Quiet Quotes

“We like to think that we value individuality, but all too often we admire one type of individual—the kind who’s comfortable “putting himself out there.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Galen’s Prophecy,”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Nossa percepção é de que pessoas falantes são mais inteligentes que as quietas — apesar de notas, resultados de vestibular e testes de inteligência revelarem que essa percepção é equivocada.”
― Susan Cain, O poder dos quietos: Como os tímidos e introvertidos podem mudar um mundo que não para de falar

“Os introvertidos também não são necessariamente tímidos. Timidez é o medo da desaprovação social e da humilhação, enquanto a introversão é a preferência por ambientes que não sejam estimulantes demais. A timidez é inerentemente dolorosa; a introversão, não.”
― Susan Cain, O poder dos quietos: Como os tímidos e introvertidos podem mudar um mundo que não para de falar

“The word personality didn’t exist in English until the eighteenth century,”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“We might call this the “rubber band theory” of personality. We are like rubber bands at rest. We are elastic and can stretch ourselves, but only so much.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“It suggests that when it comes time to make group decisions, extroverts would do well to listen to introverts—especially when they see problems ahead.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“If this is true—if solitude is an important key to creativity—then we might all want to develop a taste for it. We’d want to teach our kids to work independently.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“iatrogenic”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Second, pay attention to the work you gravitate to.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“The book of Exodus is short on explication, but its stories suggest that introversion plays yin to the yang of extroversion; that the medium is not always the message; and that people followed Moses because his words were thoughtful, not because he spoke them well.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“we revere our founding fathers precisely because they were loudmouths on the subject of freedom: Give me liberty or give me death!”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“But does it always make sense to equate leadership with hyper-extroversion?”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“When someone asks us “How are things?” we may give a throwaway answer, but our true response is a function of how well our core personal projects are going.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“If “fast” and “slow” animals had parties, writes the evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson, “some of the fasts would bore everyone with their loud conversation, while others would mutter into their beer that they don’t get any respect.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“A shy man no doubt dreads the notice of strangers, but can hardly be said to be afraid of them. He may be as bold as a hero in battle, and yet have no self-confidence about trifles in the presence of strangers. —CHARLES DARWIN”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn’t soothe anger; it fuels it.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Probably the most common—and damaging—misunderstanding about personality type is that introverts are antisocial and extroverts are pro-social.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“This theory of extroversion is still young, and it is not absolute.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“evangelical churches often make extroversion a prerequisite for leadership, sometimes explicitly. “The priest must be … an extrovert who enthusiastically engages members and newcomers, a team player,” reads an ad for a position as associate rector of a 1,400-member parish.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“EVER TRIED SELLING YOURSELF TO YOU? A FAVORABLE FIRST IMPRESSION IS THE GREATEST SINGLE FACTOR IN BUSINESS OR SOCIAL SUCCESS.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“What's so magical about solitude? In many fields, it's only when you're alone that you can engage in deliberate practice. This is the key to exceptional achievement.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“seem to need people as a forum to fill needs for social impact, just as a general needs soldiers to fill his or her need to lead,”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“At the university level, introversion predicts academic performance better than cognitive ability.”
― Susan Cain , Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Here’s one answer: social media has made new forms of leadership possible for scores of people who don’t fit the Harvard Business School mold.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“is a famously introverted nation. Finnish joke: How can you tell if a Finn likes you? He’s staring at your shoes instead of his own.)”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“aggression—Emily is uncomfortable with anger—but”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“feel like I have to play a role.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“frustrated by the superficiality of dining-hall conversation,”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking