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.

The best criticism quotes

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

2. Women get scrutinized all the time for the way they look. So if I can learn to deal with that, then I do believe I can learn to deal with people’s criticisms of my film choices. — Mila Kunis

3. We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. — J. Robert Oppenheimer

4. Don’t perceive the facts as a false criticism or else you lose badly! Because facts are facts and they need to be respected and be taken into consideration promptly! — Mehmet Murat ildan

5. The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism. — Murray N. Rothbard

6. If someone’s criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don’t want to hear it. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. — Tim Ferriss

7. 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

8. When criticism doesn’t make sense, it is usually coming from a different place. — Shannon L. Alder

9. Make criticism in good time — don’t get into the habit of criticizing only after the event.

10. A self–awareness moment. All of a sudden everything he has done comes flashing into his mind, a self–criticism that is unbearable. — Philip Seymour Hoffman

11. I believe in criticism. — Paul Anka

12. Writers have to be tenacious to the point of being pathological. Rejection and criticism is assured. — Mary Lawrence, The Alchemist’s Daughter

13. I hear the criticism loud & clear That is how I know that the time is near — Nicki Minaj

14. Make criticism in good time — don’t get into the habit of criticizing only after the event.

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

16. Palatable CRITICISM: In a performance review, don’t offer more than three criticisms. That’s all an employee can digest. — Nancy Humphries

17. …like the emperor striding confidently along without clothes, convinced by them and their inward monitions that their criticism is effecting changes in society. — Samuel F. Pickering Jr.

18. Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. — Tena Desae

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

20. Social criticism begins with grammar and the re–establishing of meanings. — Octavio Paz

21. 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

22. We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. — J. Robert Oppenheimer

23. First, if you love the Kindle and it works for you, it isn’t problematic, and you should ignore all my criticisms and read the way you want to read. — Nicholson Baker

24. One way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and to be a nobody. The world will then not bother you. — Napoleon Hill

25. In those places of doubt and even darkness I’ve realized that who I am has nothing to do with wins or losses, applause, or negative criticism. It has to do with whose I am. — Tim Tebow

26. I’ve always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear … I’ve tried to be as fair as possible. — Tony Dungy

27. Writers have to be tenacious to the point of being pathological. Rejection and criticism is assured. — Mary Lawrence, The Alchemist’s Daughter

28. Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say. — Napoleon Hill

29. Leaders think and talk about the solutions and progress Followers think and talk about the problems and negative criticism — Mlungisi Simelane

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

31. With success comes unhelpful criticism–ignore it. — Suze Orman

32. In the deep night of metaphysics, all cats look black. — Terry Eagleton, Walter Benjamin or Towards a Revolutionary Criticism

33. I am more the inspirational type of speller. I work on hunches rather than mere facts, and the result is sometimes open to criticism by purists. — Robert Benchley

34. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If they live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If they live with criticism, they learn to condemn. — Ron Finley

35. Employers who understand human nature, get the best there is in men, not by criticism, but by constructive suggestion. — Napoleon Hill

36. One of my favorite little sayings is, ‘To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.’ — Robert M. Gates

37. Leaders in both parties, including me, offered criticism when the prior administration floated the concept of a reckless withdrawal from syria and afghanistan. — Mitch Mcconnell

38. We are not going to move this world by criticism of it nor conformity to it, but by the combustion within it of lives ignited by the Spirit of God. — Vance Havner

39. Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning give it serious thought and attention, then you will never improve. — Theodora Goss

40. We may never become accustomed to untrue and unjust criticism of us but we ought not to be immobilized by it. — Neal A. Maxwell

41. The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible. — Salman Rushdie

42. Criticism often hides incompetence & increases vanity. Therefore critics are always more vain that the achievers they criticize. — Steve Cioccolanti

43. You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you’re never going to please everybody. — Yolanda Adams

44. Without the meditative background that is criticism, works become isolated gestures, historical accidents, soon forgotten. — Milan Kundera

45. It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self–criticism. — Martin Luther King

46. Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection. — Napoleon Hill

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

48. Criticism” is a first step of a Success — Samar Sudha

49. Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism. — Roger Ebert

50. A self–awareness moment. All of a sudden everything he has done comes flashing into his mind, a self–criticism that is unbearable. — Philip Seymour Hoffman

Conclusion

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.