As an entrepreneur, you’re going to face a lot of criticism. Some of it will be valid and constructive, while other times it will be unfounded and unhelpful. Here are some quotes on criticism that will help you deal with it in a positive way. Remember, the most successful entrepreneurs are those who can take feedback and turn it into something valuable.

1. Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism. — Stefan Molyneux

2. Leaders create influence with the clays of criticism others throw at them. They don’t take offence — they take corrections.

3. They were queen bitches and it seemed everyone and everything they knew and everyone and everything they didn’t know deserved some kind of criticism. — S.A. Tawks, Misadventurous

4. Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism. — Stefan Molyneux

5. The fear of criticism is at the bottom of the destruction of most ideas which never reach the planning and action stage. — Napoleon Hill

6. What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism. — Octavio Paz

7. Criticism is the essence of creation. — Orson Welles

8. Criticism? An artist wants praise. Praise. — Virginia Woolf

9. The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in. — Wim Wenders

10. For many years I have devoted articles and essays to newspapers, from the inside. So criticism of the newspapers was a topic that I practiced for a long time. — Umberto Eco

11. Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

12. Criticism, though dignified from the earliest ages by the labours of men eminent for knowledge and sagacity, has not yet attained the certainty and stability of science. — Samuel Johnson

13. A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression. — Mo Yan

14. Criticism? An artist wants praise. Praise. — Virginia Woolf

15. We resent all criticism which denies us anything that lies in our line of advance. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

16. If you are strong enough to face Fear of Failure, Fear of Rejections, and Fear of Criticism, that’s the sign of Success. — Sivaprakash Sidhu

17. I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

18. True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments. — Sabrina Newby

19. Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don’t compromise. — Simon Cowell

20. I take much of the attacks and the criticism toward me as being very class–based, but as Americans we don’t like to acknowledge that reality. — Michael Moore

21. The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. — Wole Soyinka

22. I tend to thInk that engagement Is Important for the future, so the more you can kInd of keep polItIcal crItIcIsm out of sport, the better I thInk most of the tIme. — Tony Blair

23. An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace. — Samuel Johnson

24. The trouble with most of us is that we’d rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. — Norman Vincent Peale

25. Don’t fear criticism — fear stagnation.

26. I must confess that most modern mysticism seems to me to be simply a method of imparting useless knowledge in a form that no one can understand — Oscar Wilde, Criticism and Reviews

27. Critics don’t want to see directors they like make too much of a left turn. That’s good for criticism. — Quentin Tarantino

28. If you are strong enough to face Fear of Failure, Fear of Rejections, and Fear of Criticism, that’s the sign of Success. — Sivaprakash Sidhu

29. You can’t operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing. — Steve Ross

30. We all need critical confrontation of the fullest and most extreme kind that we can get. You can unnecessarily limit yourself by choosing your criticism. — Wayne Thiebaud

31. Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism. — Wendell Phillips

32. The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment–anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion–and that is one of its greatest strengths. — Sara Sheridan

33. Excuses, criticisms, and superstitions are vitamins for haters, but poison for the successful. Rise above! — Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

34. The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism — Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking

35. Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

36. I was trying to write a straightforward book of sociological analysis, or at least cultural criticism, and I failed. — Michael Eric Dyson

37. True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments. — Sabrina Newby

38. Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don’t compromise. — Simon Cowell

39. I don’t really mind criticism in music or in shows and stuff like that at all. I mean, it doesn’t really worry me even if it’s like out of place. At least it’s relevant. — Mick Jagger

40. Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road. — Walt Whitman

41. Criticism didn’t really stop us and it shouldn’t ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can’t get a record deal themselves. — Paul Mccartney

42. Face your path with courage, don’t be scared of people’s criticism. And, above all, don’t let yourself get paralyzed by your own criticism. — Paulo Coelho

43. I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect. — Steve Earle

44. The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. — Oscar Wilde

45. Art is a criticism of society and life, and I believe that if life became perfect, art would be meaningless and cease to exist. — Naguib Mahfouz

46. Mere abuse is no criticism. — P. G. Wodehouse

47. Do not seek praise. Seek criticism. — Paul Arden

48. I think the last thing you should do to someone willing to put your penis in their mouth is give them criticism. — S.A. Tawks, Misadventurous

49. The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom. — Phyllis Schlafly

50. You can’t operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing. — Steve Ross

We all need criticism in our lives to help us grow and become the best version of ourselves. Criticism can be hard to hear, but it’s important to remember that criticism is often a sign of care and respect. These quotes can help to remind us to be open to criticism, to not take it too personally, and to use it to improve. Thank you for reading, and we hope that you can use these quotes to help you stay open to criticism and use it to grow.