"you once said to would like to sit……" — Susan Cain
"you once said to would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen in that case I could not write at all. For writing means revealing one self to excess; that utmost of self-revelation and surrender, in which a human being, when involved with others, would feel he was losing himself, and from which, therefore, he will always shrink as long as he is in his right mind...That is why one can never be alone enough when one writes, why there can never be enough silence around one when one writes, why even night is not night enough."
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125 Quotes by Susan Cain
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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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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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