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jackchristopher
on Dec 7, 2009
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Criticism, Cheerleading, and Negativity
I criticize by creation, not by finding fault. - Michaelangelo
From this old but good HN thread on criticism:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=424699
seanstickle
on Dec 7, 2009
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Not to be too critical, but that quote is traditionally ascribed to Cicero, not Michelangelo. (Though sourcing the quote to something that Cicero
actually
wrote is absurdly hard on the Internet.)
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From this old but good HN thread on criticism: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=424699