Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert with others, but to survive as ourselves, rather than simply as cogs in a wheel, we have to act alone. – Deborah Tannen
Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the others. – Deborah Tannen
Relationships are made of talk – and talk is for girls and women. – Deborah Tannen
The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation – or a relationship. – Deborah Tannen
The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I dont think there is any point in having wars if thats how youre going to behave. Its pathetic. All this whining! – Rupert Everett