Some introverts are actually brilliant extraverts. They're just afraid of judgement. — Modestas Rinkevicius Copy Share Image
“The most difficult thing to be in a world so loud is a person so quiet.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Introverts crave meaning, so party chitchat feels like sandpaper to our psyche.” — Diane Cameron Copy Share Image
Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.” — Shannon Alder Copy Share Image
Extroverts may get places faster, but for introverts it's all about working at the pace you need and, at the end of… — Douglas Conant Copy Share Image
Extraverts ... cannot understand life until they have lived it. Introverts ... cannot live life until they understand it. — Isabel Briggs Myers Copy Share Image
“Many introverts don't feel as if they know enough about a subject until they know almost everything.” — Marti Olsen Laney Copy Share Image
I'm an introvert. Introverts have a huge advantage over extroverts. We can create a mission and we can act on it. — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
“There's a difference between preferring books to parties and preferring sixteen cats to seeing the light of day.” — Lauren Morrill Copy Share Image
“When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and… — Adam S. McHugh Copy Share Image
“If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Creating art is a lonely task, which is why we introverts revel in it, but when we have fans” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“What we share as introverts is the love of ideas and the desire to explore them with minimal interruption. We want and… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Introverts listen better, they assess risks more carefully, they can be wiser managers. It's not for nothing that the Silicon Valley billionaires… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
“Some introverts accept and even embrace alienation from society, and to the extent possible, drop out of the mainstream. These are the… — Laurie A. Helgoe Copy Share Image
Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“It was most disturbing to be looked at by so many people all at once, or at any rate by more people… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
“I’m one of those introverts with well-honed social skills, and I have even danced on the occasional table, but I have felt… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population. We discovered this… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“We know this type of person well from literature, probably because so many writers are sensitive introverts themselves. He “had gone through… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Introverts are drawn to the inner world of thought and feeling, said Jung, extroverts to the external life of people and activities.… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Introverts almost never cause me trouble and are usually much better at what they do than extroverts. Extroverts are too busy slapping… — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Introverts are naturally more sensitive because they don’t need a ton of dopamine, the “feel-good” neurotransmitter that your brain produces in response… — Sophia Amoruso Copy Share Image
Love is essential; gregariousness is optional. Cherish your nearest and dearest. Work with colleagues you like and respect. Scan new acquaintances for… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“It’s not always so easy, it turns out, to identify your core personal projects. And it can be especially tough for introverts,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“For Introverts, the inner world--the world of ideas--is what they think of as the real world. It's where the real action is… — Anne Bogel Copy Share Image
This friend of mine said he was surprised to find that - I don't think it's quite a majority - a bigger… — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
“An introverted woman spends hours contemplating a thought or observing a pattern in her life. She turns it over in her mind… — Adam McHugh Copy Share Image
“Introverts typically . . . • Process information internally. It is normal for them to continuously contemplate, generate, circulate, evaluate, question, and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“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… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“I think most people live in a reality that I left a long time ago.” — Mr. Joshua Shaw Copy Share Image
“Introverts can leverage their unique strengths to build a powerful personal brand.” — Goldie Chan Copy Share Image
“Beware of those who don't fight back. Sooner or later, they will.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
