Robert M. Parker Jr. Quotes

We don’t just live in a celebrity take-down culture; we live in a take-down culture. People will find anything about you and twist it to where it’s weird or wrong or annoying or strange or bad. You have to live your life not only in spite of people who don’t understand you - you have to have more fun than they do.

I watch a lot of interviews with Selena [Gomez] because she's been in the public eye for so long and she's dealt with a lot of critique that I believe is unwarranted, but maybe that's just me being a fangirl.

I think people are starting to look away and questioning, and they're sort of horrified.

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

I struggle to try not to read the press about my album. It was great when the first stuff came out to hear that people liked it, but at the same time at this point it's almost hard for me to read because as much as I'm uncomfortable with my voice, trust me, I'm more uncomfortable with the things I say. [laughs] To see it on a written page, it's like, "Oh my god. I told that guy I'm a hopeless romantic! What am I doing?"

Barack and I have been in the public eye for many years now, and we've developed a thick skin along the way. When you're out campaigning, there will always be criticism. I just take it in stride, and at the end of the day, I know that it comes with the territory.

When I've gotten criticism, it's that it's too long, too soft, didn't hit the government hard enough. Then when I do hit the government, they go, What's he doing hitting the government?

I just kept thinking about what my mom [Hillary Clinton] has said repeatedly when people have asked her similar questions, she's tough and she can take whatever people say about her.

I think Nancy Reagan felt so judged all the time and she felt so unlovable.

Normally when a person has a stellar image another person's waiting in the wings to tear them apart. They're waiting for that one fatal flaw to expose itself.

Few men are raised in our estimation by being too closely examined.

When you're writing something, and you're putting yourself out there, or you're performing and someone comes in and savages that, then of course it feels personal. It doesn't feel like it's just business, because there's no business - it's not like we're conducting business, this anonymous critic and I. It's just that this person is tearing me a new asshole.

I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos.

Any one who is much talked of be much maligned. This seems to be a harsh conclusion; but when you consider how much more given men are to depreciate than to appreciate, you will acknowledge that there is some truth in the saying.

If you lead a public life, people are much more on to you than you think.

We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism.

It stirs up envy, fame does. People feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you - and it won't hurt your feelings - like it's happening to your clothing.

I am dreading the publication, for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at.

One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.

Whenever the press quits abusing me I know Im in the wrong pew. I dont mind it because when they throw bricks at meIm a pretty good shot myself and I usually throw em back at em.

It's just funny that anybody would care at all to take apart the words that I write. It's kind of cool!

The defects of a preacher are soon spied.

There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it.

The famous are balloons far up in the sky, to be envied for their quiet freedom or shot down as enemies.