I haven't watched it [ film Pink Floyd at Pompeii] in years. I find it excruciating.
To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It's a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued.
The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship.
Many women feel it is natural to consult with their partners at every turn, while many men automatically make more decisions without consulting their partners.
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.
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.
Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication
I have a lot of intention behind what I put out there. The reason all this stuff I do works together, the environmental and social, collaborating with ballet companies to score a show, the bike tour - all of that stuff comes together through community building with music.
Speak not injurious words, neither in jest nor earnest. Scoff at none though they give occasion.
Forget that I'm a woman. Forget the accusations that I am a Right Winger demanding privilege - I had precious little privilege in my early years.
I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really, really a big deal.