Nonviolent Communication Quotes - Page 7

• 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 and business negotiations, disputes and conflicts of any nature.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, School, Intimate Relationships

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• The Compassionate Classroom is a fabulous book! If teachers will read it, they can transform their classrooms.

  William Glasser

  Teacher, Book, Communication

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• It seems to me that whereas power usually means power-over, the power of some person or group over some other person or group, it is possible to develop the conception of power-with, a jointly developed power, a co-active, not a coercive power.

  Mary Parker Follett

  Mean, Groups, Active

  Mary Parker Follett, Pauline Graham (1996). “Mary Parker Follett--prophet of management: a celebration of writings from the 1920s”, Harvard Business Press

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• 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 solely for celebration.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Appreciation, Communication, Expression

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• 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 and make sure we are coming from a spirituality of our own choosing.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Stories, Spirituality

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “The Heart of Social Change: How to Make a Difference in Your World”, p.43, PuddleDancer Press

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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 to interpret it intellectually, but not how to be fully present to this person.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Thinking, Training

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• We know that when people learn to communicate effectively with each other, their lives and their relationships can be truly transformed. This book gives people both a way of expressing their needs congruently and non-blamefully and a way of listening so others feel not just heard, but understood.

  Thomas Gordon

  Book, Communication, People

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• The spirituality that we need to develop for social change is one that mobilizes us for social change.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Needs, Spirituality

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “The Heart of Social Change: How You Can Make a Difference in Your World”, p.10, PuddleDancer Press

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• Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'you owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that! It lights up the whole sky.

  Unknown

  Love, Inspirational, Good Morning

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• The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Use, Resistance

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• Unless we as social change agents come from a certain spirituality, we're likely to create more harm than good.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Agents, Spirituality

  "The Heart of Social Change: How to Make a Difference in Your World".

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• The intention behind the protective use of force is to prevent injury, never to punish or to cause individuals to suffer, repent or change.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Suffering, Use

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• 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 up in moralistic self-judgments.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Mistake, Communication, Self

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• Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Two, Enemy

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• Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or rewards.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Children, Motivation, Communication

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• Make your goal to attend to your underlying needs and to aim for a resolution so satisfying that everyone involved has their needs met also.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Goal, Needs

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• We are this divine energy. It's not something we have to attain. We just have to realize it, to be present to it.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Energy, Realizing

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• NVC helps us connect with each other and ourselves in a way that allows our natural compassion to flourish.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Compassion, Way

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• Never hear what somebody thinks about you, you'll live longer. Hear that they're in pain. Don't hear their analysis.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Pain, Communication, Thinking

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• As far as nonviolence and Spiritual Activism, Marshall Rosenberg is it! Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, is essential reading for anyone who wants to improve their communication skills. Applying the concepts within the book will help guide the reader towards a more loving, compassionate, and nonviolent way of understanding and functioning with others, and foster more compassion in the world. I highly recommend this book.

  Marianne Williamson

  Spiritual, Book, Communication

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• People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Distance, Communication, People

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “We Can Work it Out: Resolving Conflicts Peacefully and Powerfully”, p.9, PuddleDancer Press

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• A second person that's come to my life very recently, and I'm thankful for it, is Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of the Nonviolent Communication Organization. He has all these books about how we can use our language nonviolently to help create peace. He's using a lot of Buddhism too, but he's helping me to think about language.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Book, Communication, Buddhism

  "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

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• Interpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Expression, Criticism

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2003). “Life-enriching Education: Nonviolent Communication Helps Schools Improve Performance, Reduce Conflict, and Enhance Relationships”, p.30, PuddleDancer Press

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• NVC is founded on language and communication skills that strengthen our ability to remain human, even under trying conditions.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Skills, Trying

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• Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is a great book teaching a compassionate way to talk to people even if you (or they) are angry.

  Joe Vitale

  Book, Communication, Teaching

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