“When a bookworm finally decides to leave the house, perhaps to explore some literary destination in one of her novels, she will… — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
“Many psychologists would also agree that introverts and extroverts work differently. Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly. They make fast (sometimes rash)… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
INTROVERTS are especially vulnerable to challenges like marital tension, a parent’s death, or abuse. They’re more likely than their peers to react… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“In a conversation with someone sharing gossip, the introvert’s eyes glaze over and his brow furrows as he tries to comprehend how… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Matthew, much to his own surprise, was enjoying himself. Like most quiet folks he liked talkative people when they were willing to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We are all prone to the malady of the introvert who with the manifold spectacle of the world spread out before him,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I don't believe anything really revolutionary has ever been invented by committee... I'm going to give you some advice that might be… — Steve Wozniak Copy Share Image
“it makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading initiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack of… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Isn't it refreshing to know that what comes perfectly natural for you is your greatest strength? Your power is in your nature.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Introverts don't like small talk conversation, but they typically don't mind writing. The more people can "see" you on Facebook, Twitter, Google+,… — Thom S. Rainer Copy Share Image
I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used… — Daryl Hall Copy Share Image
“The second difference between the introvert and the extrovert is how they experience external stimulation. Extroverts like to experience a lot, and… — Marti Olsen Laney Copy Share Image
I would say that introverts make some of the best international philosophers. The less common attribute of the introverted lifestyle - a… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
When an introvert cares about someone, she also wants contact, not so much to keep up with the events of the other… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I do feel that I’ve managed to make something I could maybe call my world…over time…little by little. And when I’m inside… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“I never went downstairs to join my housemates around the television. I cooked dinner later than everyone else and carried the plate… — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
I'm around a lot of people all the time and as much as I seem social, I'm really an introvert and I… — Doechii Copy Share Image
“The Socially Accessible introvert looks like an extrovert on the outside and sees extroversion as a bar that he or she can… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
... all this talking, this rather liquid confessing, was something I didn't think I could ever bring myself to do. It seemed… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“If there is only one insight you take away from this book, though, I hope it’s a newfound sense of entitlement to… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Our personalities also shape our social styles. Extroverts are the people who will add life to your dinner party and laugh generously… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“After college, I started working in the gallery and found myself surrounded by a whole new set of people who had not… — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
“High-reactive introverts sweat more; low-reactive extroverts sweat less. Their skin is literally "thicker," more impervious to stimuli, cooler to the touch. In… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Once well underground, you know exactly where you are. Nothing can happen to you, and nothing can get at you. You're entirely… — Kenneth Grahame Copy Share Image
“It's been fun to have it take on a life of its own. I feel like I'm not even creating as much… — Pierce Brown Copy Share Image
Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The emphasis is on community, on participating in more and more programs and events, on meeting more and more people. It’s a… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
People assume a lot about me. Some people come up and think I'm hard. I'm actually very, very shy. I'm bubbly in… — Amber Liu Copy Share Image
“Someone who is relatively more introverted may wish to perfect his act before stepping before the limelight. A more extroverted person may… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
I've spent time with Abhinav Bindra. He is an introvert. He is quite restrained and does not get carried away by his… — Harshvardhan Kapoor Copy Share Image
A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Introversion—along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness—is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Introverts living… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
...I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength. I have such a strong inner life that I’m never bored and only… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Shrinking in a corner, pressed into the wall; do they know I'm present, am I here at all? Is there a written… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
