“ Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generati...
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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.
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Im a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because Im an introvert in a very glamorous world.
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All sorrow has its root in man's inability to sit quiet in a room by himself.
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When a quiet introvert talks, heads turn, and that's power.
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Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed by too much of it, which explains why the introvert is ready to leave a party after an hour and the extravert gains steam as the night goes on.
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For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
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For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self-expression. When a song moves you, a writer “gets" you, or a theory enlightens you—you and its creator are connecting in a realm beyond sight or speech.
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Introverts are more effective leaders of proactive employees. When you have a creative, energetic work force, an introvert is going to draw out that energy better.
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I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.
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Introverts paradoxically pull away from culture and create culture.
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For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.
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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.
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An introverted, bookish child, with a mass of complexes and her head full of crazy ideals and a childish faith in the beautiful prince who was searching for and would surely find her.
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Introverts think carefully before they speak. We can be excellent public speakers because we prepare carefully.
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Introverts dislike small talk, but we are fluent in the language of ideas and dreams.
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Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.
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Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration. They’re relatively immune to the lures of wealth and fame.
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The only thing a true introvert dislikes more than talking about himself is repeating himself.
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Introverts process information internally, and we don't like to express our thoughts until they are fully formed.
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It was words and reading that had made me quiet, and being quiet had made me a mark.
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Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.
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What we share as introverts is the love of ideas and the desire to explore them with minimal interruption. We want and need input, but we'd rather get it through reading, research, and rich conversation than through unfiltered talk.
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Introverts are generally more sensitive to low-intensity stimuli - they are mentally alerted to inputs that extroverts may miss.
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Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can.
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An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
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Introverts often feel more freedom in worship services that feature traditional liturgy than they do in ones that feature more open, informal, unstructured styles of worship. Introverts often appreciate the depth of liturgical prayers and hymns, as well as the rich symbolism that fill traditional churches.
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I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.
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When someone speaks to an introvert, her brain responds with a high level of activity. It is as if several lights start flashing on a control panel.
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Introverts are dependent on their own inside noise, extroverts are dependent of outside noise. The outputs are dependent on quality of those noise.
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She might be a little introverted, livelier of movement than of conversation, neither bashful nor forward, with a soul that seemed submerged, but in a radiant moistness. Opalescent on the surface but translucent in her depths.
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Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.
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Introverts often assume what's inside is visible on the outside. We don't have to invent or fake the emotion; we just need to allow it to be seen!
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The last introvert in a world of extroverts. Silence: my response to both emptiness and saturation. But silence frightens people. I had to learn how to talk. Out of politeness.
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When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors!
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A lot of good actors tend to be quite introverted as people.
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Introverts don’t get lonely if they don’t socialize with a lot of people, but we do get lonely if we don’t have intimate interactions on a regular basis.
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A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.
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Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you 'too much' in some ways and 'not enough' in others.
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Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.
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Introverts, the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all possible journeys and the courage to speak softly.
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Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.
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Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it.
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I think the best thing I have is the introvert's ability to listen when you're working on something as complicated as this and you have to really be aware of everyone's specialized skills.
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When you’re an introvert like me and you’ve been lonely for a while, and then you find someone who understands you, you become really attached to them. It’s a real release.
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Quiet people have the loudest minds.
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When an introvert is quiet, don't assume he is depressed, snobbish or socially deficient.
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Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.
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A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is perfectly content on her own.
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I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert.
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