"In our society, the ideal self is bold,……" — Susan Cain
"In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who's comfortable 'putting himself out there."
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125 Quotes by Susan Cain
Susan Cain has 125 quotes on this site.
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The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.
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In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals - we are constantly exhorting people to "come out of their…
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Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything…
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they…
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We put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking.
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Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were…
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[Introverts,] the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all…
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The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to…
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Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they…
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I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing ... I like to think before I speak (softly).
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You're told that you're in your head too much, a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or…
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There are only a few people out there who can completely overcome their fears, and they all live in Tibet.
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I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.
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True enthusiasm is a fine feeling whose flash I admire where-ever I see it.
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Men can absent themselves from real life for their art more easily. Women are anchored into the quotidian business of…
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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it…
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