263 Quotes by Marshall B. Rosenberg

People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being.

NVC is interested in learning that is motivated by reverence for life, by a desire to learn skills, to contribute better to our own well-being and the well-being of others.

Never give advice to your children unless you have it in writing and notarized.

Anger, depression, guilt, and shame are the product of the thinking that is at the base of violence on our planet.

Empathy before education.

I believe that the most joyful and intrinsic motivation human beings have for taking any action is the desire to meet our needs and the needs of others.

Interpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs.

Never hear what somebody thinks about you, you’ll live longer. Hear that they’re in pain. Don’t hear their analysis.

I don’t think you can have an authentic connection when one person is diagnosing the other.