“Where else but cyberspace does the introvert have the opportunity to start in our comfort zone of written communication and talk later?” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward. — Michael Bergin Copy Share Image
I do know that I need solitude, not only to write but to nourish myself (being, like most writers, an introvert) so… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I get a lot of letters from introverts asking how they can meet people. The key is to make sure that you… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Im a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because Im an introvert in a very glamorous world. — Deepika Padukone Copy Share Image
Most inventors and engineers I've met are like me. They're shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them… — Steve Wozniak Copy Share Image
“Abbey relaxed, grateful not only that someone had thought to throw a party for her, but that she had been able to… — Emily Ann Benedict Copy Share Image
I have a Twitter profile, but I avoid red carpets and all that kind of stuff. I'd rather no one talk about… — Greg Berlanti 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
Alone, even doing nothing, you do not waste your time. You do, almost always, in company. No encounter with yourself can be… — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
“Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. Introverts,… — Adam S. McHugh 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
“While extroverts tend to attain leadership in public domains, introverts tend to attain leadership in theoretical and aesthetic fields. Outstanding introverted leaders,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I just have a hard time with small talk. My friend Jocelyn says I'm too quiet, but I'm really not quiet. I… — Lauren Barnholdt Copy Share Image
“To sell successfully, you don't have to be aggressive. You don't need to be anything other than you. You just need to… — Matthew Pollard Copy Share Image
“you don’t have to transform yourself into an extrovert to succeed in life, or work. As an introvert, what works for you… — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner… — Alan Ladd Copy Share Image
“Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a… — Jon Rauch Copy Share Image
“A rumor is a social cancer: it is difficult to contain and it rots the brains of the masses. However, the real… — Criss Jami 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
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
“In cyberspace, the rules of engagement favor introvert. We can connect while remaining alone. We can read and write rather than talk.… — Laurie A. Helgoe Copy Share Image
I'm very honest in my music and I'm often asked to explain the lyrics; as an introvert, I find that quite hard.… — Natasha Bedingfield Copy Share Image
Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
“It’s important to cultivate friendships. Whether you are an extrovert or an introvert, as a human you are a social being. For… — Susan Barbara Apollon Copy Share Image
“where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Our place on this continuum influences our choice of friends and mates, and how we… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I guess they say that you can find out if you're an extravert or an introvert by how you recharge yourself and… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
For an interesting nonfiction read, I really enjoyed 'Quiet' by Susan Cain. I read it with my husband, who is a true… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
While there are relatively few extreme introverts or extroverts, most of us lean in one direction or the other. If we lean… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
“When I’m introduced to a woman for the first time, I always say the same thing. I say, “Hi, I’m Jarod, and… — Jarod Kintz 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
Theatre is something that keeps me very alert, and I am actively creating whether I am on stage or directing. In films,… — Kalki Koechlin Copy Share Image
“An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn’t interest her. But for her, the event does… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Agreeable people are warm, supportive, and loving; personality psychologists have found that if you sit them down in front of a computer… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Although my sister, Liz, is socially engaging and very confident with people, she tends to more of an introvert. She generates energy… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Although most introverts seek time alone as an alternative to people and competition, solitude is a power source for the introvert. And… — Laurie Helgoe 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
“Many shy people turn inward, partly as a refuge from the socializing that causes them such anxiety. And many introverts are shy,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
