331 Quotes by Gary Chapman

A gentle answer turns away wrath.

Screentime that is not purposeful tends to be a waste of time and a negative influence.

Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse's perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement. With verbal encouragement, we are trying to communicate, "I know. I care. I am with you. How can I help?" We are trying to show that we believe in him and in his abilities. We are giving credit and praise.

Love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.

Love doesn't erase the past, but it makes the future different.

What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.

You are the gatekeeper of your child’s mental diet.

I would encourage you to make your own investigation of the one whom, as He died, prayed for those who killed Him: 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do.' That is love's ultimate expression.

Love is not the answer to everything, but it creates a climate of security in which we can seek answers to those things that bother us.