Raf Simons Quotes

Critics tend to praise as well as crucify you.

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

You're going to have haters and you're going to have lovers.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

Being a public figure a lot of people will really love what you do, but you know there is also a ton of people who will hate on it.

Negative or positive attention - I think it's all great.

A critic is a man created to praise greater men than himself, but he is never able to find them.

When I was singing, everybody liked me.

What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.

For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating.

Almost every time I make a building, some people will condemn it straight to Hell.

In whatever adulation you get, there's truth and there's not truth. And wherever they dog you, and they say it was horrible - there's truth and there's not truth. It's human nature to like to read the adulation more.

When you watch these reality shows, the person that is hated on the most is usually the one that gets the most shine.

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens.

If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you.

Oh, I love critics. Because they love me. It's not a joke. They care.

I never wanted to be on a pedestal.

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.

I always loved the spotlight, just not the negativity.

I think, whenever you're in the public eye, you're never going to be loved by everybody.

I am Sobralia's biggest idol now; people love and support me a lot there. There are always some people to criticize you, but that's okay - 99.9 percent of the people there support me.

Flattery and criticism are always in our profession.

When you're on top, you're going to get flack for anything.

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

Once your name gets out, people just want to crack you.