Whether 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.

We need empathy to give empathy.

Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.

Any time you throw pain at a Jackal without a clear present request, within a millisecond he'll jump in.

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

The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to.

The objective of Nonviolent Communication is not to change people and their behavior in order to get our way: it is to establish relationships based on honesty and empathy, which will eventually fulfill everyone's needs.