Quotes from Gary Chapman

What we dislike in others is often a weakness in our own lives.

Nothing has more potential for strengthening one's sense of well-being than effectively loving and being loved.

When an action does not come naturally to you it is a greater expression of love.

Women like to be affirmed verbally, just as men like to be affirmed verbally. They tend to pull away from dating partners who do not give affirmation. Lack of verbal affirmation is interpreted as lack of love.

God's forgiveness is always in response to man's repentance. His

Discipline is not a negative word. It comes from the Greek word to train.

Remember, love is the attitude that wishes good things for the other person. Do you desire the best possible life for your mom and dad for the rest of their years?" "Yes," Brian said. "Then 'I love you' is a true statement.

Each of us has an individualized perception of the purposes of money, and we have various emotions associated with spendint it.

Professor Leo Buscaglia notes, There seems to be accumulating evidence that there is actually an inborn need for this togetherness, this is human interaction, this love. It seems that without these close ties with other human beings, a new born infant, for example, can regress developmentally, lose consciousness, fall into idocy and die.

When we hold hands, it seems as if our blood flows together. We could kiss forever if we didn't have to go to school or work.

Love helps those that are hard to pray for turn into people who are easy to pray for. — Donna Collins Tinsley —

God loves you—as a person and as a unique individual. — Susan Campbell —

human anger is designed by God to motivate us to take constructive action in the face of wrongdoing or when facing injustice.

William James said that possibly the deepest human need is the need to feel appreciated.

Love is the attitude that says, "I am married to you, and I choose to look out for your interests.

Don't be a victim of the urgent. In the long run, much of what seems so pressing right now won't even matter. What you do with your children will matter forever.

At the heart of mankind's existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another. Marriage is designed to meet that need for intimacy and love.

Isolation is devastating to the human psyche.

He dreams of buying a new car, but she flatly says, "We can't afford it.

and no one likes to be forced to do anything. In fact, love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request things of each other, but we must never demand anything. Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

As the instinctual nature of the bird dictates the building of a nest, so the instinctual nature of the in-love experience pushes us to do outlandish and unnatural things for each other.

You can't train them to express their anger in mature ways simply by getting upset at them and forcing them to stop venting their anger.

The best way to predict future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

The desire for reconciliation is often more potent than the desire for justice. The more intimate the relationship, the deeper the desire for reconciliation.