"Many people believe that introversion is about being……" — Susan Cain
"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 would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers."
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Susan Cain
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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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More Antisocial Quotes
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one of 45 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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'Grand Theft Auto', in its deification of antisocial behavior, is where I heap the most of my scorn.
— Nolan Bushnell
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More non-fringe, non-radical homosexuals emerge into public view every day. As the stereotype of the homosexual as antisocial deviant crumbles,…
— Jonathan Rauch
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In the old days, words like sin and Satan had a moral certitude. Today, they're replaced with self-help jargon, words…
— Don Henley
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These data suggest very strongly that participating in the playing of violent video games by children and youth increase aggressive…
— Leland Yee
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Imaginative writing has always been a solitary and indeed a somewhat antisocial activity. Apprenticeship existed, no doubt, but it was…
— Madison Smartt Bell
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To bring into the world an unwanted human being is as antisocial an act as murder.
— Gore Vidal
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After an hour or two of being socially on, we introverts need to turn off and recharge ... This isn't…
— Jonathan Rauch
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There are souls that are incurable and lost to the rest of society. Deprive them of one means of folly,…
— Antonin Artaud
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It is impossible to think of Howard Hughes without seeing the apparently bottomless gulf between what we say we want…
— Joan Didion
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Tangier is one of the few places left in the world where, so long as you don't proceed to robbery,…
— William S. Burroughs
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When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is 'The Antisocial Diet.' I don't go to…
— Jason Statham
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I’m on the benevolent side of antisocial. I don’t mind people, but I’d prefer not to have a lot of…
— J R Ward
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