A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
“To switch effectively from defense to social engagement strategies, the nervous system must do two things: (1) assess risk, and (2) if… — Stephen W. Porges Copy Share Image
“All defensiveness stems from the need to be right and frustration over not being able to control others.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Why should you want to give up a child's wise not-understanding in exchange for defensiveness and scorn, since not-understanding is, after all,… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Humility is a quality for which I have only a limited admiration. In many phases of life it is a great mistake… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
When people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I would advise you against defensiveness on priciple. it precludes the best eventualities along with the worst. At the most basic level… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“Remember every mistreatment experience shows up to give you the opportunity to learn love at a deeper level. You don’t need to… — Kimberly Giles Copy Share Image
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse predict an ailing marriage: Criticism, Defensiveness, Stonewalling and Contempt. The worst of these is contempt. — John M. Gottman Copy Share Image
A lot of people think my sarcasm comes from insecurity and defensiveness, but I assure you I'm just being petty and cruel. — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
The student's job is to stay open-minded, to quell the knee-jerk defensiveness we all possess in the face of suggestions for improvement,… — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
True sincerity reveals a powerful form of clarity and discernment that is necessary in order to perceive yourself honestly without flinching or… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
“Defend myself? I cannot defend the verbal repressions of a boy. A curmudgeonly, cantankerous, ill-tempered, counterfeit boy.” — Jamie Weise Copy Share Image
“The greatest thing I learned while taking classes at Second City was the very first thing they taught: 'Yes, and...'. In improv,… — Jason Seiden Copy Share Image
Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures. — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“Have we become so defensive that we cannot even tolerate a kind act?” — Kyra Gregory Copy Share Image
When you have no defensiveness about what you think but rather you totally believe it, you are passionate about it. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Love' is the only weapon I have, I will defend with love, I will attack with love.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
You need your ego to survive in the three-dimensional world, but you need only that part of the ego which processes information.… — Brian Weiss Copy Share Image
You are completely at choice who you will be today in your interactions with others. Compassionate, kind, giving and forgiving will create… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“Everyone these days was defensive about their lives. Everyone had settled.” — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
