Quotes About Emotions

Every message, regardless of form or content, is an expression of a need.

I never have to worry about another person's response, only how I react to what they say.

When I am angry I have a judgment and an unmet need.

What others do may be the stimulus of our feelings, but never the cause.

When we listen for their feelings and needs, we no longer see people as monsters.

All human actions are an attempt to meet needs.

Compliments and praise, for their part, are tragic expressions of fulfilled needs

When people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack.

I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.

You can understand why a system would seek information - but why in hell does it offer information? Why do we strive to be understood? Why is a refusal to accept communication so painful?

Empathize, rather than put your "but" in the face of an angry person.

When I recognize I've got anger, then I realize it's because I have a need that's not being met.

One of the failures of cellular communication is that tiredness often comes across as sadness.

Remember that whatever anyone does, it is an effort to meet a need.

When we are angry, killing people is too superficial.

Upset? Ask yourself what this person does that is a trigger for judging them?

The triumphs of a mysterious non-meeting are desolate ones; unspoken phrases, silent words.

Use the words "I feel because I" to remind us that what we feel it isn't because of what the other person did, but because of a choice I've made.

The cause of anger lies in our thinking - in thoughts of blame and judgment.

Art is about communication. Art that lasts through the ages works symbolically. It triggers feelings and experiences that we've all had.

We know the speaker has received adequate empathy when a. we sense a release of tension, or b. the flow of words comes to a halt.

As we learn to speak from the heart we are changing the habits of a lifetime.

At this rate I never want to talk to you again. Stay mad at me, Allie. It allows us to communicate in other ways.

Dance is about movement and can be an art, but it's also about communication - with yourself, as much as with other people.