Nonviolent Communication Quotes - Page 6

• Some people use NVC to respond compassionately to themselves, some to create greater depth in their personal relationships, and still others to build effective relationships at work or in the political arena. Worldwide, NVC is used to mediate disputes and conflicts at all levels.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, People, Political

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• When we express our needs indirectly through the use of evaluations, interpretations, and images, others are likely to hear criticism. When people hear anything that sounds like criticism, they tend to invest their energy in self-defense or counterattack. It's important that when we address somebody that we're clear what we want back.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Self, People

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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.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Inspirational, Life, Truth

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

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Play

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “The Heart of Social Change: How to Make a Difference in Your World”, p.6, PuddleDancer Press

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• Public education for some time has been heavily focused on what curricula we believe will be helpful to students. Life-Enriching Education is based on the premise that the relationship between teachers and students, the relationships of students with one another, and the relationships of students to what they are learning are equally important in preparing students for the future.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Teacher, Believe, Communication

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2003). “Life-enriching Education: Nonviolent Communication Helps Schools Improve Performance, Reduce Conflict, and Enhance Relationships”, p.15, PuddleDancer Press

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• What you think of me is none of my business.

  Larry Winget

  Inspirational, Business, Thinking

  Larry Winget (2008). “The Idiot Factor: The 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Life, Money, and Business”, p.104, Penguin

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• Punishment also includes judgmental labeling and the withholding of privileges.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Punishment, Privilege

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• The experience of separateness arouses anxiety; it is, indeed, the source of all anxiety.

  Erich Fromm

  Anxiety, Source, Art Of Loving

  Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.14, Open Road Media

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• Everything has changed, except our way of thinking.

  Albert Einstein

  Thinking, Way, Changed

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

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Lying, Communication, Thinking

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• As we learn to speak from the heart we are changing the habits of a lifetime.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Heart, Speak

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• NVC gives us tools and understanding to create a more peaceful state of mind.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Giving, Understanding

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• Upset? Ask yourself what this person does that is a trigger for judging them?

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Judging, Upset

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• Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Empathy, Listening

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• NVC is a reminder; to focus our attention where we are most likely to get our needs met.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Focus, Attention

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• Teacher, school administrators and parents will come away from Life-Enriching Education with skills in language, communication, and ways of structuring the learning environment that support the development of autonomy and interdependence in the classroom.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Teacher, Communication, School

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2003). “Life-enriching Education: Nonviolent Communication Helps Schools Improve Performance, Reduce Conflict, and Enhance Relationships”, p.15, PuddleDancer Press

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• Most of us live in a Jackal world where we take turns using the other person as a waste basket for our words.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Our Words, World

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• In a Giraffe institution, the head nurse job would be to serve the nurses, not to control them. Teachers are there to serve the students, not control them.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Teacher, Jobs, Communication

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• If you are a jackal, you will try to reassure. Jackals try to fix people in pain. They can't stand pain, but make matters worse by trying to get rid of it. Put on giraffe ears. Try to hear what they are feeling and needing.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Pain, Communication, People

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• I'm going to show you a technology today which takes insults and criticisms out of the airwaves. (Marshall puts on giraffe ears) With this technology, it will be impossible for you to hear criticisms, harsh remarks, or insults. All you can hear is what all people are ever saying, "please" and "thank you". What used to sound like criticism, judgment, or blame, you will see, are really tragic, suicidal expressions of "please".

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Suicidal, Technology

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• The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Past, Heal

  Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise”, p.6, PuddleDancer Press

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• Focusing on the unmet need (not the judgment) is more likely to get the need met.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Needs, Judgment

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• Teachers, parents and school administrators: Today's teachers can create a Planet of Peace. The communication process you will learn by reading Nonviolent Communication is the cornerstone.

  Robert Muller

  Teacher, Communication, Reading

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• Miracles can happen when we can keep our consciousness away from analyzing and classifying one another.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Communication, Miracle, Analyzing

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• This is who I am. Not everybody has to like it.

  Lisa Kudrow

  Communication, Who I Am

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