It can be the best of relationships and the worst of relationships - often at the same time. The bond between a mother and daughter is one of the strongest, but it's also among the most complicated.

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.

Of all our games, love's play is the only one which threatens to unsettle the soul...

In life, sadness is inevitable. So, we must at least try to enjoy it.

He’d need the woman’s help to set things right

It takes a variety of strategies and initiatives to address this pandemic. It's about life and death and the survival of humanity.

When we say no, or when we follow our dreams or true callings - people might be disappointed in our choices. Allowing people their disappointments sets us free.

Our relationship now thoroughly ruined, with even civility destroyed between us, all I wanted anymore was the door.

I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.

What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? If you're not, you're wasting away.

The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.