Quotes by Critics

Politicians often lie. Paul Weyrich

Lie Politicians Often

Radical Islamic fundamentalists harbor contempt for our democratic way of life and, given the opportunity, will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal of bringing our country to its knees. Paul Weyrich

Life Opportunity Will Country Nothing Radical Our Way Given Knees Democratic Contempt Islamic Accomplish Goal Stop Harbor Fundamentalists Bringing

Second, a quarter to a third of those who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are liberals. Paul Weyrich

Liberals Those Rush Rush Limbaugh Quarter Listen Who Sean Second Third

Self-professed conservatives comprise about 40% to 45% of the electorate. Paul Weyrich

Conservatives About Electorate

Self-professed liberals are only 15 to 20% of the electorate. Paul Weyrich

Liberals Only Electorate

So along with several very popular Internet sites, talk radio has served as alternative media that gives listeners information that they otherwise would not hear. Paul Weyrich

Internet Otherwise Several Would Gives Along Talk Talk Radio Alternative Hear Very Sites Listeners Information Radio Popular Media Served

The White House alone cannot hold its opponents accountable. Paul Weyrich

Alone White White House House Opponents Accountable Hold Cannot

Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament. Paul de Man

Death Name Linguistic Predicament Displaced

The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature. Paul de Man

Nature Writing Own Considered Follows Both Denies Ambivalence After Cannot Process Which Act Interpretive Coincide

Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts. Paul de Man

More Tenacious Facts Metaphors Than Much

Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure. Paul de Man

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. Pauline Kael

Future Art Culture Vision Free Country Society Our Recognition Must Follow See More Civilization Takes Importance Him His Than Artist Wherever Place Little Roots Full Nourish Set

The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising. Pauline Kael

Rest Independent Critic Only Advertising Source Information

A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment is. Pauline Kael

Mistake Anxiety Too Much Judgment Too About Much Fatal

This movie is a toupee made up to look like honest baldness. Pauline Kael

Made Like Look Baldness Up Movie Honest

In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising. Pauline Kael

Rest Independent Critic Only Advertising Source Arts Information

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself. Pauline Kael

Fool First Medium Make Himself Any Artist Prerogative

We love in others what we lack in ourselves, and would be everything, but what we are. Richard H. Stoddard

Love Others Everything Ourselves Would Would-Be Lack

I'm a lifelong bachelor, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't marry the right woman. Richard Roeper

Woman Bachelor Marry Lifelong Mean Right

Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books, I'm consistently impressed with their wit, humor and insight. That goes for about 95 percent of the audience. The other five percent are why the 'Delete' option and restraining orders were invented. Richard Roeper

Humor Other Books Consistently Insight About Restraining Percent Delete Invented Columns Wit Readers Audience Were Impressed Five Option Goes Orders Whether Viewers Show Why