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"