Public discourse requires making an argument for a point of view, not having an argument - as in having a fight.

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.

I believe great things are ahead for each of us. Now we just have to go ahead and create them.

Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.

Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.

Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.

You must distinguish between what is urgent and what is important. You could accomplish all of the urgent things that you desire without accomplishing anything that is important.

Which is more musical: a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?

Before Grease 2, I was called the next Richard Gere, then after Grease 2, nobody would touch me.

But I love you I'm totally and completely in love with you and I don't care if you think it's too late. I'm telling you anyway.

A rising tide raises all boats, but you need a boat to rise with the tide. What does he who does not have a boat do?

Marius was of the temperament that sinks into grief and remains there; Cosette was of the sort that plunges in and comes out again.