Introvert Quotes

It's not like I'm an introvert. You get to know me, I can have a conversation with you. But in front of the media, I'm probably more of a quiet guy. ~ Derrek Lee

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. ~ Laurie Helgoe

See the sales process for what it is-- a big assembly line. ~ Matthew Pollard

I'm very honest in my music and I'm often asked to explain the lyrics; as an introvert, I find that quite hard. And I always wear high heels on stage, which can be painful. ~ Natasha Bedingfield

Hiding your introversion is a bad idea because introversion itself is not a problem. It only causes problems if different needs affect factored into a burgeoning relationship and handled with respect and understanding. No doubt introversion-related issues will come up over time in a long-term relationship
healthy relationships are fluid and ever changing
but if you start out being honest with yourself and the other person, you will have built a foundation for later adaptation, compromise, and mutual comfort and happinesses. ~ Sophia Dembling

Alone, even doing nothing, you do not waste your time. You do, almost always, in company. No encounter with yourself can be altogether sterile: Something necessarily emerges, even if only the hope of some day meeting yourself again. ~ Emil Cioran

The idea that you are not good enough and that people will not like you is something that has been ingrained into your mind over many years. You have hundreds of experiences that you can call up as evidence of the fact that people will not like you -- and that things will not turn out well. These ideas are incredibly convincing. They compel us to hesitate, to shy away, and to avoid the situations -- and people -- that we find frightening. This sets up a reinforcing cycle, where we avoid reaching out, don't get good responses from others as a result, and then gain further evidence that we are not worthy.

In order to truly overcome your social anxiety at a deep, gut level, you must repeatedly take bold action. It is only through trying something new, and with a different perspective, that you learn to see the world and the people around you in a different light. ~ Aziz Gazipura

Figure out what you are meant to contribute to the world and make sure you contribute it. If this requires public speaking or networking or other activities that make you uncomfortable, do them anyway. But accept that they're difficult, get the training you need to make them easier, and reward yourself when you're done. ~ Susan Cain

Some people are so self-conscious that they are unable to make eye contact for longer than a second, even when they are wearing dark sunglasses. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Introverts think about more than just being introverts. ~ Oliver Markus Malloy

(Taking shelter in bathrooms is a surprisingly common phenomenon, as you probably know if you're an introvert. ~ Susan Cain

Beware of those that seek constant crowds. they are nothing alone. ~ Charles Bukowski

You should never have to feel inauthentic or deceptive to succeed in business. ~ Matthew Pollard

But she'd been wrong about Vig. He wasn't broken. He wasn't destroyed by a cruel society.
He was just an introvert with an aversion to shaving.
And he liked her.
Liked her, liked her. ~ Shelly Laurenston

I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength. I have such a strong inner life that I'm never bored and only occasionally lonely. No matter what mayhem is happening around me, I know I can always turn inward. ~ Susan Cain

Everyone wanted to get a better look at the princess. Her parents were used to interacting with their kingdom, but at eighteen, she had only recently been invited to join them on official outings.
Truth be told, she still preferred to live life in the shadows, but duty called. ~ Jen Calonita

People in large quantities are terrible. ~ Catherine Lacey

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

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

Sensitivity and strength of will are not a simple combination. ~ Karl Ove Knausgaard

I'm an introvert at heart ... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me. ~ Roy Rogers

She didn't realize she was in a prison until she collided with the bars. ~ Joyce Rachelle

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant. ~ Alberto Tomba

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. ~ Bell Hooks

Some people think the real them is whoever they are when they're not around other people. ~ Garth Risk Hallberg

Living without personal boundaries is like trying to hold my breath and gasp for air, at the same time, it doesn't work. My introverted nature requires solitary sanctuary, to breathe. My internal batteries need time to recharge if i am to give from a place of abundance. ~ Jaeda DeWalt

I'm an introvert.
If your party isn't better
than the one in my head,
I'm not interested. ~ John Mark Green

I was a total introvert who did not belong in public. It was my service to everyone. ~ Tiffany King

Being an introvert is a tricky thing. You have tons of stuff you want to say, that might even be the right thing to say, but you find you can barely open your mouth to mutter a meager "hey, guys," without thinking it through ten times ~ Mary E. Twomey

