I’ve always enjoyed spicing up my posts with quotes from a variety of people from politicians, writers, and even a few not-brain-dead celebrities. I’ve been quoted a number of times myself primarily by my fellow subordinate associates after reading my comments on their performance reviews. I was always a little too frank in my comments and I may have hurt a few feelings over the years but it was also those same people who quoted me the most. I’ve always enjoyed quotes that were made by people whose ass I wasn’t required to kiss and always found more truth in frank discussions than politically correct nonsense. Here’s a sampling of quotes that were made concerning CRITICS.

• “Insects sting, not from malice but because they want to live. It is the same with critics – they desire our blood, not pain.” Friedrich Nietzsche

• “Don’t pay attention to bad reviews. Today’s newspaper is tomorrow’s toilet paper.” Jack Warner

• “He always praises the first production of each season, being reluctant to stone the first cast.“ Walter Winchell

• “The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.” Washington Irving

• “Critics are like eunuchs at a gang-bang.” George Burns

• “A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.” Dustin Hoffman

• “Critics? – I love every bone in their heads.” Eugene O’Neill

• “Time is the only critic without ambition.” John Steinbeck

• “In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.” Charles Carruthers

AND last but not least:

• “Critics are a dissembling, dishonest, contemptible race of men. Asking a working writer what he feels about critics is like asking a lamppost what he feels about dogs.” John Osbourne

YOU SUCK! AND YOUR FIRED!