Welcome to our collection of feedback quotes, where insight meets inspiration. Feedback is the cornerstone of growth, whether in personal development, professional endeavors, or creative pursuits. It serves as a compass, guiding us toward improvement, highlighting our strengths, and pinpointing areas for enhancement. From the sage advice of mentors to the constructive criticism of peers, feedback shapes our journey towards excellence.
In this curated selection of feedback quotes, we delve into the wisdom of thinkers, leaders, and visionaries who understand the transformative power of feedback. Their words resonate across industries and disciplines, reminding us of the value of both giving and receiving feedback with grace and openness. Whether you’re seeking motivation to embrace feedback as a catalyst for growth or simply looking for words of encouragement on your journey, these quotes offer profound insights and timeless wisdom. Explore, reflect, and let these quotes inspire you to embrace feedback as a stepping stone to success.
I think by paying attention to the feedback that you get on Yelp, you can very quickly integrate it into your business… The really savvy folks out there, they don’t necessarily take anything negative personally, but use it as constructive feedback and adjust their business. Jeremy Stoppelman
Sometimes I think that we are living in a simulation controlled by the reigns of a destructive child who often gets bored or distracted, leaving us trapped inside feedback loops for years at a time. Mija
I always think that it’s important that you give players feedback, it’s something that I never really got. You just played game to game, hoping you were doing all right, never really being told. Eddie Howe
Well, user feedback was excellent. Even when the software didn’t work at all, there were few people who were avid users, and there were people who were just sending excellent feedback and excellent ideas. Shawn Fanning
I don’t care what people say about my relationship; I don’t care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I’m getting incredible feedback from my music. Katy Perry
I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I’d get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback. Kevin J. Anderson
Feedback is the breakfast of champions. Ken Blanchard
A lot of people are really excited to see the continuation of Cory and Topanga and ‘Boy Meets World’. I was getting a lot of positive feedback, which I was really happy about. Rowan Blanchard
I think anytime that you go to the extreme of any mode of economics, be it capitalism or communism, you have these feedback mechanisms that make the system turn in on itself. Serj Tankian
I get a lot of inspiration from the audience feedback to our live shows. Donnie Iris
Our teachers deserve better feedback. Bill Gates
That’s sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It’s very hard to determine. Sometimes I’ll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show. Lance Burton
Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It’s what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes. Jack Canfield
This whole notion that all African-Americans are not going to vote for Obama is not necessarily true. I believe a third would vote for me, based on my own anecdotal feedback. Not vote for me because I’m black but because of my policies. Herman Cain
I can’t be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that’s what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that’s the kind of coach I want to be. Adam Oates
Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they’re less defensive about it. Adam Grant
But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It’s great to get that kind of feedback. Catherine Bell
I’m vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you’d get any feedback. Howard Hodgkin
In standup, the feedback is instantaneous, and if it fails, you know you’ll be off-stage and hiding in a short time. Greg Davies
Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places. Brian Aldiss
We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it’s from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone’s feelings. But what I have seen on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ is that no one benefits from holding back and keeping things bottled up inside. So I pride myself on speaking my mind and not being afraid to give honest feedback. Nate Berkus
The orb allows for constant dynamic feedback. David Rose
Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can’t get in every idea I want on the show no matter how hard I try to bully the other writers, so it’s a way of me getting out other comic ideas and immediately getting feedback. Mindy Kaling
Other times, you’re doing some piece of work and suddenly you get feedback that tells you that you have touched something that is very alive in the cosmos. Leonard Nimoy
In the Army, because the stakes are so high – right? – you can’t just be a yes-man and say, ‘Great idea, boss!’ if you don’t believe it – right? – because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I’ve worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback. H. R. McMaster
I’ve had a lot of very positive feedback about those stories, and seem to have struck upon something that most people feel. I can also tap dance, and don’t know many other authors who can. Paul Kane
Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference. Hugh Prather
Sometimes you will get feedback that is contrary to your vision. You may be trying to drive in a particular direction that people don’t necessarily understand at first. Stewart Butterfield
It is important to me that what Poe has to say gets across to people. I want to give people the feeling that I get from all this. I think that we are succeeding. The feedback is very warm. John Astin
I always substitute the word ‘feedback’ for ‘failure.’ Peter Jones
From the Twitter responses we got with ‘Best Friends Forever’ and the small feedback we are getting as the show is meted out, I think people are seeing themselves in the show and enjoying seeing female friendship portrayed in the way it really is. Lennon Parham
