"Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism."

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Roger Ebert

#Criticism Quotes #Merit Quotes #Praise Quotes

“Critics of Consequentialism have often assumed that hedonism (or preference-satisfaction) must be the theory of the good, that the deontic principle must be maximizing, and that the principle should be applied to individual acts. Indeed, this version is often called "classical utilitarianism" and attributed to Bentham and sometimes even to Mill. Rather than a "classical" view it is a recent construction foisted on to the tradition.”
“Some day I will be better remembered.”
“What a delight it is to think that you are quietly & philosophically at work in the pursuit of science... rather than fighting amongst the crowd of black passions & motives that seem now a days to urge men every where into action. What incredible scenes every where, what unworthy motives ruled for the moment, under high sounding phrases and at the last what disgusting revolutions.”
“Everyone is perfectly willing to learn from unpleasant experience - if only the damage of the first lesson could be repaired.”
“When a man plans, a woman laughs.”
“There really isn't anything more refreshing then iced Coke out of the old-school glass bottles.”
“Attain to the place where no one and no thing can disturb you.”
“Crime is based upon need, making money. Â People sell drugs to make money. Â But if everybody is cared for, they don't sell drugs and if there's no money you can't sell drugs even if you wanted to. Â There'd be no such thing as gambling, prostitution, or selling out, or paying off a senator or a governor. Â There are no senators, there are no governors so you can't pay them off. Â If you take away the basis or the condition that generate abhorrent behavior, you don't have abhorrent behavior.”

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