Introvert Quotes - Page 10

• I just have a hard time with small talk. My friend Jocelyn says I'm too quiet, but I'm really not quiet. I just tend to come across that way to new people because I don't like to talk first. What if the other person doesn't want to be bothered?

  Lauren Barnholdt

  Hard Times, People, What If

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• But looking back, the fact was that I had a couple of big hits too quickly and it was simply too much for an introvert like me to handle.

  Paula Cole

  Couple, Too Much, Facts

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• I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up.

  Ingrid Bergman

  Lions, Shut Up, Shyness

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

  Agatha Christie

  Murder Mysteries, Literature, Quiet

  Agatha Christie (1971). “And Then There Were None”

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• Finding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important.

  Mariel Hemingway

  Time, Thinking, Important

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• If the extrovert is trying to "cheer up" the introvert - extroverts are programmed to seek social rewards! - he or she may feel like a failure if the introvert remains unmoved.

  Laurie Helgoe

  Cheer, Trying, May

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Lonely, Halloween, Fall

  Henry David Thoreau, Laura Ross (2009). “Walden, Or, Life in the Woods: Bold-faced Ideas for Living a Truly Transcendent Life”, p.50, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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• Extroverts never understand introverts, and it was like that in school days.

  Neil Peart

  School, Extroverts, School Days

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• If the extrovert watches and listens a bit more, the introvert's true mood will become more evident.

  Laurie Helgoe

  Watches, Extroverts, Mood

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• The inquiry "who am I" turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.

  Ramana Maharshi

  Yoga, Mind, Inquiry

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• Writing is something you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don't wanna make eye contact while telling it

  John Green

  Writing, Eye, Stories

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• I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone.

  Marilynne Robinson

  Loneliness, Being Alone, Personality

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• Beware of those who seek constant crowds; they are nothing alone.

  Charles Bukowski

  Crowds, Constant

  Charles Bukowski (2012). “The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993”, p.149, Canongate Books

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• Aside from that i’m an introvert and i’m a quiet person. The benefit of that is I listen. It’s not like my mouth is open and I broadcast everything and i’m drowning everyone out. When I’m listening to the incredible artists I work with and i’m hearing their specialised advice on what they would do with something then we can, all together, as a big collaborative group, all work together to achieve something together.

  Jennifer Yuh Nelson

  Artist, Advice, Listening

  "The Women of “Kung Fu Panda 3”: Girlpower in the World of Animation" by Leslie Combemale, www.indiewire.com. February 1, 2016.

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• Introvert conversations are like jazz, where each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo. And like jazz, once we get going, we can play all night. Extrovert conversations are more like tennis matches, where thoughts are batted back and forth, and players need to be ready to respond. Introverts get winded pretty quickly.

  Laurie Helgoe

  Nice, Player, Night

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• There are a lot of people out there who are exactly half extrovert and half introvert and they love to be extroverts as long as they have enough time to go off and figure it all out.

  Dar Williams

  Long, People, Enough Time

  Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. November 3, 2016.

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

  Laurie Helgoe

  Ideas, Solitude, Passionate

  "Interview With Dr. Laurie Helgoe, Author of Introvert Power". Interview with Sophia Dembling, www.psychologytoday.com. September 4, 2009.

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• Some people are introverts and if they don't have enough time for themselves, they don't feel right. And extroverts don't feel right with too much alone time. There are those who need walks in nature or they feel depressed. Your linchpin is the pin that makes the wheel go. If you lose it, the wheel falls apart.

  Agapi Stassinopoulos

  Fall, People, Extroverts

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them.

  Susan Cain

  Public Speaking, Speaking In Public, Comfortable

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• A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.

  Laurie Helgoe

  Feelings, Thumbs, Environment

  Laurie A Helgoe (2013). “Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength”, p.185, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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• I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts.

  Susan Cain

  People, Extroverts, Amazed

  ""Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," by Susan Cain". Interview with Jeff Glor, www.cbsnews.com. January 26, 2012.

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• I'm really an inner spirit that only makes itself known through the music. A lot of people think I'm an introvert, or quiet and moody. I've even heard some people say that there's a certain mystery or darkness about me. I'm not that way. I'm just really into what I do.

  Faith Evans

  Thinking, People, Darkness

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• I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.

  Jessica Brown Findlay

  Strong, Roles, Female

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves. Even our willingness to look at ourselves critically is often helpful.But, we can go too far. We can hoard responsibility and overlook the role others play. We can kick ourselves when we're down. How many times have you felt lousy about something, only to get mad at yourself for feeling lousy?

  Laurie Helgoe

  Responsibility, Worst Enemy, Play

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• The emphasis is on community, on participating in more and more programs and events, on meeting more and more people. It’s a constant tension for many introverts that they’re not living that out. And in a religious world, there’s more at stake when you feel that tension. It doesn’t feel like ‘I’m not doing as well as I’d like.’ It feels like ‘God isn’t pleased with me.’ 

  Susan Cain

  Religious, People, Community

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.66, Broadway Books

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