263 Quotes by Marshall B. Rosenberg

In these long-standing conflicts, I find that most cases it gets resolved in about twenty minutes after each side can tell me the needs of the other.

We deny responsibility for our actions when we attribute their cause to factors outside ourselves:.

What I want in my life is compassion, a flow between myself and others based on a mutual giving from the heart.

Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values.

All that has been integrated into NVC has been known for centuries about consciousness, language, communication skills, and use of power that enable us to maintain a perspective of empathy for ourselves and others, even under trying conditions.

Whether I praise or criticize someone’s action, I imply that I am their judge, that I’m engaged in rating them or what they have done.

As is often the case, these groups were more skilled in analyzing the perceived wrongness of others than in clearly expressing their own needs.

The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them to hear my needs and feelings, I first need to empathize.

We can never make anyone do anything against their will without enormous consequences.