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title: "32 Persons Quotes By Marshall B. Rosenberg"
description: "32 Persons quotes by Marshall B. Rosenberg. Plus more from Marshall B. Rosenberg and more Persons sayings from other authors."
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> [Never hear what a jackal-speaking person thinks, especially what they think about you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/never-hear-what-a-jackal-speaking-person-thinks-especially-what-they/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Upset? Ask yourself what this person does that is a trigger for judging them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/upset-ask-yourself-what-this-person-does-that-is-a-trigger-for/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [If we wish to express anger fully, the first step is to divorce the other person from any responsibility for our anger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-we-wish-to-express-anger-fully-the-first-step-is-to-divorce-the/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Most of us live in a Jackal world where we take turns using the other person as a waste basket for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/most-of-us-live-in-a-jackal-world-where-we-take-turns-using-the-other/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [I don't think you can have an authentic connection when one person is diagnosing the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/i-don-t-think-you-can-have-an-authentic-connection-when-one-person-is/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [When we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/when-we-hear-the-other-person-s-feelings-and-needs-we-recognize-our/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/understanding-the-other-persons-needs-does-not-mean-you-have-to-give/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Empathize, rather than put your "but" in the face of an angry person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/empathize-rather-than-put-your-but-in-the-face-of-an-angry-person/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [We can't win at somebody else's expense. We can only fully be satisfied when the other person's needs are fulfilled as well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/we-can-t-win-at-somebody-else-s-expense-we-can-only-fully-be/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [If we ask two questions, we will see that punishment never works. First: What do we want the other person to do?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-we-ask-two-questions-we-will-see-that-punishment-never-works-first/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Never connect yourself with the other person's pain. Just hear their need. Leave yourself out of the other person's feelings and needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/never-connect-yourself-with-the-other-person-s-pain-just-hear-their/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/the-best-way-i-can-get-understanding-from-another-person-is-to-give/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Clinical training in psychoanalysis has a deficit. It teaches how to sit and think about what a person is saying and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/clinical-training-in-psychoanalysis-has-a-deficit-it-teaches-how-to/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [As soon as you say, "are you feeling X because I ..." Then the Jackal starts to salivate because he can educate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/as-soon-as-you-say-are-you-feeling-x-because-i-then-the-jackal-starts/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Use the words "I feel because I" to remind us that what we feel it isn't because of what the other person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/use-the-words-i-feel-because-i-to-remind-us-that-what-we-feel-it-isn/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [A second even more obvious sign is that the person will stop talking. If we are uncertain as to whether we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/a-second-even-more-obvious-sign-is-that-the-person-will-stop-talking/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Imagine connecting with the human spirit in each person in any situation at any time. Imagine interacting with others in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/imagine-connecting-with-the-human-spirit-in-each-person-in-any/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Conflicts, even of long standing duration, can be resolved if we can just keep the flow of communication going in which people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/conflicts-even-of-long-standing-duration-can-be-resolved-if-we-can/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [What evidence is there that we've adequately empathized with the other person? First, when an individual realizes that everything going on within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/what-evidence-is-there-that-we-ve-adequately-empathized-with-the/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Very often, the way love is defined, it does violence to both people. It almost makes them a slave to the other.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/very-often-the-way-love-is-defined-it-does-violence-to-both-people-it/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [When you ride the wave, the thrill is so exhilarating that you forget everything else. You live in the moment where nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/when-you-ride-the-wave-the-thrill-is-so-exhilarating-that-you-forget/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Have you ever been surfing? Imagine you're on your surfboard now, waiting for the big one to come. Get ready to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/have-you-ever-been-surfing-imagine-you-re-on-your-surfboard-now/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [If you have an image of someone cutting off a relationship, it's the cutting off that will lead to your suffering. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-you-have-an-image-of-someone-cutting-off-a-relationship-it-s-the/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [To do this, you can bring in nothing from the past. So the more psychology you've studied, the harder it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/to-do-this-you-can-bring-in-nothing-from-the-past-so-the-more/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Two questions help us see why we are unlikely to get what we want by using punishment... The first question is: What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/two-questions-help-us-see-why-we-are-unlikely-to-get-what-we-want-by/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [If you think ahead to what to say next - like how to fix it or make the person feel better -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-you-think-ahead-to-what-to-say-next-like-how-to-fix-it-or-make-the/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [I never have to worry about another person's response, only how I react to what they say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/i-never-have-to-worry-about-another-person-s-response-only-how-i/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [Empathy gives you the ability to enjoy another person's pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/empathy-gives-you-the-ability-to-enjoy-another-person-s-pain/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [If the other persons behavior is not in harmony with my own needs, the more I empathize with them and their needs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-the-other-persons-behavior-is-not-in-harmony-with-my-own-needs-the/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [In empathy, you don't speak at all. You speak with the eyes. You speak with your body. If you say any words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/in-empathy-you-don-t-speak-at-all-you-speak-with-the-eyes-you-speak/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [If we become skilled in giving ourselves empathy, we often experience in just a few seconds a natural release of energy which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-we-become-skilled-in-giving-ourselves-empathy-we-often-experience/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [I try never to hear what another person thinks of me. I enjoy life a lot more when I spend as little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/i-try-never-to-hear-what-another-person-thinks-of-me-i-enjoy-life-a/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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## Other authors on Persons

## More by Marshall B. Rosenberg

> [When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/when-you-need-empathy-you-cannot-give-empathy/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/understanding-the-other-persons-needs-does-not-mean-you-have-to-give/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Plans to exact retribution are never going to make us safer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/plans-to-exact-retribution-are-never-going-to-make-us-safer/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [NVC gives us tools and understanding to create a more peaceful state of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/nvc-gives-us-tools-and-understanding-to-create-a-more-peaceful-state/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [What I want in my life is compassion a flow between myself and others based on mutual giving from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/what-i-want-in-my-life-is-compassion-a-flow-between-myself-and-others/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/analyses-of-others-are-actually-expressions-of-our-own-needs-and/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Staying with empathy we allow speakers to touch deeper levels of themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/staying-with-empathy-we-allow-speakers-to-touch-deeper-levels-of/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/punishment-is-the-root-of-violence-on-our-planet/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Often, instead of offering empathy, we have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/often-instead-of-offering-empathy-we-have-a-strong-urge-to-give/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [NVC is founded on language and communication skills that strengthen our ability to remain human, even under trying conditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/nvc-is-founded-on-language-and-communication-skills-that-strengthen/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Ask before offering advice or reassurance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/ask-before-offering-advice-or-reassurance/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [If you think ahead to what to say next - like how to fix it or make the person feel better - BOOM! Off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/if-you-think-ahead-to-what-to-say-next-like-how-to-fix-it-or-make-the/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Two questions help us see why we are unlikely to get what we want by using punishment... The first question is: What do I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/two-questions-help-us-see-why-we-are-unlikely-to-get-what-we-want-by/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/praise-and-reward-create-a-system-of-extrinsic-motivations-for/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

> [Everything we do is in service of our needs. When this one concept is applied to our view of others, we'll see that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/everything-we-do-is-in-service-of-our-needs-when-this-one-concept-is/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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