A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman

I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable about what they are saying; and then there is another category of people who would criticise you anyway, whether your work is good or bad.

Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan

Critics have a job to do. They do not criticise you without reason.

Adnan Sami
Adnan Sami

Being a public figure, you cannot make everyone happy. Some people will criticise your actions, and I cannot stop expressing my opinion based on that.

Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei

We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about.

Alain Prost
Alain Prost

The people who criticise you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair. People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don't know.

Alex Iwobi
Alex Iwobi

I would say each day I'm still growing and still learning, but negatives, obviously they're always going to criticise me for my goals and assists, which I need to add to my game if I want to be compared with the people I'm playing with.

Andy Ruiz Jr.
Andy Ruiz Jr.

It's hard to criticise a fighter when you're not in the ring doing what we do.

Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco

We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher

I'm not a cribber, or someone who criticises. People who criticise are not doers. I'm a doer.

Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam

I have been very successful in handling people who hurl abuse simply by being patient. Ignoring them is the best policy because afterwards, it's the fans that criticise these so-called celebrities for their bad conduct.