Marshall B. Rosenberg Quotes

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• Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.

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  Communication, Anger, Expression

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• Our survival as a species depends on our ability to recognize that our well-being and the well-being of others are in fact one and the same.

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  Communication, Survival, Facts

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• Judgments of others contribute to self-fulfilling prophecies.

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  Communication, Self, Judgment

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• Instead of playing the game "Making Life Wonderful", we often play the game called "Who's Right". Do you know that game? It's a game where everybody loses.

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  Communication, Games, Play

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• Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. Empathy, however, calls upon us to empty our mind and listen to others with our whole being.

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  Respect, Strong, Offering

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• Understanding and connection can transcend conflict.

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  Communication, Understanding, Connections

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• Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.

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  Inspirational, People, Giving

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding”, p.31, PuddleDancer Press

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• Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.

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  Lying, Empathy, Opinion

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• 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. You'll enjoy life more. Hear the truth. The truth is that when somebody's telling you what's wrong with you, the truth is they have a need that isn't getting met. Hear that they're in pain. Don't hear the analysis.

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  Inspirational, Life, Truth

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• The objective of Nonviolent Communication is not to change people and their behavior in order to get our way: it is to establish relationships based on honesty and empathy, which will eventually fulfill everyone's needs.

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  Honesty, Communication, Order

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• Nonviolent Communication is a way of keeping our consciousness tuned in moment by moment to that beauty within ourselves and others, and not saying anything that we think might in any way tarnish people's consciousness of their own beauty.

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  Communication, Way, Consciousness

  "Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding".

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• Fear of punishment diminishes self-esteem and goodwill.

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  Self Esteem, Communication, Punishment

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• Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing.

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  Feelings, Labels, Demand

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• Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values

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  Expression, Criticism, Needs

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• We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.

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  Communication, Thinking, Nonviolent Communication

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• You don't have to be brilliant. It's enough to become progressively less stupid.

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  Stupid, Communication, Brilliant

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• NO is always a YES to something else.

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  Communication, Nonviolent Communication

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• People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being.

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  Pain, Communication, People

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• Please do as I requested, only if you can do so with the joy of a little child feeding a hungry duck. Please do not do as I request if there is any taint of fear of punishment if you don't. Please do not do as I request to buy my love, that, is hoping that I will love you more if you do. Please do not do as I request if you will feel guilty if you don't. Please do not do as I request if you will feel shameful. And certainly do not do as I request out of any sense of duty or obligation.

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  Children, Love You, Punishment

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• Peace requires something far more difficult than revenge or merely turning the other cheek; it requires empathizing with the fears and unmet needs that provide the impetus for people to attack each other. Being aware of these feelings and needs, people lose their desire to attack back because they can see the human ignorance leading to these attacks; instead, their goal becomes providing the empathic connection and education that will enable them to transcend their violence and engage in cooperative relationships.

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  Revenge, Ignorance, People

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2005). “Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What You Say Next Will Change Your World”, p.129, PuddleDancer Press

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• Criticism, analysis, and insults are tragic expressions of unmet needs.

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  Communication, Expression, Criticism

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• All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.

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  Encouragement, Pain, Believe

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• 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 going to get what we're after.

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  Zero, Communication, People

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• At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.

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  Anger, Needs, Nonviolent Communication

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• Don't hate the circumstance, you may miss the blessing

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  Hate, Communication, Blessing

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