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Marshall Rosenberg Quotes

1934–2015 United States

Marshall Rosenberg (October 6, 1934 – February 7, 2015) was an American psychologist, mediator, author and teacher.

United States
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Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgements rather than to be aware of what we are feeling and needing.

Nonviolent Communication (2015)

Had we been raised speaking a language that facilitated the expression of compassion, we would have learned to articulate our needs and values directly, rather than to insinuate wrongness when they have not been met.

Nonviolent Communication (2015)

In 75 percent of the television programs shown during hours when American children are most likely to be watching, the hero either kills people or beats them up. This violence typically constitutes the "climax" of the show. Viewers, having been taught that bad guys deserve to be punished, take pleasure in watching this violence.

Nonviolent Communication (2015)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Marshall Rosenberg (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.