Gary Chapman

Gary Chapman
Gary Demonte Chapmanis the author of the bestselling The 5 Love Languages® series, which has sold more than 10 million worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages. Dr. Chapman travels the world presenting seminars on marriage, family, and relationships, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations. He lives in North Carolina with his wife, Karolyn...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Author
Date of Birth10 January 1938
CountryUnited States of America
giving focus growth
The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth or on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived and that we do not need further growth.
children giving training
A child may be "spoiled" by a lack of training or by inappropriate love that gives or trains incorrectly.
love-is giving demand
Love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request things of each other, but we must never demand anything. Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.
giving demand flow
Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.
encouragement believe giving
Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse's perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement. With verbal encouragement, we are trying to communicate, "I know. I care. I am with you. How can I help?" We are trying to show that we believe in him and in his abilities. We are giving credit and praise.
giving today miserable
Nobody has the power to make you miserable . . . unless you choose to give them that power. Choose to enjoy every drop of today!
people giving long
Togetherness has to do with focused attention. It is giving someone your undivided attention. As humans, we have a fundamental desire to connect with others. We may be in the presence of people all day long, but we do not always feel connected.
again control offense patient work
We're going to be patient on offense again and work it around. If we have the ball, they can't score. We just have to control the tempo.
deep hot hurt quarter shooting
Our shooting wasn't there tonight. The first quarter turnovers hurt us, and Hobbs' hot shooting got us too deep in the hole.
against best effort players proud step strong
We went out and competed against a strong and experienced Hobbs team. I'm very proud of our effort tonight; we had some players step in and do the best they could.
apologize wish
I don't apologize for what we do here. I just wish we could do more, that we had better results.
additional fit high kids mold school setting support
Many kids don't fit that mold of the high school setting and they need a lot of additional support or just a different way of learning.
catch charter graduate run school
Because of the way we run the school and the wavers we have through the charter school process, we can give them credit, they can catch up and graduate on time.
almost bay guy sound south
I feel like I'm a South Bay guy and this may sound humble, but I almost feel like a west-side South Bay guy.