Ruling On Criticism

Wit is educated insolence. - Aristotle

Brevity is the soul of wit. - William Shakespeare

Silence is safer than speech. - Epictetus

A pun is the lowest form of wit. - John Dennis

When the age is in, the wit is out. - William Shakespeare

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom. - Kahlil Gibran

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. - Soren Kierkegaard

Children need models rather than critics. - Joseph Joubert

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. - Francis Bacon

The only certain freedom's in departure. - Robert Frost

A story is told as much by silence as by speech. - Susan Griffin

A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant. - William Congreve

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. - Benjamin Disraeli

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree. - Thomas Campbell

There is no such thing as part freedom: it is all or nothing. - Nelson Mandela

In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see. - Leonard Nimoy

Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech. - Evangel

The road to freedom must be uphill, even if it is arduous and frustrating. - Andrew Goodman

It is often a sign of wit not to show it, and not to see that others want it. - Suzanne Necker

Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. - Henrik Ibsen

If we are a country committed to free speech, then why do we have phone bills? - Steven Wright

A bore is one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation. - Benjamin Desraeli

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten. - Kemal Ataturk

Freedom rings when you realize you can become what you never thought you could become. - Richie Norton

Speak when you're angry and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret. - L.J. Peter

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. - Soren Kierkegaard

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway. - Will Durant

Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor. - Irwin Redlener

Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience. - Jack Vance

There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit. - Dana Perino

Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to. - Unknown

I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny. - Zell Miller

A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded. - Tyne Daly

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. - Frederick Douglass

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch, and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it. - Aldous Huxley

Freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down the fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged. - Alice Walker

Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom. - Jerry Seinfeld

The greatest advantage I know of being thought a wit by the world is that it gives one the greater freedom of playing the fool. - Jonathan Swift

Doing and saying the right thing are not sufficient. Doing the right thing in the right way and with the person's comfort in mind is critical. - Ravi Zacharias

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. - Viktor Frankl