Book Of Nvc Quotes & Sayings

The sight of a wedding always has a disturbing effect on young girls; at such moments a mysterious sense of solidarity with their own sex takes possession of them. — Stefan Zweig

You know what awareness is only when you are aware. Awareness is the perception of your presence in the now. — Ilchi Lee

To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there — Friedrich Nietzsche

If I could, I would work my way backward, paring away the years. I would reel my life arouond the wheel of this longing like so much loose wire. — Kevin Brockmeier

I eat kung pao chicken like it's going out of style, but I'm pretty sure I don't have an Asian cell in my body. I love Toni Morrison novels although I'm not black. I'm straight and I'm happily married. The reason I work here is because I think you deserve that, too. — Jodi Picoult

*Only if you reject all the other paths can you discover your own path. — U.G. Krishnamurti

The human mind is an endless vast of miraculous wonders. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I used to write my own versions of famous tales, such as William Tell or Robin Hood, and illustrate them myself, too. When I entered my teens, I got more into horror and science fiction and wrote a lot of short stories. A literary education complicated things and for many years I wrote nothing but poetry. Then I got back to story-telling. — Peter Robinson

Well my gun fires seven different shades of shit, so what's your favorite color, punk? — Gerard Way

To stop thought it's necessary to put your life into a state of balance. Otherwise you can sit and meditate for hours and all kinds of conscious and unconscious thoughts will flow through you. — Frederick Lenz

The individual, man as a man, man as a brain, if you like, interests me more than what he makes, because I've noticed that most artists only repeat themselves. — Marcel Duchamp

Have a go. Anybody can do it. — Alan Parker

What is our life: (Pause.) it's looking forward or it's looking back. And that's our life. That's it. Where is the moment? — David Mamet

From the age of 12, I had an understanding that singing was something I loved to do more than anything, and I did say to myself, 'Why not?' But there were definitely some doubts along the way. — Patty Griffin

I highly recommend reading this book, and applying the NVC process it teaches. It is a significant first step towards changing our communication and creating a compassionate world. — Arun Manilal Gandhi