Uncommunicated expectations are the shame of relationships.

Selfishness is a giant in destruction of relationships.

Life, relationships and success is not for compromise.

The pilot is the wedding, and the series is the relationship.

“A real relationship is two-way.”

“We have vastly different hopes and expectations, as far as the U.S.-Russia relationship is concerned, in Moscow and Washington. What we need, however, is to manage this troubled relationship -- we don't want this relationship to go out of control.”

Relationships are eternal. The 'separation' is another chapter in the relationship. Often, letting go of the old form of the relationship becomes a lesson in pure love much deeper than any would have learned had the couple stayed together.

“I have a relationship with the bear, and it's a relationship of mutual respect. To be afraid of him or him to be afraid of me would never work.”

“In every sponsorship relationship, there comes a time to move on. Thirteen years is longer than most relationships of this sort would be expected to continue.”

Jealousy is the opposite of maintaining and growing in a relationship. Jealousy includes elements of fear, anger, suspicion, and control that have no place in a mature relationship.