Gary Chapman Quotes

At the heart of mankind's existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another. Marriage is designed to meet that need for intimacy and love.

The getting out part [of advise] may well be true. Because if you have tried the tender love thing... typically the abuser is not going to change until they are pushed in a corner.

Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.

Our spouse will usually interpret our message based on our tone of voice, not the words we use.

A soft answer turns away anger.

We are human, which means we have the potential to make things different.

We cannot rely on our native tongue if our spouse does not understand it. If we want them to feel the love we are trying to communicate, we must express it in his or her primary love language.

This is a huge thing if you are going to have a positive impact on your spouse. You have to not only realize this, but you have to practice this.

The pattern often has been entrenched since childhood... [abusive people] don't think that there is anything wrong with them because that is the way they were brought up in their family.

When you take your place as the authority figure in your home, your child will feel more safe in the real world, not the screen world.

You are the gatekeeper of your child’s mental diet.

A gentle answer turns away wrath.

Often we fail to consider the fact that our social, spiritual, and intellectual interests are miles apart. Our value systems and goals are contradictory, but we are in love.

Discipline is not a negative word. It comes from the Greek word "to train.

The best way to predict future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln