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Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.

Barbara Sher

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Barbara Sher
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 14
Died: 2020
Died: May 10
Author
Essayist
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Criticism
Teach
Help
Purpose
Helping
Unkind
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Punish
Never
Critique
Meaningful

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It's only too late if you don't start now.
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