Attacking Quote by Marshall B. Rosenberg

NVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person's feeling of self worth, even an opponent's. We all…

— Bernhard Haring

“When we feel like victims, all our actions and beliefs are legitimised, however questionable they may be. Our opponents, or simply our neighbours, stop…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The extent to which human aggression exemplifies innate tendencies is not clear.

— B. F. Skinner

To be forced to defend oneself is an inherently undesirable position to be in. The focus shifts from ideas to the person conveying them.

— Maajid Nawaz

Courtesy towards opponents and eagerness to understand their view-point is the ABC of non-violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Perhaps my own struggle against the negativity created by these so-called critics has enabled me to develop a more resilient, peaceful, inner strength which…

— Frederick Lenz

“Humans spend more time finding ways to fight and criticize who they consider a threat than actually learning how to overcome that threat.”

— Luis Marques

Aggression in attitude paves the way to take any challenge in life in positive way.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage…

— Pema Chodron

Philosophical expressions dignify defensive personalities.

— Toothangel15