"Self-criticism sessions were held, but these produced more criticism than could usefully be absorbed or accomodated."

-- Donald Barthelme

#Self Quotes #Criticism Quotes #Self Criticism Quotes

“In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics.”
“People run away to be alone,' he said. Some people had to be alone.”

Source : William Trevor (2009). “Love and Summer”, p.172, Penguin UK
“Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can't recommend it highly enough.”
“We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits for those collecting those benefits.”
“I'd go to the end of the world for my husband. Of course, if he'd just stop and ask directions, I wouldn't have to.”

Source : Martha Bolton (2000). “I Love You-- Still: To Keep the Love, Ya Gotta Laugh”, Fleming H Revell Company
“But when we face the great questions about gravitation Does it require time? Is it polar to the 'outside of the universe' or to anything? Has it any reference to electricity? or does it stand on the very foundation of matter-mass or inertia? then we feel the need of tests, whether they be comets or nebulae or laboratory experiments or bold questions as to the truth of received opinions.”
“It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.”
“There is no case where ignorance should be preferred to knowledge - especially if the knowledge is terrible.”

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