments of myself, it would crush me, but now it's like a daily thing.

Dealing with negative comments is part of this job, and I've had to develop a thick skin, though some days it's easier than others.

I can deal with the media; I can deal with some of the criticism I get and still focus on what I need to do.

Rumors will always be there. So, good or bad you have to take them in your stride because you are a public figure.

Criticism is part of football. Everybody gets it at some point. I have had it, most players do.

Once you've been in the public eye, you are always going to be criticised.

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family.

It will always hurt to be laughed at, snubbed, ignored or attacked by others. But I would remind you that the human personality grows through adversity, provided it is not crushed in the process.

Don't think for a minute that bad publicity and endless criticism don't leave their claw marks on everyone concerned. Your friends try to cheer you up by saying lightly, "I suppose you get used to it, and ignore it." You try. You try damned hard. But you never get used to it. It always wounds and hurts.

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