Criticized Quotations

The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups.

My father was criticized as a dictator, but that should not overshadow his accomplishments in restructuring the country. He brought Korea out of 5,000 years of poverty. What he left unaccomplished was democratization of the system.

There's no demand for a body of work, though writers will be criticized for not having produced one.

We get criticized for showing no personality, then we get penalized when we do.

I was a lone duck in a swan-filled pond who criticized everyone.

I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just continue with more of the same or, as the case is now, to make it worse. Under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's budget, we will double the national debt in five years and triple it in 10.

It saddens me when public officials and bureaucrats are criticized for ulterior motives, none of which I have ever found in a government bureaucrat, or when someone personalizes disagreements.

When 'The Thin Blue Line' came out, I was criticized by many people for using reenactments, as if I wasn't dedicated to the truth because I filmed these scenes. That always and still seems to be nonsensical.

My grandfather criticized me thousands of times, and he gave me a compliment once.

And I said, 'Why not? It's the truth! Why can't I say I'm a Beatles fan?' I used to get criticized for that.

We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach.

They have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me.

Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war.

When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'

Technologists provide tools that can improve people's lives. But I want to be clear that I don't think technology by itself improves people's lives, since often I'm criticized for being too pro-technology. Unless there's commensurate ethical and moral improvements to go along with it, it's for naught.

Well, it's a badge of honour for any self-respecting poet to be criticized by Auberon Waugh. But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both.

I criticized the whole American songwriting industry and the pop side of it and I was bitter about it. And I stepped back and thought 'Why are you bitter? You can't just stand there like every other indie musician and criticize this so-called 'generic' music when you're not doing anything to challenge that.'

'The Matrix' is a movie that is all about glamour. I could do a whole talk on 'The Matrix' and glamour. It was criticized for glamorizing violence, because, look - sunglasses and those long coats, and, of course, they could walk up walls and do all these kinds of things that are impossible in the real world.

I've always been one for show business. I like performing, and I used to get criticized for having production value. But now it's all that! People need to get what they pay for! Otherwise, just listen to recorded music.

If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you, but they don't often come up and say it to you.

I find it amusing that I'm on the Internet now, because I've criticized it, but mainly I've criticized it on the basis of, 'What are you going to do with it?'

I've been criticized because I've had the temerity to speak out and done a couple of interviews since I left office. I don't find anything surprising about that.

My understanding is Mick Staton has refused to accept the League of Women Voters. He would not do it and I think, because he has been criticized so much, he's trying to find some other mechanism to make it look like there is a debate.

Life has taught me that if someone is being whipped and someone is whipping this person, I am always on the side of those who are being whipped. I've always criticized U.S. foreign policy for forgetting that the United States should defend those who need to be defended. I would object to U.S. policy if it supported Saddam Hussein, and I have always criticized the United States for supporting military regimes in Latin America.

One of the themes is how is it we cope with trials and tribulations? How do we endure struggles and come out differently? ... The book has been criticized for being messy, and it is messy in many ways, with loose ends and stories that don't tie up neatly. But why do we need to impose expectations?

Nobody's criticized the industry more than I have over the last five years. But I also think it's time for us to have a common sense approach to getting this done. It's time for the president to step in and I believe he will,

I have empathy for these kids because I've been in their shoes. I heard all the comments at school, and I was the guy who was ignored on offense during the game, didn't get the ball as often as smaller players, and was criticized the most. We've drawn on that life experience to design a program that helps our big athletes be more confident, accountable and aware of their big bodies and the powers they hold within.

I have had the privilege of serving as city comptroller, and I lead 750 professionals in the office, have appointed eight deputy comptrollers... no one has criticized my management of these 750 professionals.

I don't know what went on with Pau the last couple of years, I've only heard. I can only go on what I see. The first thing I told Pau is that no matter how much he has been criticized by whoever, that he has to come out and play hard every night. Because if he doesn't play hard every night for us, we can't win.

Last year, we were criticized for the simplicity of the maps. This is the sort of quality with maps that we demanded when I was with Rand McNally.

Since 9/11, the Justice Department has been widely criticized for one particular tactic it uses in fighting the War on Terror: it detains suspicious persons for long periods of time and puts them under heavy questioning before they are ever even charged with a crime.

We were broadly criticized by some, especially in the Senate, ... We did not back up. We did not wave the white flag. We did not retreat. ... I think this is a good bill.

We were criticized for taking that fight but it was the right decision because the interim title made him champion again. But we need this fight against Toney to prove Rock's totally for real, to cement his legacy as a top heavyweight champ. The plan's working and this could be a very exciting final couple of years for Rock. I don't want him fighting until he's 40 years old.

We were criticized in the early days for trying to pack too much into the show, and I think we quickly realized that the show was at its best when we let it breathe a little bit.

I was always criticized for style and content, but I enjoy trying to tell stories a different way, particularly with this movie, Man On Fire.

