Samuel P. Huntington Quotes

Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how you respond to that tension.

I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews.

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.

If you want to give me a good faceful for one of my political positions, I can take it.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

I think, in general, it's better not to respond to reviews of your work.

I'm a fan of robust debate, and I'm not averse to engaging in the odd ad hominem attack myself.

We cannot stop anyone from criticising us.

If I have a strong dislike for something, obviously that garners an equal amount of derision, towards me from the audience. And that's fine, as long as it's within the bounds of decency and isn't too personal in the vitriol. That's what makes the blog interesting, and that's what makes reading it interesting and that's what makes writing interesting. You don't want everyone to agree.

Whatever I do becomes controversial.

People review my comic books. People review every article I write - 'The Atlantic' even publishes them. A great deal of the critique of 'Between the World and Me' was from a feminist perspective. bell hooks pushed back, among others. Some of that has value. Some of it does not. I try my best to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Whenever you have a good idea, it's inevitable some people will criticize it and deny it. Some people will try to prove it's wrong.

Everything I say, I expect backlash from it.

I don't have any problems with criticism.

Anytime something is a little new and a little fresh, it's going to be critiqued.

I've been a big admirer of Tony Dungy, and I'm sure a lot of people are, but he unfairly judged me, and that was disappointing to me.

The things that Billy Graham says, I really have no idea why he says them. He talks about things without really knowing all the facts. I just think there's something wrong with the man.

When people agree with you, they'll just like it and keep it moving, but when people don't agree with you, that's when they come for your whole neck.

I'm a firm believer in... just because these guys are professional athletes or whatever, everybody's going to have an opinion on something, and not everybody's going to get along. I've had my words with fans on Twitter too.

Everyone deals with criticism in a different way. Some guys read it, some guys don't really listen to it, some guys try to stay away from it, some guys get angry about it.

Controversy is not necessarily a bad thing. It's a good thing at times.

Usually, I prefer not to clarify anything that is being talked about me, but when it goes out of limits, I reply.

There are always more people to prove wrong.

I listen to a lot of criticism. From the Left and the Right and from everywhere. I mean, everybody's a media critic. And sometimes I think it's on point, and other times, I think about it and consider it and then might ultimately disagree with it. But I do listen to it; I really do.

I feel like with anything you choose to do in this world, there are always gonna be people who disagree. But I've had a lot more supporters than critics.