Quotes by : Deborah Tannen

Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's.

The Pavlovian view of women voters - 'plug the words in, and they will respond' - sends a chill down....

I was one of those daughters who saw my mother as my enemy when I was a teen.

Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between sisters....

When did the word 'compromise' get compromised? When did the negative connotations of 'He was caught....

When daughters react with annoyance or even anger at the smallest, seemingly innocent remarks, mothers....

In a world of status, independence is key, because a primary means of establishing status is to tell....

The death of compromise has become a threat to our nation as we confront crucial issues such as the debt....

Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women's styles of friendship and conversation....

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