Deborah Frances Tannen (born June 7, 1945) is an American academic and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..
Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert with others, but to survive as ourselves, rather than simply as cogs in a wheel, we have to act alone. Use this quote
Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's. Use this quote
The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship. Use this quote
Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women. Use this quote
