Susan Cain Quotes

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• The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk. Use your natural powers -- of persistence, concentration, and insight -- to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems. make art, think deeply.

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  Art, Thinking, Persistence

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.264, Broadway Books

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• So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don't let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy depth, don't force yourself to seek breadth. If you prefer single-tasking to multi-tasking, stick to your guns. Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.

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  Gun, Race, Giving

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.173, Broadway Books

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• 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 is not.

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  Environment, Painful, Shyness

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.19, Penguin UK

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• There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

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  Volleyball, Zero, Motivation

  "The Power of Introverts". TED Talk, www.ted.com. February 2012.

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• Everyone shines, given the right lighting.

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  Shining, Introvert, Given

  "Seen but not heard: the introverts in our classrooms" by Genevieve White, www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2012.

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• Solitude matters. And for some people it's the air they breathe.

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  Air, People, Solitude

  "Introverts run the world -- quietly" by Susan Cain, www.cnn.com. March 18, 2012.

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• Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.

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  Solitude, Innovation, Introvert

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.74, Broadway Books

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• We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.

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  Running, Personality, Leader

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.55, Broadway Books

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• 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. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.

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  Strong, Party, Home

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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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  Thinking, Substance, Too Much

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.52, Broadway Books

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

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  Thinking, Needs, Introvert

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.255, Broadway Books

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• 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 the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man's world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are. Extroversion is an enormously appealing personality style, but we've turned it into an oppressive standard to which most of us feel we must conform.

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  Cousin, Disappointment, Class

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.12, Penguin UK

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• we have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally

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  Two, Use, Ears

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• The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a presence online and then extend these relationships into the real world.

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  Real, Thinking, Hands

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.63, Broadway Books

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• When you're more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that's huge.

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  People, Worry, Messages

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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 maybe there's another word for such people: thinkers.

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  People, Phrases, Diners

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.7, Broadway Books

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• The next time you see a person with a composed face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the power of quiet.

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  Voice, Design, Mind

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.266, Broadway Books

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• Figure out what you are meant to contribute to the world and make sure you contribute it. If this requires public speaking or networking or other activities that make you uncomfortable, do them anyway. But accept that they're difficult, get the training you need to make them easier, and reward yourself when you're done.

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  Training, Networking, Needs

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.264, Broadway Books

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• Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.

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  Keys, Decision, Solitude

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• Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to.

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  Motivation, Inspiration, Spotlight

  "The Power of Introverts". Ted Talk, www.ted.com. February 2012.

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• There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.

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  Courageous, Speak, Conviction

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.129, Broadway Books

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• The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting.

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  Secret, Life Is, Lighting

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.264, Broadway Books

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• Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.

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  Giving, Rewards, Way

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.173, Broadway Books

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• .. it makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading intiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack of interest in dominating social situations, introverts are more likely to hear and implement suggestions. Having benefited from the talents of their followers, they are then likely to motivate them to be even more proactive. Introverted leaders create a virtious circle of proactivity.

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  Circles, Leader, Suggestions

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• I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing... I like to think before I speak (softly).

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  Reading, Thinking, Talking

  "Susan Cain: Quiet revolutionary". Speaker profile at TED.com, February 2012.

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