Most people in politics draw energy from backslapping and shaking hands and all that. I draw energy from discussing ideas. — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
“We have created youth ministry that confuses extroversion with faithfulness. We have effectively communicated to young people that sincerely following Jesus is… — James K.A. Smith Copy Share Image
“He was a strange mix--congenial but reserved in a way that told you being friendly was an act of will.” — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd.” — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
“Odd how six people could be a crowd when she lived daily among millions.” — Isabel Cooper Copy Share Image
“Secondly, extroverts often incorrectly assume that introverts are suffering. Introverts internalize problems; we like to take things inside and work on them… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Not only has volume been ratcheted up but expectations have, too. Quiet success--painting a picture, writing a poem, writing an algorithm--is all… — Sophia Dembling Copy Share Image
“How do we maintain integrity as introverts, and at the same time allow our natural extroverted tendencies to emerge? The answer: organically.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
The physical basis for sociopathy is approximately 50 percent inheritable, which sounds more dramatic than it probably is, because most personality characteristics… — Martha Stout Copy Share Image
“How intense can be the longing to escape from the emptiness and dullness of human verbosity, to take refuge in nature, apparently… — Boris Pasternak Copy Share Image
“Recognition is what you feel when a friend sums up exactly what you’re feeling, when an author gives you the right words,… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“When introverts sense invasion, we instinctively shut down to protect our inner resources. But in doing so, we lose access to ourselves.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“because Saleem was louder about Islam than I was, he was considered more of a man.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The end of the world: the wholesale internal introversion upon itself of the noosphere, which has simultaneously reached the uttermost limit of… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
“But the most important thing to know about being an introvert is that there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re not broken because… — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
“...according to the prevailing extroversion assumption, inviting you is a nice gesture, and pressuring you is a compliment—an indication that you are… — Laurie Helgoe 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
When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Any human companionship, even the dearest and most perfect, would have been alien to her then. She was sufficient unto herself, needing… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“I’m not so sure that live is always better. It is part of the extrovert assumption to value interaction over inner action.… — Laurie Helgoe 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
