Marshall B. Rosenberg Quotes

Staying with empathy we allow speakers to touch deeper levels of themselves.

The only time a message (label) can scare us is if we think there is such a thing, and that such a thing is a disgrace.

The key to fostering connection in the face of a 'no' is always hearing 'yes' to something else.

We need to receive empathy to give empathy.

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

Self-empathy in NVC means checking in with your own feelings and needs.

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

Behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs.

We do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.

When we are depressed, our thinking blocks us from being aware of our needs, and then being able to take action to meet our needs.

We're not taught to think in terms of needs. We don't make nice dead people when we're in touch with needs. Domination structures cannot maintain themselves when citizens are educated to be alive.

What all the basic religions are saying is this: Don't do anything that isn't play.