Home / Quotes / Quote by Gary Chapman

Quote by Gary Chapman

“I think one of the myths is that people don't change. A lot of people believe that. Their spouse has been an alcoholic for the first 10 years of the marriage, and they say they are never going to change.”

Quote by Gary Chapman

Author

Gary Chapman, born on January 10, 1938, is an American author. He is renowned for his book 'The Five Love Languages', which explores how people express and receive love in five different ways. more

You May Also Like

“The reality is, if you go to the library and read biographies, thousands of people have changed, radically changed. St. Augustine was one of them. He lived a terrible a life for the first 33 years, and then he radically changed.”

People Ifs Years Firsts Reality Changed Terrible Library Biographies Augustine

Author:Gary Chapman

“We can certainly see contemporary examples of people who radically change. As long you believe your spouse will never change and you keep telling yourself that, then you live with no hope. But if you understand that that's a myth, then you open up the door to hope.”

People Ifs Believe Long Doors Example Myth Contemporary Spouse Never Change No Hope

Author:Gary Chapman

“I think another [myth] is that some marriages are just hopeless. This is a common thing I hear from people, "Well, I just think there are some marriages that are hopeless, Dr. Chapman, don't you agree with that?" I say I understand the feeling, but the fact is that there are no marriages that are hopeless.”

People Thinking Wells Facts Feelings Common Agree Myth Hopeless Drs Common Things

Author:Gary Chapman

“We are human, which means we have the potential to make things different.”

Humans Mean Different

Author:Gary Chapman

“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”

“God has the potential of touching people's hearts and changing them.”

People Heart Touching

Author:Gary Chapman

“I think one of the other myths is that your environment determines your happiness. That if you are living with an alcoholic or living with a depressed spouse for a long time, you are just going to be unhappy.”

Ifs Thinking Long Environment Long Time Determine Myth Unhappy Spouse Alcoholics Our Environment

Author:Gary Chapman

“If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, then there is really no hope for you to have a good relationship. That is another myth that we have to throw off, so that we can get into what I call Reality.”

Ifs Reality Grew Grew Up Myth No Hope Good Relationship Dysfunctional Family

Author:Gary Chapman

“One [reality] is that I am responsible for my attitude. I can be in prison, and I happen to get a chance to go outside. I can look at the mud, or I can look at the stars. I am the one who decides which way to look. That is true for every one of us.”

Way Looks I Can Reality Happens Stars Chance Attitude Responsible Prison Mud My Attitude

Author:Gary Chapman

“We can look at the pain in our lives. We can look at the way we have been mistreated, and we can have an attitude of, I will never amount to anything. I have been wrong about people all my life. I am going to pay somebody back for this.”

People Way Looks Has Beens Pain Pay Attitude Our Lives Amount Mistreated

Author:Gary Chapman