List of Virginia Satir Quotes

Negotiating The Adolescent Stage Is Neither Quick Nor Easy.

So Much Is Asked Of Parents, And So Little Is Given.

A Growing Body Of Clinical Observation Has Pointed To The Conclusion That The Family Therapy Must Be Oriented To The Family As A Whole.

Negotiating The Adolescent Stage Is Neither Quick Nor Easy. . . . I Have Often Said To Parents, "if It Isn't Illegal, Immoral, Orfattening, Give It Your Blessing." We Do Much Better . . . If We Find And Support All The Places We Can Appropriately Say Yes, And Say Only The No's That Really Matter.

No One's Fingerprints Are Exactly The Same As Anyone Else's.

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.

Why Family Therapy...because It Deals With Family Pain.

Families And Societies Are Small And Large Versions Of One Another. Both Are Made Up Of People Who Have To Work Together, Whose Destinies Are Tied Up With One Another. Each Features The Components Of A Relationship: Leaders Perform Roles Relative To The Led, The Young To The Old, And Male To Female; And Each Is Involved With The Process Of Decision-making, Use Of Authority, And The Seeking Of Common Goals.

I Am Me And I Am Okay.

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.

Put Together All The Existing Families And You Have Society. It Is As Simple As That. Whatever Kind Of Training Took Place In The Individual Family Will Be Reflected In The Kind Of Society That These Families Create.

The Recommended Daily Requirement For Hugs Is: Four Per Day For Survival, Eight Per Day For Maintenance, And Twelve Per Day For Growth.