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Introvert Quotes by Susan Cain

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Susan Cain describes introverts as quiet observers who often write, think deeply, and prefer inner worlds over noisy parties. She notes they can be vulnerable to stress like loss or conflict, yet they excel at listening and leading people who take initiative. She also says solitude is like air they breathe and that the world benefits from their thoughtful contributions.

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Solitude matters, and for some people, it's the air they breathe

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Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured.

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Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can.

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Everyone shines, given the right lighting.

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Love is essential, gregariousness is optional.

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“There's nothing more exciting than ideas.”

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“If personal space is vital to creativity, so is freedom from "peer pressure".”

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“Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the…

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What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint to action? What if you wish there were…

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[Introverts,] the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all possible journeys…

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“Yet today we make room for a remarkably narrow range of personality styles. We’re told that to be great is to be…

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Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them.

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You're told that you're in your head too much, a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or maybe there's…

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I get a lot of letters from introverts asking how they can meet people. The key is to make sure that you…

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I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts.

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Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently…

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Evangelicalism has taken the Extrovert Ideal to its logical extreme...If you don't love Jesus out loud, then it must not be real…

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“Introverts living under the Extroversion Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the…

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Our lives are shaped as profoundly by personality as by gender or race. And the single most important aspect of personality ...…

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“Introverts feel “just right” with less stimulation, as when they sip wine with a close friend, solve a crossword puzzle, or read…

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Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home…

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The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand,…

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We're told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is to be sociable. We see ourselves as a…

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“where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Our place on this continuum influences our choice of friends and mates, and how we…

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“Agreeable people are warm, supportive, and loving; personality psychologists have found that if you sit them down in front of a computer…

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“Many shy people turn inward, partly as a refuge from the socializing that causes them such anxiety. And many introverts are shy,…

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“Introverts are drawn to the inner world of thought and feeling, said Jung, extroverts to the external life of people and activities.…

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“The archetypal extrovert prefers action to contemplation, risk-taking to heed-taking, certainty to doubt. He favors quick decisions, even at the risk of…

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“If you're an introvert, you also know that the bias against quiet can cause deep psychic pain. As a child you might…

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Love is essential; gregariousness is optional. Cherish your nearest and dearest. Work with colleagues you like and respect. Scan new acquaintances for…

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“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home…

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“In a state of flow, you’re neither bored nor anxious, and you don’t question your own adequacy. Hours pass without your noticing.…

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“If you’re an introvert, find your flow by using your gifts. You have the power of persistence, the tenacity to solve complex…

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“Extroverts are more likely to take a quick-and-dirty approach to problem-solving, trading accuracy for speed, making increasing numbers of mistakes as they…

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“But the most interesting part of Thorne’s experiment was how much the two types appreciated each other. Introverts talking to extroverts chose…

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Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value…

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“But combine that passion for thought with attention to subtlety—both common characteristics of introverts—and you get a very powerful mix.”

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Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in…

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“It’s not that I’m so smart,” said Einstein, who was a consummate introvert. “It’s that I stay with problems longer.”

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“introverts function better than extroverts when sleep deprived, which is a cortically de-arousing condition”

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“Events like this don't give me the sense of oneness others seem to enjoy; it's always been private occasions that make me feel connected…

“Social anxiety disorder”—which essentially means pathological shyness—is now thought to afflict nearly one in five of us. The most recent version of the Diagnostic…

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“Osborn’s theory had great impact, and company leaders took up brainstorming with enthusiasm. To this day, it’s common for anyone who spends time in…

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“But as the word satyagraha implies, Gandhi’s passivity was not weakness at all. It meant focusing on an ultimate goal and refusing to divert…

“The Extrovert Ideal has been documented in many studies, though this research has never been grouped under a single name. Talkative people, for example,…

“introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion “concentrates the…

“People who tend to [suppress their negative emotions] regularly,” concludes Grob, “might start to see the world in a more negative light.”