Marshall Rosenberg Short Quotes

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Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being

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Judgments of others contribute to self-fulfilling prophecies.

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Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.

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The more we empathize with the other party, the safer we feel.

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

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With every choice you make, be conscious of what need it serves.

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People do not hear our pain when they believe they are at fault.

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Blaming and punishing others are superficial expressions of anger.

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Getting in touch with unmet needs is important to the healing process.

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Empathizing with someone's 'no' protects us from taking it personally.

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Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing.

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

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Thinking based on who deserves what blocks compassionate communication.

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What others do may be the stimulus of our feelings, but never the cause.

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Empathize with silence by listening for the feelings and needs behind it.

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When we fear punishment, we focus on consequences, not on our own values.

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It's really a spiritual practice that I am trying to show as a way of life.

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

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The cause of anger lies in our thinking - in thoughts of blame and judgment.

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Punishment also includes judgmental labeling and the withholding of privileges.

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Get very clear about the kind of world we would like and then start living that way.

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We use NVC to evaluate ourselves in ways that engender growth rather than self-hatred.

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As long as I think I 'should' do it, I'll resist it, even if I want very much to do it.

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The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to.

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It's harder to empathize with those who appear to possess more power, status, or resources.

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NVC requires us to be continually conscious of the beauty within ourselves and other people.

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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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Let's shine the light of consciousness on places where we can hope to find what we are seeking.

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Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.

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We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.

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