Whether I praise or criticize someone's action, I imply that I am their judge, that I'm engaged in rating them or what… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Teacher, school administrators and parents will come away from Life-Enriching Education with skills in language, communication, and ways of structuring the learning… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Many books on communication are strong on theory but impractical on application. Marshall Rosenberg's instant classic is the stand-out exception. It is… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Imagine connecting with the human spirit in each person in any situation at any time. Imagine interacting with others in a way… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
What others do may be the stimulus of our feelings, but never the cause. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
If we wish to express anger fully, the first step is to divorce the other person from any responsibility for our anger. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Punishment also includes judgmental labeling and the withholding of privileges. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I highly recommend reading this book, and applying the NVC process it teaches. It is a significant first step towards changing our… — Arun Manilal Gandhi Copy Share Image
The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When we make mistakes, we can use the process of NVC mourning and self-forgiveness to show us where we can grow instead… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
A difficult message to hear is an opportunity to enrich someone's life. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
In these long-standing conflicts, I find that most cases it gets resolved in about twenty minutes after each side can tell me… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Any evaluation which implies rightness or wrongness is a tragic, suicidal expression of an unmet need. Tragic, first because it decreases our… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The only time a message (label) can scare us is if we think there is such a thing, and that such a… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Any time you throw pain at a Jackal without a clear present request, within a millisecond he'll jump in. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Anger can be a wonderful wake up call to help you understand what you need and what you value. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We are responsible for what we hear other people say and for how we act. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We recognize that real educational reform is essential if today's and tomorrow's children are to live in a more peaceful, just, and… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Natural Giving: Anything we do in life which is not out of that energy, we pay for and everybody else pays for.… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
