Alphas Quote by Susan Cain

“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 under the…

— Susan Cain

Introversion - along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness - is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology.

— Susan Cain

Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity.

— Pearl S. Buck

The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.

— Susan Cain

“According to Free Trait Theory, we are born and culturally endowed with certain personality traits—introversion, for example—but we can and do act out of…

— Susan Cain

Introversion, when embraced, is a wellspring of riches. It took me years to acknowledge this simple reality, to claim my home, and to value…

— Laurie Helgoe

In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly…

— Susan Cain

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

— Susan Cain

Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.

— Laurie Helgoe

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

“...the results have consistently suggested that introversion and extroversion, like other major personality traits such as agreeableness and conscientiousness, are about 40 to 50 percent heritable.”

— Susan Cain

“Introverts are often caught between the need to create a persona in order to relate to others and the need to stay true to…

— Lenore Thomson