All Marshall B. Rosenberg Quotes
- I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways we hope. In… Backfire
- Once you can clearly describe what you are reacting to, free of your interpretation or evaluation of it, other people are less likely to be… Clearly
- When we make mistakes, we can use the process of NVC mourning and self-forgiveness to show us where we can grow instead of getting caught… Caught
- NVC is interested in learning that is motivated by reverence for life, by a desire to learn skills, to contribute better to our own well-being… Better
- Power-Over leads to punishment and violence. Power-With leads to compassion and understanding, and to learning motivated by reverence for life rather than fear, guilt, shame,… Anger
- If we ask two questions, we will see that punishment never works. First: What do we want the other person to do? Second: What do… Ask
- Labeling and diagnosis is a catastrophic way to communicate. Telling other people what's wrong with them greatly reduces, almost to zero, the probability that we're… Catastrophic
- To practice NVC, it's critical for me to be able to slow down, take my time, to come from an energy I choose, the one… Able
- Clinical training in psychoanalysis has a deficit. It teaches how to sit and think about what a person is saying and how to interpret it… Clinical
- The number one reason that we don't get our needs met, we don't express them. We express judgments. If we do express needs, the number… Clear
- Before we tackle the gangs and the basic story, we have to make sure that we have liberated ourselves from how we have been educated… Basic
- Conventional compliments often take the form of judgments however positive, and are sometimes offered to manipulate the behavior of others. NVC encourages the expression of… Appreciation
- Children need far more than basic skills in reading, writing, and math, as important as those might be. Children also need to learn how to… Basic
- Teacher, school administrators and parents will come away from Life-Enriching Education with skills in language, communication, and ways of structuring the learning environment that support… Administrators
- NVC can be effectively applied at all levels of communication and in diverse situations: intimate relationships, families, schools, organizations and institutions, therapy and counseling, diplomatic… All
- There are the two main reasons we don't get our needs met. First, we don't know how to express our needs to begin with and… Appreciate
- As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive ourselves and others,… Attacking
- Some people use NVC to respond compassionately to themselves, some to create greater depth in their personal relationships, and still others to build effective relationships… All
- Every moment each human being is doing the best we know at that moment to meet our needs. We never do anything that is not… All
- When we express our needs indirectly through the use of evaluations, interpretations, and images, others are likely to hear criticism. When people hear anything that… Address
- If I'm using Nonviolent Communication I never, never, never hear what somebody thinks about me. Never hear what somebody thinks about you, you'll live longer.… Analysis
- Public education for some time has been heavily focused on what curricula we believe will be helpful to students. Life-Enriching Education is based on the… Based
- Conflicts, even of long standing duration, can be resolved if we can just keep the flow of communication going in which people come out of… All
- At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled. All
- When we are in contact with our feelings and needs, we humans no longer make good slaves and underlings. Contact