Marshall B. Rosenberg quotes

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need. (Marshall B. Rosenberg)
At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Blaming and punishing others are superficial expressions of anger.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
What I want in my life is compassion a flow between myself and others based on mutual giving from the heart.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
If we want to make meetings productive, we need to keep track of those whose requests are on the table.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Regardless of our many differences, we all have the same needs. What differs is the strategy for fulfilling these needs.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to. (Marshall B. Rosenberg)
People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
peace cannot be built on the foundations of fear.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Empathy: Emptying our mind and listening with our whole being.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Never do anything that isn't play.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Analyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they will make you wish you hadn't made them wish they had.
Marshall B. Rosenberg
To practice the process of conflict resolution, we must completely abandon the goal of getting people to do what we want.
Marshall B. Rosenberg