Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.

Part of the reason images of women in positions of authority are marked by their gender is that the very notion of authority is associated with maleness.

Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication

Many men honestly do not know what women want, and women honestly do not know why men find what they want so hard to comprehend and deliver.

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has

Cooperation isn't the absence of conflict but a means of managing conflict.

The desire for freedom and independence becomes more of an issue for many men in relationships, whereas interdependence and connection become more of an issue for many women.

More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking.

We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.

Draw a curve with your each smile & let your happiness be known to the world like a stunning rainbow!

A mother is a mother still The holiest thing alive.

I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect.

Spain travel tip: If bathroom genders are indicated by flamingos, the boy flamingo is the one with a hat. I learned this the hard way.

I've seen the truth, and it makes no sense.

I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.

There was an agelessness about him, a stillness; on Roose Bolton's face, rage and joy looked much the same.

We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not.

Sometimes I can be on a cloud and then two hours later feel really small.

We're taught to solely blame our luck-of-the-draw genes for our health issues, rather than our daily habits, dietary choices, and interplay with the environment that surrounds us.