There is such a thing as a shy extrovert. People think extroverts are all loud and mouthy, like Rebecca Forman, but that's not true. The definitions of extrovert and introvert have do with how you process the world and from where you draw your energy. I'm shy, but I process my world by talking about it. Which makes me an extrovert. But I don't talk about it with just anyone. I have to talk about it with Zoe. ~ Wendy Wunder

I walked to my window. It's pirch-dark outside. For the most part, I've always preffered night to day. At night, it's okay to be hunkered down in your house. During the day, people expect you to be out and about. You can start to feel pretty guilty about wasting so much time indoors. ~ Val Emmich

The one who would understand me is equally shy to start a conversation. ~ Akash Mandal

Say "Hi" first. If there's anything I've learned, it's that if you want to talk to someone, talk to them. go out on a limb. Do not wait for them to talk to you first because, odds are, they're waiting for the same thing. ~ Daniela Karpenos

It's okay to be an introvert. The unknown and the quiet are beautiful. ~ Nitya Prakash

Mom always says to leave him alone, that he's an introvert and he needs to get his energy from a quiet place inside himself and that she can relate. I think he gets his energy from paint fumes and really good wee. ~ Carrie Firestone

Broad minded people dream bigger, they are very keen to meet others and share their dreams. It doesn't matter if you are an introvert, extrovert, what colour you are or what gender you are. Their mission is to offload what's inside of them and leave footprints wherever they go. These are called the world impactors. ~ Euginia Herlihy

She'd explained that I was an extrovert, and extroverts got their energy from being around other people. She was an introvert, and introverts got their energy from being by themselves. She needed to go home, be by herself, ~ Jennifer Echols

He was like an extrovert who wanted to be an introvert, a very social guy who wanted to be a loner, a lucky person who would have preferred to be unlucky. An optimist posing as a pessimist, hoping people will take heed. It wasn't until the Iraq War and the end of his life that he became sincerely gloomy. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

For the to see you shine, you must stay far way, for you are like the sun; when you're too close, your light make them blind. And when you're too far, they seek you. So let them seek you. They're getting your light regardless, but appreciating your presence is different from recognizing your existence. If they don't appreciate your presence, they may never recognize your absence. ~ Najwa Zebian

I'll read my books and I'll drink coffee and I'll listen to music, and I'll bolt the door.
( A Boy in France : Saturday Evening Post CCXVII, March 31, 1945) ~ J.D. Salinger

Isolated and withdrawn,
Crowded room, but she was alone.
Like a seashell,
Her body was there,
Her soul was gone. ~ Khadidja Megaache

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

How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here for ever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself. ~ Virginia Woolf

Trust: it's the basis of everything else. ~ Matthew Pollard

It was always that way for me. After I opened myself to someone, I needed a few minutes to close down again, to restore my sense of privacy. ~ Dia Reeves

From the outside looking in, i think my life would appear very isolated, occupying a huge empty space, with hollow-sounding, emotional echoes. But in reality, this solitary sanctuary i inhabit, allows my artistic nature to sing at the top of its lungs. My feelings have the space they need to breathe. And my art can gain the momentum, it requires, to bubble up to the surface of consciousness. For me, creativity is a chaotic and quiet hybrid, an entity that seeks a safe place to call home. ~ Jaeda DeWalt

Ah, yes, the mix tape. The mating call of the introvert. ~ Sophia Dembling

I think I'm a weird combination of deeply introverted and very daring. I can feel both those things working. ~ Helen Hunt

Odd how six people could be a crowd when she lived daily among millions. ~ Isabel Cooper

To be fair, I spend most days living inside my head--hoping that when I finally open my mouth or put pen to paper, what comes out will matter. ~ Ryan J. Pemberton

For the introvert, as for the flâneur, observing is not a fallback position - something we do because we can't participate. We watch because we want to. There is something wonderfully grounding about remaining still as others mull about - or mulling about while others remain still. Against the backdrop of the scene, the introvert feels more like an "I. ~ Laurie A. Helgoe

Prefer spacious interactions with fewer people. And it means that, when you converse, you are more interested in sharing ideas than in talking about people and what they're doing. In a conversation with someone sharing gossip, the introvert's eyes glaze over and his brow furrows as he tries to comprehend how this conversation could interest anyone. This is not because the introvert is morally superior - he just doesn't get it. As we've discussed, introverts are energized and excited by ideas. Simply talking about people, what they do and who they know, is noise for the introvert. He'll be looking between the lines for some meaning, and this can be hard work! Before long, he'll be looking for a way out of the conversation. But when an introvert is hanging out ~ Laurie A. Helgoe

Each lived in a world of which the other knew nothing. ~ George Eliot

Being alone comes from separating our Self from others. It's not about taking alone time in order to recharge. It's the difference between "I'm alone" vs "I need some time alone".

