Compassionate Critic/Quotes

"If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am: I'm a genuine philanthropist-- all other kinds are sham. Each little fault of temper and each social defect In my erring fellow-creatures, I endeavour to correct. To all their little weaknesses I open people's eyes; And little plans to snub the self-sufficient I devise; I love my fellow creatures-- I do all the good I can-- Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man! And I can't think why!"

- King Gama of Princess Ida

"I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional medal of honor and an A- feel like a slap in the face. "How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?""

- Taylor Mali, "What Teachers Make"