Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has.

Deborah TannenSociologist · American · b. 1945
More from Deborah Tannen
#Power#Language
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. — Rita Mae Brown
  • He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. — Samuel Johnson
  • The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason. — Voltaire
  • For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. — Deborah Tannen
  • Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women. — Deborah Tannen
  • The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship. — Deborah Tannen
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026