I get criticized for my aggressive style, but that's who we are as a team and the guys respond to that. And I would do it all over again the same way.

I got criticized for my accent more by Mormons than people in England. The people in England thought I was Welsh.

I had tremendous passion for the game. I felt that I was getting along with many of the people and I was trying to push my father into the background so as not to be a target. But the '92 season really turned him off from football. When you're 2-14, you're criticized daily.

I have been highly criticized for not rushing to judgment and criticizing words that I've never even seen,

We take that as motivation. We've been criticized all year, but we've proven them all wrong.

We've got to have the $4.2 billion to make it work, but if we wait until we have it we'll be criticized that we are delaying the process. We want people to feel comfortable that the money is going to be there for them and to see that the wheels of the process are going forward.

We're often criticized for being seemingly compliant in these situations.

We're one of those teams that gets criticized even when we win. In the end, though, I'm smart enough to recognize all that we overcame down here in this atmosphere and still came away with a victory.

He was magnificent down the stretch, making big shot after big shot. He criticized himself and really took it out on the team. From a coaching standpoint, you can't ask for anything more.

He criticized baseball's racial policies after he stopped playing, especially how blacks were forced to travel. He even criticized some black players for not standing up for their rights.

He can score, he has great confidence, he's got great creativity, and I get criticized heavily for it, but I let him go. When you've got a thoroughbred, you've got to let him run. It's a green light for him. It's bright green.

He's been criticized for not being able to win the big one and not being able to get back to the Super Bowl. So I think it's great.

What else can he do? If he doesn't do anything, he will be criticized as being too passive. But no matter how many speeches he makes, nothing will change for the better until they start changing for the better in Iraq.

He might have been criticized by some, but you have to take into consideration the amount of money the department has.

We took a chance in the draft, and we could have been criticized for that too if someone had gone up and gotten Robertson before we did. But you know what? In this league, if you're afraid to fail, you're not going to succeed. You can't worry about making a mistake.

Marty got criticized for all the wrong reasons. Marty always cared. Marty was still Marty inside.

I was harshly criticized for the decision to make Eric Gagne a closer,

I think Tony obviously has credibility ... He's somebody that the press respects. He'll obviously have to tone things down a little bit if he's criticized the president on some past issues. He's the president's spokesman now and he can't differ with the president.

Transparencies are never a negative. We're going to get criticized no matter what we do. But at least we're giving people a chance to follow the process.

You know, we tried something. I don't think we were particularly successful with it, but sometimes you get criticized for not experimenting with a form. ... The nice thing is, when we come back to the next cycle, it's exciting. We're going back to our original form - five continents, great competitions - so we know our audience loves that.

Those who criticized us a few years ago have crossed into areas we never even thought of going into.

We don't get criticized at the Presidents Cup like we do the Ryder. Where I see the difference is there's a lot more intensity in this (media) room.

We got criticized because we didn't change our rules overnight.

The problem with signing our guys right now, almost none of the agents want to sign right now. They are afraid now if they go out and do a deal, they are going to get criticized for it.

We tried something. I'm really proud that we tried something, because I think if we hadn't tried to change the race, people might have criticized us for not being adventurous and doing something different. I'm proud of what we managed to pull together, but there is no denying that the race is most successful when it has less faces, more places and teams of two racing around the world.

We've taken a bit of stick and I think no one has criticized us as much as ourselves by our recent performances, ... We thought we improved against Austria and today we wanted to play with a lot of pace in our game, a lot of attacking verve. We were unfortunate not to score a few more goals.

When he attacks Israel, this is something the Arab world can agree upon. He has been criticized for the destruction and carnage he's causing the Muslim nation. He's looking for another justification... . Criticizing Israel sounds more politically correct.

We have criticized these, but the real problem, the really irrational part of what is proposed, is the material on internal accounting control.

We're never more criticized than when we impose sanctions for racism.

Wal-Mart and Target have both been criticized for their eminent domain use.

To me that's the only way that these trade missions should be done. If we weren't doing this, probably we would get criticized for doing too little.

Whenever we dream out loud, were criticized for being foolish by people who really have no idea how special we are. As a result, we crush our dreams without giving them half a chance.

What he does not think is helpful to the country is misstatements and the spread of misinformation about the actions of the Justice Department. Anyone who reported this morning that he criticized anyone who opposed him was absolutely wrong and in doing so became a part of the exact problem he was describing.

We spent more than the president requested, and we were criticized for pork-barrel spending,

This year, he's been sitting in the pocket a little bit more and making some nice passes. But he has to also get consistent with his passes and he knows that, but he's always going to get criticized for something.

Everyone should be able to live their lives free to choose their own belief system, who they wish to love, whether they be black or white, male or female, dog or cat or horse, without being criticized for their choice

I understand what it is like to have one's son criticized in a very public way. It's very painful and it's very difficult.

