A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit.

Value those who give you constructive criticism, because without them doing so, you will never reach the peak of what you are do.

To claim that one can never live a positive life with a negative mind is a very negative claim to make!

You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place.

The emphasis and the reason for a pure humility is to result in love for others; not always necessarily the belittlement of self. When there is pride and self-righteousness and being pretentiously too far above,...

I suspect that most authors don’t really want criticism, not even constructive criticism. They want straight-out, unabashed, unashamed, fulsome, informed, naked praise, arriving by the shipload every fifteen minutes or so.

Choose criticism wisely, it might help you improve some elements of what you do.

One who utters speech that isn’t rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.

An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.

A true artist removes his heart willingly, allows constructive criticism to stomp it, then puts it back—bruised and aching—as he continues to strive for excellence due to the all-consuming obsession and love for his art.

With no positivity, there is no hope; with no negativity, there is no improvement.