When you are 18, 19, 20, you’re used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image. Marianne Faithfull
I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself. Elon Musk
One of the things I’ve learned is to be receptive of feedback. Ben Silbermann
If you go into any physics lab, everybody is depressed and feels isolated. We don’t get any feedback that anybody cares about what we’re doing. Aaron D. O’Connell
It’s the first time an exoskeleton has been controlled by brain activity and offered feedback to the patients. Doing a demonstration in a stadium is something very much outside our routine in robotics. It’s never been done before. Miguel Nicolelis
You have to be in accountable relationships across race. Accountable means that they’re authentic, they’re sustained, and that you do talk about racism, and you are able to be given feedback. Robin DiAngelo
I will talk about two sets of things. One is how productivity and collaboration are reinventing the nature of work, and how this will be very important for the global economy. And two, data. In other words, the profound impact of digital technology that stems from data and the data feedback loop. Satya Nadella
When you’re writing, you’re only a brain and some fingers, but drumming, you’re involving all four limbs, and you’re hearing stuff and you’re converting your ideas into physical motions, getting physical feedback from things you are touching – it’s pretty cool. It’s a really a nice contrast to writing. Michael Azerrad
During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game. Jim Evans
I have found that the only way to give feedback without triggering white fragility is not to give it at all. Robin DiAngelo
I’ve received a lot of positive feedback from both the secular and Christian markets. People seem to be receiving it with open arms and hearts, and are interested in the stories I want to share about my relationship with God and my faith. Brian Littrell
No matter how good you think you are as a leader, my goodness, the people around you will have all kinds of ideas for how you can get better. So for me, the most fundamental thing about leadership is to have the humility to continue to get feedback and to try to get better – because your job is to try to help everybody else get better. Jim Yong Kim
Anyone who generates opinion for a living is going to get plenty of feedback, positive or negative. Some people indeed don’t like the fact that I’m a woman with strong opinions. And if they disagree with me, they are quick to point out what my gender is. I chalk it up to being the nature of people. Jemele Hill
In much of computer science, I can easily ‘auto-grade’ your work and give you an instant meaningful feedback. I can’t do this when it comes to the subtlety of human thought, language, poetry, philosophy. Sebastian Thrun
That’s what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It’s a positive feedback cycle. Linus Torvalds
Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read ‘Rage of Angels’. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures. Sidney Sheldon
We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve. Bill Gates
I’m getting positive feedback for my acting so we’ll see if any other interesting parts come up. Johnny Vegas
I think the comic that’s gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles – normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations. Randall Munroe
One of the great things about being recognized is that you receive this feedback from people. It is easy to see how sincere people are. It’s nothing fake or jive. They’re giving sincere appreciation. And it’s not that easy to express. John Astin
Big ideas developed in a vacuum are doomed from the start. Feedback is the essential tool for building and growing a successful company. Jay Samit
I am thankful that members of advisory councils will serve as ‘boots on the ground’ to provide valuable feedback and recommendations directly from the community regarding policies, programs and resources that enhance and support our district. Katie Hill
I said a long time ago that Foursquare can make cities better. You have these augmented realities like Foursquare and Twitter and Facebook that provide these virtual nodes and instant feedback from anywhere, adding annotation around a physical places. Jack Dorsey
When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they’re doing. Daniel H. Pink
Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently as possible. Fred Wilson
People who are digital native, they want to have real-time performance feedback. They want to understand where they are, what might happen, what their future is. And they want to understand that quickly in a very direct conversation. Pierre Nanterme
Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop. The more you give the more you get and the more you get the more you feel like giving. Penelope Leach
Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader. Adena Friedman
I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly. Bobby Rahal
I get a lot of emails of scripts and pilots, and they want me to give feedback, and sometimes I can’t because it’s so many. Tanya Saracho
Don’t solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you’re just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning. Sara Blakely
Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it. Gabriel Iglesias
I will always tour, it’s hard work it really is hard work, but the feedback and the buzz you get back from it is worth it. Michael Ball
As soon as I starting making YouTube videos, I received so much positive feedback from the online community and a demand for more content. As time went on, my filming schedule became more consistent, and it made sense to hire some help and upgrade my equipment. Rosanna Pansino
Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if it’s not pleasant. They have the courage to give the critical feedback we prefer not to hear, but truly need to hear. They offer tough love, knowing that we might like them less, but we’ll come to trust and respect them more. Adam Grant
