Cornel West Quotes

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I have thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but, holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them.

I look back on my liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder - as another exercise in self-involvement - rewarding myself for some superiority I could not logically describe.

The key thing is you can be the only person, your own critic.

Observe all men, thyself most.

We journalists are never so idiotic as when we analyze things that we shouldn't be analyzing.

I'm my own severest critic, and I realize when I make mistakes.

I'm not afraid to blame myself for any of my own faults or just to analyze things in a different way, but I don't overanalyze, either.

I am absolutely my own biggest critic.

I'm the greatest critic of my work.

I think I am my own biggest critic, yeah.

It is always good to self-analyse and be self-critical. That is how I've got through so far and improved.

I'm always my hardest critic.

I am my own biggest critic.

You have to be able to analyze yourself and critique yourself from every which way.

Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice.

Ignorance is always ready to admire itself. Procure yourself critical friends.

It's funny because sometimes one doesn't actually consider these things for one's self until one's in a situation like this press conferece where one has to kind of think about it.

... the majority of us scarcely see more distinctly the faultiness of our own conduct than the faultiness of our own arguments, orthe dulness [sic] of our own jokes.

Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.

As well as making friends with yourself, fundamentally one should be cynical and critical. This doesn't mean that you should punish yourself, but you just attack the areas of ego's indulgence. At the same time, you continue the friendship with yourself.

It is often our own imperfection which makes us reprove the imperfection of others; a sharp-sighted self-love of others

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.

Self-love is a good thing but self-awareness is more important. You need to once in a while go ‘Uh, I’m kind of an asshole.’

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?