“Love is the most powerful weapon in the world for good. I really believe that.” Quote by Gary Chapman
“We all desperately need love. If a spouse in a difficult marriage will learn the love language of that spouse, and they will, with the help of God, consistently speak their love language no matter how they are treated.” IfsNeedsMatterHelpingSpeakLanguageDifficultTreatedConsistentlySpouseNeed Love Author:Gary Chapman
“Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.” InspirationalWarEndsStrongPeaceMankindAccountabilityPro War Author:John F. Kennedy
“Over the long haul, many of those people [in a difficult marriage] will begin to reciprocate, because you are meeting a basic need in their life, the need for love, and they know they don't deserve love many times.” PeopleKnowsNeedsLongDifficultDeserveMeetingsHaulBasic NeedsLong HaulReciprocateDeserve Love Author:Gary Chapman
“Physically abusive and verbally abuse marriages are very, very difficult situations. I fully understand people in those kinds of marriages who think there is no hope. I also know that the advice that is given by most people is simply... get out of there as fast as you can.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindGivenDifficultSituationAdviceAbuseNo HopeAbusiveDifficult Situations Author:Gary Chapman
“The getting out part [of advise] may well be true. Because if you have tried the tender love thing... typically the abuser is not going to change until they are pushed in a corner.” IfsWellsMayCornersBeing TrueAdviseAbusersTender Love Author:Gary Chapman
“Very few alcoholics get into a treatment program until they are at the end of the rope, often when they feel like they are about to lose something that is important to them, namely a wife or their family. The same is true with those who are physically and verbally abusive.” FeelsImportantEndsLosesWifeProgramTreatmentRopeAlcoholicsAbusive Author:Gary Chapman
“The pattern often has been entrenched since childhood... [abusive people] don't think that there is anything wrong with them because that is the way they were brought up in their family.” PeopleThinkingWayHas BeensChildhoodPatternsAbusive Author:Gary Chapman
“I hope the reader's sense that I am deeply empathetic with the pain of being in a desperate marriage, but I also believe that the person who is married to the abuser or the alcoholic or whomever has the greatest potential for helping them.” BelievePersonsHelpingPainReaderMarriedDesperateAlcoholicsEmpatheticAbusers Author:Gary Chapman
“This book [Desperate Marriages ] is really a book on how to be a positive change agent in a very, very difficult marriage. I am not promising that all individuals will be responsive to the approach I take, but I do believe that many marriages could be saved... could be healed. That is my hope.” BelieveBookIndividualDifficultApproachSavedAgentsDesperateHealedPositive ChangeChange Agent Author:Gary Chapman
“I think [Otto Porter Junior] just took a couple tough shots so far - a couple tough jump shots - but I think he has a great mid-range game, he's very tall and can create his shot. So, I think with more spacing he'll get easier shots, I think he'll be fine.” ThinkingGamesFineCoupleEasierShotsToughRangeTallJuniorsSpacing Author:John Wall