Introversion Quotes

26 quotes by 9 authors

The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness. — Susan Cain
Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity. — Pearl S. Buck
Quiet is might. Solitude is strength. Introversion is power. — Laurie Helgoe
The end of the world: the wholesale internal introversion upon itself of the noosphere, which has simultaneously reached the uttermost limit of its complexity and… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
The young men were born with knives in their brain, a tendency to introversion, self-dissection, anatomizing of motives. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The juvenile delinquent does not feel his disturbed personality. The intelligent man does not feel his intelligence or the introvert his introversion. — B.F. Skinner
Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they… — Susan Cain
Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree. — Susan Cain
A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed somewhere between disappointment… — Susan Cain
All personality traits have their good side and their bad side. But for a long time, we've seen introversion only through its negative side and… — Susan Cain
We have a two-tier class system when it comes to personality style. To devalue introversion is a waste of talent, energy and happiness. — Susan Cain
...I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength. I have such a strong inner life that Iâ€™m never bored and only occasionally lonely. No… — Susan Cain
It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world. — Susan Cain
We donâ€™t ask why God chose as his prophet a stutterer with a public speaking phobia. But we should. The book of Exodus is short… — Susan Cain
Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas.… — Susan Cain
His retreat into himself is not a final renunciation of the world, but a search for quietude, where alone it is possible for him to… — Carl Jung
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 in… — Susan Cain
Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured. — Susan Cain
Most people in politics draw energy from backslapping and shaking hands and all that. I draw energy from discussing ideas. — Al Gore
Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion… — Susan Cain

Who Wrote These Introversion Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 26 Introversion Quotes as follows: