If we don't tell people about our needs, it is much less likely they will be met.

If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.

You don't have to be brilliant. It's enough to become progressively less stupid.

We can never make anyone do anything against their will without enormous consequences.

As soon as you say, "are you feeling X because I ..." Then the Jackal starts to salivate because he can educate the person that he's the cause of his pain.

However impressed we may be with NVC concepts, it is only through practice and application that our lives are transformed.

Imagine connecting with the human spirit in each person in any situation at any time. Imagine interacting with others in a way that allows everyone's need to be equally valued. Imagine creating organizations and life-serving systems responsive to our needs and the needs of our environment.