French Proverb Quotes

The truth is not always what we want to hear.

I never criticized one person in any way that I did not believe was true. How am I a mean guy if I'm telling the truth? Because nobody wants to hear the truth.

No vice is so bad as advice.

Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do. Even if you go out there and try to make the most vanilla, non-offensive TV show possible, people are going to criticize you for doing that. It's just part of the game.

I was lucky. A lot of people have that. People that don't tell you what you want to hear, but what's best for you. I was blessed with great friends. I was always blessed that way. My dad always kept good people around me. I just got lucky. Because of the spotlight you're in, people are scared to tell you otherwise.

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.

People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

I can cite numerous sponsors at different places in my career that made a huge difference for me just in terms of pulling me aside and giving me a tip or some coaching, or just watching what I was doing and not being afraid to tell me the truth about it.

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

I have received more advice than any man living—mostly bad.

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.

There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear.

Save me from the Candid Friend.

This is a duty now. Pick up the phone and call me, particularly when your ideas differ from mine.

People ask ... for criticism, but they only want praise.

If you get anything done, you will be criticized

I don't ever read chat rooms, because if you've got sixteen nice things, number seventeen is always the person that just wants to be contrary.

If they want to criticize me, I don't care; I don't mind. But they must criticize me fairly. Usually, the criticism is not fair. Or the praise, even the praise sometimes is not fair.

Worst advice? I either don't remember it or I've been very lucky in terms of getting good advice.

You are always going to have people criticizing, in one way or another, for their own personal reason.

I'm harsh on myself. But let's be honest: I'm not as harsh as the online one-star critic who says, 'This book is boring and stupid and smells like poo.'