Marshall B. RosenbergInterpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs. ✨ Marshall B. Rosenberg (2003). Life-enriching Educati… ▶372Life
Marshall B. RosenbergDon't hate the circumstance, you may miss the blessing361Reflection
Marshall B. RosenbergThe number one reason that we don't get our needs met, we don't express them. We express judgments. If we do express needs, the number two reasons we don't our needs met, we don't… ▶362Sadness
Marshall B. RosenbergLabeling and diagnosis is a catastrophic way to communicate. Telling other people what's wrong with them greatly reduces, almost to zero, the probability that we're going to get w… ▶362Humanity
Marshall B. RosenbergNVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need.362Time
Marshall B. RosenbergAs long as I think I 'should' do it, I'll resist it, even if I want very much to do it. ✨ Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconci… ▶373SadnessThoughtTime
Marshall B. RosenbergIf the other persons behavior is not in harmony with my own needs, the more I empathize with them and their needs, the more likely I am to get me own needs met.351Reading
Marshall B. RosenbergWe do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.374Truth
Marshall B. RosenbergAll moralistic judgments, whether positive or negative, are tragic expressions of unmet needs.374Time
Marshall B. RosenbergUnderstanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs. ✨ Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). We Can Work it Out: Resolving Conflicts Peacefull… ▶374Politics
Marshall B. RosenbergPunishment is the root of violence on our planet. ✨ Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Unders… ▶352Love
Marshall B. RosenbergWe want people to change because they see better ways of meeting their needs at less cost, not because of fear that we're going to punish them, or 'guilt' them if they don't. This… ▶352Humanity
Marshall B. RosenbergWe recognize that real educational reform is essential if today's and tomorrow's children are to live in a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world. ✨ Marshall B. Rosenber… ▶353Life
Marshall B. RosenbergNonviolent Communication shows us a way of being very honest, but without any criticism, without any insults, without any put-downs, without any intellectual diagnosis implying wr… ▶375LoveTruth
Marshall B. RosenbergNVC is founded on language and communication skills that strengthen our ability to remain human, even under trying conditions.375Humanity
Marshall B. RosenbergWe are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry.342Thought
Marshall B. RosenbergAnalyses of others are actually expressions of our own needs and values353Death
Marshall B. RosenbergI recommend allowing others the opportunity to fully express themselves before turning our attention to solutions or requests for relief. When we proceed too quickly to what peopl… ▶353HumanityPolitics
Marshall B. RosenbergWe can never make anyone do anything against their will without enormous consequences.365Life
Marshall B. RosenbergTeacher, school administrators and parents will come away from Life-Enriching Education with skills in language, communication, and ways of structuring the learning environment th… ▶377Life
Marshall B. RosenbergSocial change involves helping people see new options for making life wonderful that are less costly to get needs met.366HumanityLife
Marshall B. RosenbergA respectful understanding of another's experience.322Life
Marshall B. RosenbergPublic 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 relatio… ▶356HopeLifeTime
Marshall B. RosenbergConventional compliments often take the form of judgments however positive, and are sometimes offered to manipulate the behavior of others. NVC encourages the expression of apprec… ▶323Time
Marshall B. RosenbergWhen we judge others we contribute to violence.334Thought
Marshall B. RosenbergUse anger as a wake-up call to unmet needs.356Philosophy
Marshall B. RosenbergOur survival as a species depends on our ability to recognize that our well-being and the well-being of others are in fact one and the same.324Truth
Marshall B. RosenbergMake your goal to attend to your underlying needs and to aim for a resolution so satisfying that everyone involved has their needs met also.302Love
Marshall B. RosenbergWhether I praise or criticize someone's action, I imply that I am their judge, that I'm engaged in rating them or what they have done.357Sadness
Marshall B. RosenbergViolence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.324Sadness