Introverts can take alone time in a crowded bookstore full of strangers. Being alone comes from a state of emotional separation. It's that wall we place between us and the external. We can do this while having the physical presence of another person or having people in our lives. People who have many friends can still feel alone.

People who feel the most alone consistently hold attitudes and take actions that separate themselves, exclude themselves and hold themselves incomparable to others. ~ Corin

I tell myself I'm fine on my own, but am I? No friends to fall back on, no relationships, no support. Left to my own devices, I have no devices. ~ Jael McHenry

The secret? Never stop improving your process. ~ Matthew Pollard

An introvert talks more than an extrovert because when the mouth is closed, the mind is opened. ~ Michael Bassey Johnson

But the most important thing to know about being an introvert is that there's nothing wrong with you. You're not broken because you're quiet. It's okay to stay home on a Friday night instead of going to a party. Being an introvert is a perfectly normal 'thing' to be. ~ Jenn Granneman

Only when she was alone did she have the sense that she really existed; other people might be frightened precisely because of that sense, but she was frightened of other people because they stole it from her. ~ Harry Mulisch

To develop understanding and compassion for who we are as introverts, we must be able to explore who we are, what makes us happy, what makes us unhappy, and what our
subsequent needs are. ~ Aletheia Luna

Many actors, I've read, are introverts, and many introverts, when socializing, feel like actors. ~ Jonathan Rauch

I've seen women-and men too, sometimes-as canna bear the sound of their own thoughts, and they maybe dinna make such good matches with those who can. ~ Diana Gabaldon

I'm a helpless, recovering introvert ~ Robyn Carr

Going to church is not a sign of going to God, if you think he is omnipresent, he is right there in your soul and bedroom. ~ Michael Bassey Johnson

I live in a shell, so I can't blame people when they don't want to crack me. But people like you are the reason I left the nest. ~ Maria Elena

People can't stand to be alone with themselves, so they bother me when I'm trying to be alone with myself. ~ James Jean-Pierre

Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? Who growls or scowls or grunts or winces when accosted with pleasantries by people who are just trying to be nice?
If so, do you tell this person he is "too serious," or ask if he is okay? Regard him as aloof, arrogant, rude? Redouble your efforts to draw him out?
If you answered yes to these questions, chances are that you have an introvert on your hands - and that you aren't caring for him properly. ~ Jon Rauch

You can't have an effective discussion on price until the prospect understands your value. ~ Matthew Pollard

An extrovert looks at a stack of books and sees a stack of papers, while an introvert looks at the same stack and sees a soothing source of escape. ~ Eric Samuel Timm

I often wish I could just passively watch people without being expected to participate myself, like television. ~ M.E. Thomas

Emotionally I'm an introvert but it come off as aggression ~ Kevin Gates

Before they can grin there fake smiles, I mumble something about a toilet, laugh a second too late at some joke, and then, without looking back, I speed-walk to the house like someone whose heart isn't shaking, whose eyes aren't filling up, someone who doesn't feel so sad. ~ Jandy Nelson

My friend ... care for your psyche ... know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves -Socrates ~ Socrates

I like being alone when there's no one around. It's a nice freedom to be the only one there, humming and coping, following my impulse. Being by myself in a public place is different, though, and requires a certain sturdiness. It brings in the element of self-consciousness. ~ Jill Frayne

Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you "too much" in some ways and "not enough" in others. ~ Laurie A. Helgoe

