Relationships are made of talk – and talk is for girls and women. – 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
Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the others. – 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
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
Im 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, Id only be 48. Thats the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40. – James Thurber
I love to work with the younger kids who are trying to live out their dreams, if in fact thats what they plan on doing after college to take the next step. A very select few have that opportunity so when you do have the opportunity you know, those guys take advantage of it. – Roger Clemens