To see and hear what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be. To say what I feel and think instead of what I should. To feel what I feel instead of what I ought. To ask for what I want instead of always waiting for permission. To take risks on my behalf, instead of choosing to be safe and not rock the boat.

— Virginia Satir

Virginia Satir Quotes

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 far beyond where you are right now.

— Virginia Satir

Positive for Women Growth Mindset You Got This You Are Amazing Know Your Worth

So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.

— Virginia Satir

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

— Virginia Satir

The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.

— Virginia Satir

I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.

— Virginia Satir

Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

— Virginia Satir

My dream is to make families a place where adults with high self esteem can develop. I think we have reached a point where if we don’t get busy on dreams of this sort, our end is in sight. We need a world that is as good for human beings as it is for technology.

— Virginia Satir

I give life to that which I notice. What I don’t notice dies.

— Virginia Satir

The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is.

— Virginia Satir

You have all played a significant part in my development of loving. As a result, my life has been rich and full, so I leave feeling very grateful.

— Virginia Satir

A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole.

— Virginia Satir

You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.

— Virginia Satir

I think if I have one message, one thing before I die that most of the world would know, it would be that the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter. The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself.

— Virginia Satir

No one’s fingerprints are exactly the same as anyone else’s.

— Virginia Satir

I know people can change-right down to my bones, through every cell, in every fiber of my body-I now that people can change. It is just a question of when and in what context.

— Virginia Satir

Negotiating the adolescent stage is neither quick nor easy.

— Virginia Satir

Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.

— Virginia Satir

To see and hear what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be. To say what I feel and think instead of what I should. To feel what I feel instead of what I ought. To ask for what I want instead of always waiting for permission. To take risks on my behalf, instead of choosing to be safe and not rock the boat.

— Virginia Satir

Each morning when you wake up, bow three times before the mirror and say, “The world is a better place because I am here.

— Virginia Satir

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. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and to touch another person. When this is done I feel contact has been made.

— Virginia Satir

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