Susan Cain Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who's comfortable 'putting himself out there.'”

“The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.”

“I'm insatiably curious about human nature. I feel very lucky that as a writer I get to learn so much about it just to do my job right.”

“As a parent, if give yourself what you need, your children will watch you doing that and will give themselves what they need.”

“Even when the attention focused on me is positive, I am uncomfortable being looked at by a lot of people - it's just not my natural state of being.”

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

“Many introverts feel there's something wrong with them, and try to pass as extroverts. But whenever you try to pass as something you're not, you lose a part of yourself along the way. You especially lose a sense of how to spend your time.”

“I actually find extroversion to be a really appealing personality style.”

“I'm insatiably curious about human nature.”

“Your tendency to be inward-directed or outward-directed is huge; it governs every part of the way you live and work and love.”