Derek Jeter Quotes

Dealing with negative comments is part of this job, and I've had to develop a thick skin, though some days it's easier than others.

When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized.

At first, it was hard to sit down and read the things that people were saying. A lot of people would've worked their way up to this position and would've gotten a thick skin over a few years' time. For me, though, all this happened in a few months.

I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.

What I do is sometimes - at least in Germany - met with wounding campaigns. I always face the question: should I grow myself a thick skin and ignore it, or should I let myself be wounded? I've decided to be wounded, since, if I grew a thick skin, there are other things I wouldn't feel any more.

Are people angry with me? Sure, anything you do in your life, people are going to be angry at you.

Critics can say horrible things. It only hurts when I agree with them.

We will all face criticism throughout our lives, no matter where we live and what we weigh.

The problem is that young people have been conditioned to believe that any challenge or discomfort is cause for not only stress but also real trauma, something that inflicts psychosocial harm. They are told that any criticism of their actions or words is criticism of their identity. Too many young people are told that any and all discomfort they experience is a result of some overarching injustice to which they are unfairly subjected. This belief doesn’t foster a mind-set that allows these people to live and function well in an imperfect world.

There's a lot of criticism in this job and what we do. It's in front of everybody and for everybody to have their own opinion about what we do. Don't be in this position if you can't handle that criticism.

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.

I've learned to develop a thick skin, but you're bound to be affected when you read something bad about yourself in the paper and it's rubbed in your face over and over.

I can't see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism.

To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person.

I am human, when people write bad stuff about me it bothers me, but I know that will never end.

Criticism is always hard to take - we musicians are sensitive. It's always hard when someone says something negative - but you try to learn to just let it roll off and not worry about it.

I was a very sensitive kid who then had to condition myself to desensitize.

Generally I don't care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself. When everything goes well, people celebrate you, when you make mistakes people criticize you.

I know I'm being judged, and anyone who works in the public eye will get some negativity at some point. It can be tough and it hurts. I can be very tough on myself. Occasionally, I hear or read something cruel and I'm shocked.

You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.

[Characterizing public criticism:] It only hurts for a day.

If you get anything done, you will be criticized

Being a sensitive, thoughtful person opens you up for criticism and being affected by it.

Long ago, I had to sort of learn to have a thick skin to read some of the things you read in the papers and to also keep my ego in check when you read some really flattering things in the papers.

People and what they say don't bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn't take it because I couldn't understand where the criticism was coming from.