The audience is so important. Because there’s something that I might think is super funny, but if it’s just not getting the feedback, I have to let it go. Ali Wong
A decent man who doesn’t consider himself a bigot can indeed be trained to behave like a bigot if he welcomes feedback exclusively from those who consider bigotry no big deal or, indeed, an attribute to be admired. Adam-Troy Castro
There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together – all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right. Andy Gibb
Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly. Harold Stephen Black
I think then, when we started receiving the first of the user feedback, feedback from people that I had not specifically told about it, but had spread from friend to friend and then they were giving us feedback. Shawn Fanning
With ‘Psychosis’ we didn’t want to have any silence on the record so the whole record plays like this one song. We have noises and feedback and samplers and ambient stuff. Prurient did some stuff for the record which was great. Max Cavalera
General reader feedback is usually pretty worthless. 99% of people give feedback that is irrelevant, stupid, or just flat out wrong. But that 1% of people who give good feedback are invaluable. Tucker Max
True intuitive expertise is learned from prolonged experience with good feedback on mistakes. Daniel Kahneman
I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. Elon Musk
The ‘Pro-Sim’ is pretty much the best simulator you can buy, because of the steering motor and the pedals. The force feedback we get through the steering is pretty much exactly the same as what we get in the actual car in terms of how heavy it is. Lando Norris
In comedy, though, it’s good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny. Bobby Farrelly
Third, for people who aren’t doing it already, take classes – they’re worthwhile. Workshops or classes – a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day. Octavia E. Butler
In the theatre, the actor is given immediate feedback. Charles Keating
I don’t read reviews, but I do get feedback from my peers and people I know, like other actors and directors and producers. Chadwick Boseman
If you don’t get feedback from your performers and your audience, you’re going to be working in a vacuum. Peter Maxwell Davies
Dig for feedback on yourself. You need to have the courage to ask for feedback. You need to learn how you can learn how to grow. It is important that you are going to be a lifelong learner. Scott Cook
Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit down and talk with customers and get their feedback and understand their needs. Bill Gates
Creativity has to start somewhere, and we are true believers in the power of bracing, candid feedback, and the iterative process – reworking, reworking, and reworking again until a flawed story finds its through line or a hollow character finds its soul. Edwin Catmull
Know your target audience. Always keep them at the forefront of your mind. Understand their lifestyle and what they are looking for. Gather their feedback and use it to tailor your approach. The voice of the consumer is an essential input into the development of any fashion business or blog. Imran Amed
The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity. Their experience is being continuously researched, and feedback should be provided to all. Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation, and academic institutions continuously update nuclear power generation technology and safety. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
I went on an audition once for a show, and the feedback was to play an angry teen. My agent convinced me to try out. I was really bitter for a while, because it sucks when you don’t get good scripts after working on good quality. Alia Shawkat
Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they’re very likely to be wrong. Daniel Kahneman
We heard later through the grapevine that we were being compared to the Furious 5, and because of that we were getting feedback that they were saying that we werent all that, that we were copying them… blah blah blah. Kool Moe Dee
There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback. Anant Agarwal
A lot of people recognize me or feel that they know me. A lot of times when I speak, they recognize my voice. It’s fun, it’s exciting. It’s always good feedback. Tina Yothers
Or like in the early 70’s when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that. Lester Bangs
There’s an axiom I live by: ‘There is no art without politics.’ You either choose to engage it, or you choose political apathy. This ties in with ideas around real-time performance and feedback. Chris Jordan
There has to be a willingness to constantly accept critical feedback and rapidly iterate to make things better. Sam Yagan
But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I’m just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience. Tom Jenkinson
I think my greatest virtue is that I have the courage to take tough decisions. As for my greatest fault, I guess I should be a little tougher. The feedback I get always is that I am not as tough and demanding as I should be. Ajay Piramal
There will be some tracks on the next album which that will consist of mostly noise and feedback, whereas others may just have guitar parts and samples. Daisy Berkowitz
The cast clubs were a big part of it, too. I found I wasn’t getting that instant feedback I was used to with a forged blade. The sweet spot is a shade bigger, and when I didn’t hit the ball dead center, I didn’t know it, because it still felt great. Payne Stewart
The biggest problem is that Facebook and Google are these giant feedback loops that give people what they want to hear. And when you use them in a world where your biases are being constantly confirmed, you become susceptible to fake news, propaganda, demagoguery. Franklin Foer
Negative feedback can make people feel inferior. Adam Grant
