Famous Quotes

"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."

Deborah Tannen on Alone

More quotes about Alone

• "It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely."

  Albert Einstein on Alone

• "Alone we can do so little together we can do so much."

  Helen Keller on Alone

• "It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone."

  Marilyn Monroe on Alone

• "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

  George Washington on Alone

• "I restore myself when I'm alone."

  Marilyn Monroe on Alone

More quotes by Deborah Tannen

• "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."

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

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

• "Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women."