Introverts Quotes

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured...Spend your free the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to.

~ Susan Cain

Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.

~ Criss Jami

There's a difference between preferring books to parties and preferring sixteen cats to seeing the light of day.

~ Lauren Morrill

He was always seeking for a meaning in life, and here it seemed to him that a meaning was offered; but it was obscure and vague . . . He saw what looked like the truth as by flashes of lightening on a dark, stormy night you might see a mountain range. He seemed to see that a man need not leave his life to chance, but that his will was powerful; he seemed to see that self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion; he seemed to see that the inward life might be as manifold, as varied, as rich with experience, as the life of one who conquered realms and explored unknown lands.

~ W. Somerset Maugham

God has always been about the business of shattering expectations, and in our culture, the standards of leadership are extroverted. It perfectly follows the biblical trend that God would choose the unexpected and the culturally unfit - like introverts - to lead his church for the sake of greater glory.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

A Manifesto for Introverts1. There's a word for 'people who are in their heads too much': thinkers.2. Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.3. The next generation of quiet kids can and must be raised to know their own strengths.4. Sometimes it helps to be a pretend extrovert. There will always be time to be quiet later.5. But in the long run, staying true to your temperament is key to finding work you love and work that matters.6. One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.7. It's OK to cross the street to avoid making small talk.8. 'Quiet leadership' is not an oxymoron.9. Love is essential; gregariousness is optional.10. 'In a gentle way, you can shake the world.' -Mahatma Gandhi

~ Susan Cain

The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings.

~ Susan Cain

Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. Introverts, gratified that other people are initiating with them, can easily get caught in these exhausting and unsatisfying relationships.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

When introverts go to church, we crave sanctuary in every sense of the word, as we flee from the disorienting distractions of twenty-first-century life. We desire to escape from superficial relationships, trivial communications and the constant noise that pervade our world, and find rest in the probing depths of God's love.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

Introverts don’t see life as one big cocktail party. We’re content with just a few meaningful relationships.

~ Jenn Granneman

Introverted seekers need introverted evangelists. It's not that extroverts can't communicate the gospel, either verbally or nonverbally, in ways that introverts find appealing, it's that introverted seekers need to know and see that it's possible to lead the Christian life as themselves. It's imperative for them to understand that becoming a Christian is not tantamount with becoming an extrovert.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

The verbal tool of exploring mystery together is not confrontation or preaching but dialogue. We subject ourselves to the same questions we pose to others, and as we traverse them together, we may arrive at surprising conclusions we could never have reached when simply trying to defeat one another's logic. Our questions are open ended, granting the other person the freedom to respond or not to respond. The questions stick with us, even haunt us, long after we ask them, and we await insight together. The process is more important than an immediate decision.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

Time and again I hear how important the darker environment is to those at our vintage-faith worship gathering. Attenders feel they can freely pray in a corner by themselves without feeling that everyone is staring at them.

~ Dan Kimball

In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.

~ Criss Jami

When you fail to tap into your wellsprings of inner strength due totoxic habits, environments or people, you wind up feeling trapped, stranded and unhappy. You end up in soulless jobs, destructive relationships and empty friendships. Most of all, youfind yourself unsatisfied with who you are, and you often become your own worst enemy,perpetuating the cycles of pain, anger and fear within you – like I did

~ Aletheia Luna

Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd.

~ Jenn Granneman

Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home.

~ Jenn Granneman

In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own images.

~ Adam S. Mchugh

The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all.

~ Anneli Rufus

He always thinks because I'm reading, I'm not doing anything. There is no greater plague to an introvert than the extroverted.

~ Pierce Brown

His habit of reading isolated him: it became such a need that after being in company for some time he grew tired and restless ...

~ W. Somerset Maugham

It needs strength to stay silent, but it needs courage to confide in somebody.

~ Namrata Kumari

The limited circle is pure.

~ Franz Kafka

Woe to him who offends a patient man who has just reached his limit.

~ Joyce Rachelle

If personal space is vital to creativity, so is freedom from peer pressure.

~ Susan Cain

We can't underestimate the value of silence. We need to create ourselves, need to spend time alone. If you don't, you risk not knowing yourself and not realizing your dreams.

~ Jewel

I love introverts. They don't waste words. Excessive extroverts can be very wasteful. I don't trust them in any kind of intricate or delicate matter.

~ Alexei Maxim Russell

It was words and reading that had made me quiet, and being quiet had made me a mark.

~ Charles M. Blow

Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can.

~ Susan Cain

Life isn't about just talking, it's about thinking too.

~ Marie Symeou

The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.

~ Susan Cain

People who are drawn to journalism are usually people who, because of their cynicism or emotional detachment or reserve or whatever, are incapable of being anything but witnesses to events. Something prevents them from becoming involved, committed, and allows them to remain separate.

~ Nora Ephron

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!

~ Adam S. Mchugh

Extroverts are more likely to take a quick-and-dirty approach to problem-solving, trading accuracy for speed, making increasing numbers of mistakes as they go, and abandoning ship altogether when the problem seems too difficult or frustrating. Introverts think before they act, digest information thoroughly, stay on task longer, give up less easily, and work more accurately. Introverts and extroverts also direct their attention differently: if you leave them to their own devices, the introverts tend to sit around wondering about things, imagining things, recalling events from their past, and making plans for the future. The extroverts are more likely to focus on what's happening around them. It's as if extroverts are seeing what is while their introverted peers are asking what if.

~ Susan Cain

Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.

~ Joyce Rachelle

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.

~ Ariel Gore

The rest were nondescript, as yet undifferentiated—yet nondescripts, thought Harriet, were the most difficult of all human beings to analyze. You scarcely knew they were there, until—bang! Something quite unexpected blew up like a depth charge and left you marveling, to collect strange floating debris.

~ Dorothy L. Sayers

Introverts 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.

~ Susan Cain