{"quotes":[{"text":"Inside CriticsThe critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our 'inside critics' have intimate knowledge of us and can zero in on our weakest spots. You might be told by the critics that you're too fat, too old, too young, not intelligent enough, a quitter, not logical, prone to try too many things...It's all balderdash!Some elements of these may be true, and it's completely up to you how they affect you. Inside critics are really just trying to protect you. You can:Learn to dialogue with them.Give them new jobs.Turn them into allies.You can also dismantle/exterminate them.","author":"S.A.R.K.","tags":["art","creativity","critical-thought","dreaming","inner-critic","procrastination","self-critic","self-criticism","self-esteem","writing"],"id":6015,"author_id":"S.A.R.K."},{"text":"In the inner courtroom of my mind, mine is the only judgment that counts.","author":"Nathaniel Branden","tags":["independence","inner-critic","self-acceptance","self-criticism","self-esteem"],"id":23088,"author_id":"Nathaniel+Branden"},{"text":"The only way to reduce ugliness in the world is to reduce it in yourself,.","author":"Bayard Rustin","tags":["discipleship","self-criticism"],"id":69753,"author_id":"Bayard+Rustin"},{"text":"You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.","author":"Louise L. Hay","tags":["approval","healing","positive-thoughts","self-compassion","self-criticism","self-esteem"],"id":70634,"author_id":"Louise+L.+Hay"},{"text":"You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.","author":"Louise L. Hay","tags":["positive-thoughts","self-criticism"],"id":70653,"author_id":"Louise+L.+Hay"},{"text":"The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress. (...) these three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matter most— are the foundation for self-control.","author":"Kelly McGonigal","tags":["attention","awareness","self-care","self-control","self-criticism","stress","willpower"],"id":74478,"author_id":"Kelly+McGonigal"},{"text":"...Writers are often the worst judges of what they have written.","author":"Stephen King","tags":["2002","critique","judgement","self-criticism","writing"],"id":96505,"author_id":"Stephen+King"},{"text":"We are all failures- at least the best of us are.","author":"J.M. Barrie","tags":["failure","learning","moving-on","self-criticism","success"],"id":99593,"author_id":"J.M.+Barrie"},{"text":"In this world and the hereafter, we should not be afraid of no one but ourselves.","author":"Alireza Salehi Nejad","tags":["death","fear","life","living","self-criticism","value"],"id":103170,"author_id":"Alireza+Salehi+Nejad"},{"text":"PARAPHRASE: Genius is not that you are smarter than everyone else. It is that you are ready to receive the inspiration.","author":"Albert Einstein","tags":["genius","humility","inspiration","openness","pride","self-criticism"],"id":125368,"author_id":"Albert+Einstein"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":31,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}