Gavin de Becker Quotes
- The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens…
- "No" is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control you... Declining to…
- Only human beings can look directly at something, have all the information they need to make an accurate prediction, perhaps even momentarily make the accurate…
- Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.
- And why do we worship hindsight (as in the news media's constant rehash of the day, the week, the year) and yet distrust foresight, which…
- The solution to violence in America is the acceptance of reality
- intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart
- You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.
- Denial is a save now, pay later scheme.
- It is understandable that the perspectives of men and women on safety are so different--men and women live in different worlds...at core, men are afraid…
- When a baby is born the mother in particular enters into a new larger relationship with the world. She has become connected to all people.…
- When dreaded outcomes are actually imminent we don't worry about themwe take action. Seeing lava from the local volcano make its way down the street…
- Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.
- I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.