Occupation: Author Birth: June 26, 1916 Death: September 10, 1988
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us..
The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is..
Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference..
I want you to get excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go….
We can learn something new anytime we believe we can..
Taste everything, but swallow only what fits..
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth..
I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen by them, heard by them, to be understood and touched by them..
Communication is to relationships what breath is to life..
I regard (parenting) as the hardest, most complicated, anxiety-ridden, sweat-and-blood-producing job in the world. Succeeding requires the ultimate i….
I want to love you without clutching, appreciate you without judging, join you without invading, invite you without demanding, leave you without guil….
The symbol in Chinese for crisis is made up of two ideographs: one means danger, the other means opportunity. This symbol is a reminder that we can c….
The Problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of something much deeper..
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and….
There are five freedoms: The freedom to see and hear what is; The freedom to say what you feel and think; The freedom to feel what you actually feel;….
As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom..
The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person..
Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many paren….
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting..
I give life to that which I notice. What I don't notice dies..
We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences..