A Quote by John Bowlby

We're only as needy as our unmet needs.

John Bowlby

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Needs Needy Only Our Unmet Needs

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John Bowlby
British - Psychologist
February 26, 1907 - September 2, 1990

But there are so many ways to be needy. There are many who mourn and find no comfort. Many are lonely and find no love. Some feel unneeded and find no opportunities to share with others. Anyone who has an unmet need is needy. We are all needy! And those who have something they can share are rich. We are all rich! All of us can share something that may lift a burden or help in some silent struggle.

Mary Edmunds

Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

I think it's possible to have experiences of love without attachment, but I think part of our conditioning is to grasp at times, especially when there are unmet needs. It's part of our nervous system to hold on to where we think those needs will be met.

Tara Brach

We can only compete in the world against competitors from Asia, the United States, or wherever if we look at unmet needs.

Frans van Houten

Interpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

We have a responsibility as a state to protect our most vulnerable citizens: our children, seniors, people with disabilities. That is our moral obligation. But there is an economic justification too - we all pay when the basic needs of our citizens are unmet.

John Lynch

I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if the healing is tied to the sharing, not to the expectations I might have for the response I get.