180 Quotes by John Gray

We mistakenly assume that if our partners love us they will react and behave in certain ways - the ways we react and behave when we love someone.

When a man loves a woman, periodically he needs to pull away before he can get closer.

To love someone is to acknowledge the goodness of who they are. Through loving a person we awaken their awareness of their own innate goodness. It is as though they cannot know how worthy they are until they look into the mirror of our love and see themselves.

Men are motivated when they feel needed while women are motivated when they feel cherished.

When a man can listen to a woman's feelings without getting angry and frustrated, he gives her a wonderful gift. He makes it safe for her to express herself. The more she is able to express herself, the more she feels heard and understood, and the more she is able to give a man the loving trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement that he needs.

Venusians have different values. They value love, communication, beauty, and relationships. They spend a lot of time supporting, helping, and nurturing one another. Their sense of self is defined through their feelings and the quality of their relationships. They experience fulfillment through sharing and relating.

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn’t know what to do or that he can’t do it on his own.

Love is magical, and it can last, if we remember our differences.

When the student is ready the teacher appears. When the question is asked then the answer is heard. When we are truly ready to receive then what we need will become available.