"I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.'"

This quote by Barbra Streisand is a homage to the late playwright George Bernard Shaw. It talks to his resilience and capability to take criticism in stride. Shaw was known for his wit and intelligence, and this quote is a testament to that. By calling the critic and stating "I have your review in front of me and quickly it will be behind me," Shaw was able to take the criticism in stride and carry on. This quote is a pointer that criticism is inevitable, however it does not need to define us. We can take it in stride and utilize it to become better. Shaw's resilience and capability to take criticism in stride is a motivation to all of us.