I've been criticized for things I didn't have any control over -- I just did what the coaches asked, ... You've got to be in a system that fits you. When coach Borges came in, by the second or third week of spring, I knew we were clicking.

I've criticized President Bush for his failure to use his veto pen. There's plenty of blame to go around. The question is how to solve problems. It's not bailouts. What made America great? Free markets, free enterprise, manufacturing, job creation. That's how we're gonna do it, not by enlarging government.

We've been criticized by several people for not sticking to what went wrong in the process. We cannot deal with the process unless we deal with the people who control it. As the evidence came in, it became clear that the process broke down due to the players.

We've been criticized that all we're doing is throwing food at the problem.

It would be foolish on our part not to look at the building with the need to modify it as a shelter, ... Obviously, if we don't consider the use of the Dome as a shelter then we shouldn't use it at all. Won't we be criticized five years from now if we don't take into consideration the use of the building for some anticipated mass evacuation?

We feel like we can run the ball. Those guys (the line) have been up for this challenge for a while. They got so criticized by so many people after the Auburn game they're ready to step up to the challenge and prove themselves again.

You look around at our team, ... and it's tough to find a guy who hasn't been doubted or criticized in some way. They all have that as a common denominator, and it becomes part of your personality as a team.

You look around at our team and it's tough to find a guy who hasn't been doubted or criticized in some way. They all have that as a common denominator, and it becomes part of your personality as a team.

The opposition is totally predictable. Part of this coalition includes NARAL, which has been rightly criticized for one of the most dishonest attack ads in the history of political advertising against Judge Roberts.

The most important lesson I took from Miles was his certainty as an artist. He was criticized in a lot of different ways, as most artists are ... when they try and do something, but he never wavered from continuing to make the kind of music that he really wanted to make. And that was very inspiring to me, ... that spiritual quality of courage and forthrightness.

Ray criticized some things I did on the track. Fair enough, he wasn't mean about it but I'd rather have someone speak the truth to me any day than tell me different.

The thing I will say is that probably culturally, women are treated differently, which means, I think, you're criticized more, you have to listen a little bit more, you have to justify yourself.

Dense central cities have some advantages, but they also have some tremendous disadvantages: congestion, pollution, crime, all the things that central cities have been criticized for in the past 100 years. The same is true of sprawl -- it has all kinds of problems, but I don't know that they're any worse than any other part of the urban area.

That offensive line y'all have been asking questions about, they showed up. They'd been criticized all camp, saying they're kind of our weak link.

American poets have been criticized for anything you can think of. For being too English, recently for not being English enough.

Qatar-based 'Al-Jazeera,' the most important news channel in the Arab world, was harshly criticized by high U.S. officials for having 'emphasized civilian casualties' during the destruction of Falluja. The problem of independent media was later resolved when the channel was kicked out of Iraq in preparation for free elections.

Russia has close relations with China, so it's not surprising that it criticized Taiwan. However, Russia's reaction also revealed that it was unaware that China opposed the council and guidelines when they were first formulated, and also that Taiwan's decision was made in order to reinforce democracy and respect the right of the people to determine their own future.

Perhaps one of the things I'll get criticized for, ... is the choice not to use the internal monologue that Herbert used in the book. If you use the voice-over narrative -- if you use it to tell the emotional state of a character while you're watching that character -- it has the effect of stopping the motion picture. Movies are images and moving pictures. Novels are words.

Ten or 15 years ago the IMF and the World Bank were out there making little loans here and there, but they weren't out saving the world. They've been unfairly criticized of doing a bad job.

Everything was new to me last year. Ray criticized some things I did on the track and I'm glad he told me the truth, but I was thrown to the wolves a little bit. I feel much more comfortable out there now.

I've always believed in going after writers. I've been criticized for it to. I've turned down big stars for things and I've lost friends over it.

I've already been criticized by some on the right and that's okay,

They were criticized a little bit, rightly so. They stepped their game up and that's what good players do when they're put in that position.

This is certainly a note of cautious optimism for those who have criticized them.

You're going to be criticized in this business. That's just part of it. We're going to do everything we can to give this guy a second chance. We realize some people might not agree with that. But we're sorry for that.

In Burger's heyday they were deciding 150 cases a year -- so many that they were talking about creating an intermediate appellate court to handle some of the load. Rehnquist comes in, and with the platform of being chief justice, all that disappears, to the point where the Court is being criticized for taking too few cases.

I know we feel an added level of responsibility, and it's important for us not to let that convert into pressure. You can't perform better because Roger Clemens went here, but you certainly can be criticized for not having a Roger Clemens on your pitching staff.

I mean, it's shocking when you see how easily they fold in the media today. They don't stand their ground. You know, if they are criticized by the White House, they just fall apart. I mean, come on, toughen up, guys. It's only our Constitution and our country at stake. Let's get some spine going here.