D. A. Carson Quotes

Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that

I love constructive criticism.

People tend to scare you pointing out your shortfalls. If you voluntarily admit your faults, then people won't have anything to point out.

I'm not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it.

He only profits from praise who values criticism.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.

If someone criticizes my acting, they may be right.

I don't care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.

I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.

When people criticise you, you've got to listen to that criticism, and to learn from it, which I've tried to do.

I am not afraid to ask for feedback on my work or appearance, and try to never take that advice personally.

If someone feels afraid to tell you honest criticism, then you're never going to improve.

The problem is most people in the world can't take criticism.

Everyone has their opinion, and if no one criticizes, how will I improve my work?

I think you need to have people around you who can remind you that, actually, what you just said makes no sense. Fortunately, I have my wife to do that continually.

My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it.

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

To fight against pride, it is wise to surround ourselves with those who know us and love us enough to speak into our lives with words of correction and rebuke.

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

There are some people who have a low tolerance for criticism. I'm not one of those people.

Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do.

A healthy person can accept criticism.

My mother gave me an understanding that as good as you think you are, you're not so great. There's always room for improvement. The reality is when people don't have someone to give them a sense of guidance, and say, "Hey, man, that's not happening," it's really hard.