In our culture, most of us have been trained to ignore our own wants and to discount our needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
All people ever say is: THANK YOU (a celebration of life) and PLEASE (an opportunity to make life more wonderful). — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to… — Bernie Glassman Copy Share Image
I believe the principles and techniques in this book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, can literally change the world, but more… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
Compliments and praise, for their part, are tragic expressions of fulfilled needs — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Educators committed to engaging in the long-term, often difficult work of strengthening their relationships with colleagues, students and parents and expanding their… — Ron Rubin Copy Share Image
Not getting our needs fulfilled is painful - but it's a sweet pain, not suffering, which is what comes from life-alienated thinking… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
There are the two main reasons we don't get our needs met. First, we don't know how to express our needs to… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
My need is for safety, fun and to have distribution of resources, a sustainable life on the planet. NVC is a strategy… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
In NVC, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Criticism, analysis, and insults are tragic expressions of unmet needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Punishment damages goodwill and self-esteem, and shifts our attention from the intrinsic value of an action to external consequences. — Marshall Rose Copy Share Image
Getting in touch with unmet needs is important to the healing process. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Teachers, parents and school administrators: Today's teachers can create a Planet of Peace. The communication process you will learn by reading Nonviolent… — Robert Muller Copy Share Image
I'm going to show you a technology today which takes insults and criticisms out of the airwaves. (Marshall puts on giraffe ears)… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Interpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Nonviolent Communication is a way of keeping our consciousness tuned in moment by moment to that beauty within ourselves and others, and… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When we listen for their feelings and needs, we no longer see people as monsters. — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Nonviolent Communication shows us a way of being very honest, but without any criticism, without any insults, without any put-downs, without any… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
A man carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. — Robert Baden-Powell 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
