Quotes & Sayings About Nonviolent Communication

Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

I believe the principles and techniques in this book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, can literally change the world, but more importantly, they can change the quality of your life with your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your co-workers and everyone else you interact with. I cannot recommend it highly enough. — Jack Canfield

Plans to exact retribution are never going to make us safer. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is a great book teaching a compassionate way to talk to people even if you (or they) are angry. — Joe Vitale

Don't do anything that isn't play — Joseph Campbell

The principles of Nonviolent Communication taught by Dr. Rosenberg are instrumental in creating an extraordinary and fulfilling quality of life. His compassionate and inspiring message cuts right to the heart of successful communication. — Tony Robbins

Marshall Rosenberg provides us with the most effective tools to foster health and relationships. Nonviolent Communication connects soul to soul, creating a lot of healing. It is the missing element in what we do. — Deepak Chopra

This is who I am. Not everybody has to like it. — Lisa Kudrow

We are never angry because of what others say or do. It is our thinking that makes us angry. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Avoid 'shoulding' on others and yourself! — Marshall B. Rosenberg

In nonviolent communication, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. Then we may wish to reflect back, paraphrasing what we have understood. We stay with empathy, allowing others the opportunity to fully express themselves before we turn our attention to solutions or requests for relief. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Be very slow to go into looking for solutions. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

We can never make anyone do anything against their will without enormous consequences. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Educators committed to engaging in the long-term, often difficult work of strengthening their relationships with colleagues, students and parents and expanding their opportunities for personal growth will find Nonviolent Communication to be an invaluable tool. — Ron Rubin

The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to each other and even to ourselves. It is precise, disciplined, and enormously compassionate. Most important, once we study NVC we can't ignore the potential for transformation that lies in any difficult relationship - if we only bother to communicate with skill and empathy. — Bernie Glassman

Always hear the 'Yes' in the 'No'. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life. — Jane Velez-Mitchell

Nonviolent Communication is a powerful tool for peace and partnership. It shows us how to listen empathically and also communicate our authentic feelings and needs. Marshall Rosenberg has a genius for developing and teaching practical skills urgently needed for a less violent, more caring world. — Riane Eisler

NO is always a YES to something else. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

As far as nonviolence and Spiritual Activism, Marshall Rosenberg is it! Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, is essential reading for anyone who wants to improve their communication skills. Applying the concepts within the book will help guide the reader towards a more loving, compassionate, and nonviolent way of understanding and functioning with others, and foster more compassion in the world. I highly recommend this book. — Marianne Williamson

I highly recommend the approach Marshall Rosenberg details in Nonviolent Communication (2nd Edition 2008), which has essentially three parts: When X happens [described factually, not judgmentally], I feel Y [especially the deeper, softer emotions], because I need Z [fundamental needs and wants]. — Rick Hanson

The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Empathy before education. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

A second person that's come to my life very recently, and I'm thankful for it, is Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of the Nonviolent Communication Organization. He has all these books about how we can use our language nonviolently to help create peace. He's using a lot of Buddhism too, but he's helping me to think about language. — Sandra Cisneros

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

Do you think we should put terrorists' opinions in the
media?"
"Yes," replied the Avatar. "The most basic need of any human
being is the need to communicate. If you shut down the nonviolent
channels of communication, people will find alternate
channels.Terrorism is communication disguised as warfare. If you
treat it as war, you cannot stop it. When you treat it as communication,
you have a chance to replace it with something less
lethal. — Scott Adams

We have to live over into the other; we have to dissolve with our soul into the other. — Rudolf Steiner

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

Never do anything that isn't play. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Depression is the reward we get for being 'good'. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

In Nonviolent Communication you will find an amazingly effective language for saying what's on your mind and in your heart. Like so many essential and elegant systems, it's simple on the surface, challenging to use in the heat of the moment and powerful in its results. — Vicki Robin

Schools in which students and teachers relate as partners-where Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication is part of every interaction are communities of learning, rather than top-down, impersonal factories. Young people begin to see school as a safe and exciting place of exploration where they can share feelings and ideas, and where each child is recognized, valued and nurtured. — Riane Eisler

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