“You can never be free of their criticism until you no longer seek their praise.”

“If you don't live by the praise of men you won't die by their criticism.”

“People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.”

“If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed up again!' Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing.”

“Criticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it is a writer's habit to remember nothing good of himself. I have usually forgotten those who have admired my work, and seldom anyone who disliked it. Obviously, this is because praise is never enough and censure always too much.”

“You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.”