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Below are quotes related to unreasonable critics.
*"“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” - [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
*"Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves." - [[Stephen Covey]]
*"There are some people who always seem to be angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn't with you, it is with themselves." - Unknown
*“Winners have no interest or association in the opinions, actions or affairs of losers.” - Jeffrey Fry
*"Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath." - King [[Solomon]], Psalm 62:9 (NRSV)
*"Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly." - Wise King [[Solomon]], Proverbs 17:12 (NRSV)
*"The less you respond to negative people, the more powerful your life will become.” – Robert E. Baine, American pastor and businessman
*"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you." - Zig Ziglar
*"He who throws dirt always loses ground." - Unknown
*"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." - John Wooden
*"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." - attributed to [[Aristotle]]
*"It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration--nay, it is very easy; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome." - [[Plutarch]]
*"Criticism is a privilege that you earn--it shouldn't be your opening move in an interaction." - Malcolm Gladwell
*"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something sometime in your life." - [[Winston Churchill]]
[[Image:Raphael.jpg|right|thumb|Raphael's depiction of [[Plato]] in The School of Athens.]]
*"[[Narcissism|Narcissists]] who engage in [[narcissistic rivalry]], denigrate people and call others dumb are more likely to have an IQ below 115. This is a classic case of the [[Dunning-Kruger effect]]. Remember this when you come across a self-described expert telling you how stupid and ignorant you are about a subject area and how you need his mentorship." - Anonymous <ref>[https://www.psypost.org/highly-intelligent-grandiose-narcissists-are-less-prone-to-narcissistic-rivalry/ Highly intelligent grandiose narcissists are less prone to narcissistic rivalry], PsyPost, June 22, 2023</ref>
*"Ignoring a malevolent narcissist will crush their oversized and fragile ego like a tin can. Often they will try endless manipulation tactics in a desperate and frantic attempt to capture your attention again. But don't placate a malevolent narcissist's ego by giving them something they don't deserve. Ignoring a narcissist will teach them [[humility]] and at this crossroad, they may engage in self-reflection and amend their narcissistic ways." - Anonymous
*"How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct." - [[Benjamin Disraeli]]
*"But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism." - Eric Wright
*"Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting." - Emmit Fox
*"Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from your own." -Anonymous
*"Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it." - [[Sam Rayburn]]
*"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them." - [[Plato]]
*"There is no defense against criticism except obscurity." - Joseph Addison
*"The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews. The ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews." - [[William Faulkner]]
*"When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical." - Anonymous
*"Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified, it is not criticism, learn from it." --Anonymous
*"I hear you knocking, but you can't come in. I hear you knocking, go back where you been." - The rhythm and blues song [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGojgT8gXmQnkj371iYAhRFq I Hear You Knocking] written by American musician Dave Bartholomew.
*"Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl." - Benjamin Jowett, English tutor and administrative reformer at the University of Oxford, a theologian, and Anglican cleric
*"“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” - [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
*"Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves." - [[Stephen Covey]]
*"There are some people who always seem to be angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn't with you, it is with themselves." - Unknown
*“Winners have no interest or association in the opinions, actions or affairs of losers.” - Jeffrey Fry
*"Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath." - King [[Solomon]], Psalm 62:9 (NRSV)
*"Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly." - Wise King [[Solomon]], Proverbs 17:12 (NRSV)
*"The less you respond to negative people, the more powerful your life will become.” – Robert E. Baine, American pastor and businessman
*"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you." - Zig Ziglar
*"He who throws dirt always loses ground." - Unknown
*"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." - John Wooden
*"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." - attributed to [[Aristotle]]
*"It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration--nay, it is very easy; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome." - [[Plutarch]]
*"Criticism is a privilege that you earn--it shouldn't be your opening move in an interaction." - Malcolm Gladwell
*"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something sometime in your life." - [[Winston Churchill]]
[[Image:Raphael.jpg|right|thumb|Raphael's depiction of [[Plato]] in The School of Athens.]]
*"[[Narcissism|Narcissists]] who engage in [[narcissistic rivalry]], denigrate people and call others dumb are more likely to have an IQ below 115. This is a classic case of the [[Dunning-Kruger effect]]. Remember this when you come across a self-described expert telling you how stupid and ignorant you are about a subject area and how you need his mentorship." - Anonymous <ref>[https://www.psypost.org/highly-intelligent-grandiose-narcissists-are-less-prone-to-narcissistic-rivalry/ Highly intelligent grandiose narcissists are less prone to narcissistic rivalry], PsyPost, June 22, 2023</ref>
*"Ignoring a malevolent narcissist will crush their oversized and fragile ego like a tin can. Often they will try endless manipulation tactics in a desperate and frantic attempt to capture your attention again. But don't placate a malevolent narcissist's ego by giving them something they don't deserve. Ignoring a narcissist will teach them [[humility]] and at this crossroad, they may engage in self-reflection and amend their narcissistic ways." - Anonymous
*"How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct." - [[Benjamin Disraeli]]
*"But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism." - Eric Wright
*"Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting." - Emmit Fox
*"Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from your own." -Anonymous
*"Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it." - [[Sam Rayburn]]
*"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them." - [[Plato]]
*"There is no defense against criticism except obscurity." - Joseph Addison
*"The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews. The ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews." - [[William Faulkner]]
*"When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical." - Anonymous
*"Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified, it is not criticism, learn from it." --Anonymous
*"I hear you knocking, but you can't come in. I hear you knocking, go back where you been." - The rhythm and blues song [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGojgT8gXmQnkj371iYAhRFq I Hear You Knocking] written by American musician Dave Bartholomew.
*"Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl." - Benjamin Jowett, English tutor and administrative reformer at the University of Oxford, a theologian, and Anglican cleric