Quotes from Jeanne Phillips

The surest way to get what you need is to communicate.

Marriage is a big adjustment for anyone - male or female. There is no guarantee that a person who has become set in his or her ways can successfully make that transition.

[to a teenage girl] Resolve to be economically independent before you marry anyone.

Staying in a marriage without love is like serving a life sentence with an incompatible cell mate.

A man who doesn't make you feel special, wanted or important would make a very poor husband.

Do not jump the gun because of gossip.

"Great guys" can make great husbands.

Much as we might wish it, looks don't always last forever. That's why, if you're looking for a long-term relationship, it's extremely important to take into consideration qualities that will last.

I know my mother has always looked at strangers as friends.

I'm trying to tell kids if they are gay, it's OK to be gay. I've tried to tell families if they have a gay family member to accept them and love them as they always have.

"Success has many fathers, failure is a mother."

I think the gay - the gay/straight alliances in the school are very useful as far as creating understanding among kids and so kids aren't necessarily so stigmatized or demonized for being who they really are.

Communication is the key to successful relationships.

People who take more than their share usually feel an inflated sense of entitlement.

I think everybody knows they have to be vigilant with their children. I don't have anything profound to say on that subject. We all know that we have to watch the children. The question is when does it become absolute paranoia?