Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A.M.

Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.

Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the crudest words.

They say that money is not everything. I say that when you don't have any, it is everything.

Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.

Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says. . . . When he finishes talking, ask him about any points that you do not understand.