"It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family."

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Source : Virginia Satir (1988). “The new peoplemaking”, Science & Behavior Books

Virginia Satir

#Communication Quotes #Skills Quotes #Issues Quotes

“I love folk; that's a big part of my background.”
“Ian sighed wanly. "I once had the means to be gaga over artâ€“before I found myself in a country where the standard of beauty is toaster waffles shaped like cartoon characters.”
“I just got my phone back yesterday. My mom had it for two days. I was supposed to read a book and I really wanted to play Call Of Duty.”
“The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.”
“Every adviser told me to study the company, learn the business for the first 90 days and don't make any decisions. I couldn't resist seeing broken things and immediately taking action.”
“Never forget that the subject is as important as your feeling; the mud puddle itself is as important as your pleasure in looking at it or splashing through it. Never let the mud puddle get lost in the poetry-because, in many ways, the mud puddle is the poetry.”
“Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.”
“I am equally excited about the possibilities that music making holds for all people and it's ability to heal what seems to me a chronic imbalance in modern life.”

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