The allure of love is to have someone who knows you so well that you don't have to explain yourself. It is the promise of someone who cares enough about you to protect you against the world of strangers who do not wish you well.

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

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.

The key to conversation at work is flexibility and understanding how what you say might be perceived by others.

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.

All conversation, in addition to whatever else it does, displays, and asks for recognition of, our competence.

When people realize that in the long run you may be turning off the audiences more, even though they will look temporarily--in the end they turn away, we really need to develop other metaphors and not talk about two sides, but talk about all sides.