Belittle Quote by Tim Gunn

I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.

— Tim Gunn

Unfortunately, I was like a lot of my own students, who don't really want criticism, just encouragement.

— Sigrid Nunez

I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can…

— Greil Marcus

I feel that I learned far more from my students than I could possibly have taught them.

— Anonymous

I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons…

— Erin Gruwell

The great teachers are always those who can live the tension. They are not criticizing everybody, they're not complaining. They give young people a…

— Henri Nouwen

I have always had the greatest respect for students. There is nothing I hate more than condescension—the attitude that they are inferior to you.…

— Mark Van Doren

I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.

— Maurice Strong

In criticizing, the teacher is hoping to teach. That's all.

— Bankei Yotaku

I learned most, not from those who taught me but from those who talked with me.

— Anonymous

When I teach criticism, the first thing I say, and this sometimes pisses off younger - I mean, students, is that, opinions are the…

— Gary Giddins

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers.

— Kahlil Gibran