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• I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself.

  Damon Hill

  Athlete, People, Trying

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• That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.

  Carol Kane

  People, Stuff Happens, Stuff

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• A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.

  Bernard Malamud

  Eye, Alaska, Spectators

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• The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

  Bjork

  Country, People, Criticism

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• Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

  Theophile Gautier

  Desert, Body, Lice

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• Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

  John Hoeven

  Teamwork, Vitality, Economic

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• Muscle and water is critical in burning fat.

  Lee Haney

  Water, Burning, Muscles

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• The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.

  Sue Kelly

  War, Effort, National Security

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• The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.

  Daniel Starch

  Wise, Witty, Marketing

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• Our lifestyle, our wildlife, our land and our water remain critical to our definition of Wyoming and to our economic future.

  Dave Freudenthal

  Wyoming, Land, Water

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• At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.

  Priscilla Presley

  Stripes, Looks, Said

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• It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say, 'Good job.' But who cares about them?

  Zac Hanson

  Jobs, Nice, Who Cares

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• I really believe the only thing you can control in those situations is what you do as a player but also how you interact with your teammates, which is critical.

  Brian Griese

  Sports, Believe, Player

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• So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for five years.

  Steve Case

  Years, Alliances, Partnership

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• I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.

  Liv Tyler

  Boyfriend, Dad, Father

  "Liv Tyler's Rock and Roll Life" by Gayl Murphy and Gary Graff, abcnews.go.com.

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• The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Education, Teacher, Teaching

  Martin Luther King (1992). “The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr”, p.124, Univ of California Press

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• Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discouragement, or more anger to what’s already here. It’s becoming essential that we learn how to relate sanely with difficult times. The earth seems to be beseeching us to connect with joy and discover our innermost essence. This is the best way that we can benefit others.

  Pema Chodron

  Essence, Luxury, Joy

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• The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

  Chuck Hagel

  Rights, Play, Democracy

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• I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

  Simon Cowell

  Hate, Mean, Thinking

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• When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Gratitude, Live Life, Grateful

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• When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Forgiveness, Peace

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• You get a show where people are jumping up and dancing, but it's not a critical event in the sense of profound catharsis. Essentially it's celebratory.

  Archie Shepp

  Jumping, People, Dancing

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• Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.

  Erma Bombeck

  Children, People, Parent

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession”, p.94, Open Road Media

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• How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Positive Thinking, Criticism, Politics

  Benjamin Disraeli, (1992). “The Sayings of Disraeli”, p.24, Gerald Duckworth & Co

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• The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

  Dalai Lama

  Positive, Buddhist, Buddhism

  Dalai Lama, Herbert Benson, Robert Thurman, Howard Gardner, Daniel Goleman (2012). “MindScience: An East-West Dialogue”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

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