Ironically, the tattoo represents the opposite for me today. It reminds me that it's important to let yourself be vulnerable, to lose control and make a mistake. It reminds me that, as Whitman would say, I contain multitudes and I always will. I'm a level-one introvert who headlined Madison Square Garden - and was the first woman comic to do so. I'm the 'overnight success' who's worked her ass off every single waking moment for more than a decade. I used to shoplift the kind of clothing that people now request I wear to give them free publicity. I'm the SLUT or SKANK who's only had one one-night stand. I'm a 'plus-size' 6 on a good day, and a medium-size 10 on an even better day. I've suffered the identical indignities of slinging rib eyes for a living and hustling laughs for cash. I'm a strong, grown-ass woman who's been physically, sexually, and emotionally abused by men and women I trusted and cared about. I've broken hearts and had mine broken, too.
Beautiful, ugly, funny, boring, smart or not, my vulnerability is my ultimate strength. There's nothing anyone can say about me that's more permanent, damaging, or hideous than the statement I have forever tattooed upon myself. I'm proud of this ability to laugh at myself - even if everyone can see my tears, just like they can see my dumb, senseless, whack, lame lower back tattoo. ~ Amy Schumer

I'm suffering from stage fright. I don't like making speeches. I'm the kind of introvert actor who likes putting on other people's clothes and pretending to be somebody else, which is completely crazy choice of profession. So, I don't enjoy public speaking and I have every sympathy for anyone who has to do it and doesn't enjoy it. ~ Helena Bonham Carter

It's hard to make people care again once you've taught them not to. It's hard to tell people that you need them, once you've told them you don't. ~ Charlotte Eriksson

We don't usually wish we were invisible unless, for some extreme reason, we were noticed first. ~ Joyce Rachelle

There is no such thing as a pure extrovert or a pure introvert. Such a man would be in the lunatic asylum. ~ Carl Jung

You're like me. We're not really like the others. [ ... ] We're really better in our own company, Persephone said. It makes it hard sometimes, for others, when they can't understand us. ~ Maggie Stiefvater

My smile wavers as I revert to my natural state of being: nervous and weird. ~ Stephanie Perkins

The JP preference does show itself in simple and accessible reactions. It serves admirably as the fourth dichotomy if one detail is borne in mind: It deals only with outward behavior and thus points only indirectly to the dominant process of the introvert. ~ Isabel Briggs Myers

It's not you. It's anyone. Sometimes I don't want anyone around. Some afternoons I lie on my bed and the light comes through the shutters on the floor and I think I never want to leave my own room. ~ Joan Didion

How difficult it is to find solitude in a world that constantly demands your attention. ~ Joyce Rachelle

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way. ~ Andy Goldsworthy

Im a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because Im an introvert in a very glamorous world. ~ Deepika Padukone

I would admit I'm an introvert. I don't know why introverts have to apologize. ~ Bill Gross

Restorative niches are essential to an introvert's happiness. ~ Susan Cain

Similarly, a Solo Date is an outing with yourself to satisfy some of your introvert cravings. And it is a delicious treat. ~ Laurie A. Helgoe

We are troubled by having two selves, the inner and the outer. The outer one is rather dull and lets great things go by. ~ Robert Henri

I don't need to be vocal about my intentions, I am just intentional about my actions. ~ Janna Cachola

He began to prefer talking on the phone to actually getting together with someone, preferred the bodilessness of it, and started to turn down social engagements. He didn't want to actually sit across from someone in a restaurant, look at their face, and eat food. He wanted to turn away, not deal with the face, have the waitress bring them two tin cans and some string so they could just converse, in a faceless dialogue. ~ Lorrie Moore

I was used to being invisible. People rarely saw me, and if they did, they never looked close. I wasn't shiny and charming like my brother, stunning and graceful like my mother, or smart and dynamic like my friends. That's the thing, though. You always think you want to be noticed. Until you are. ~ Sarah Dessen

When your conscientiousness impels you to take on more than you can handle, you begin to lose interest, even in tasks that normally engage you. You risk your physical health. 'Emotional labor,' which is the effort we make to control and change our own emotions, is associated with stress, burnout, and even physical symptoms like and increase in cardiovascular disease. ~ Susan Cain

The highest men are calm, silent and unknown ... The true masters seldom reveal themselves, except in the vibrations the leave behind, and upon which the lesser gurus build their doctrines. ~ Tom Robbins

Invisibility can be good as a superpower. But psychiatry reveals people don't like it very much. ~ Joyce Rachelle

I'm an introvert who can fake being an extrovert. I love people, but they exhaust me. ~ Lisa Tawn Bergren

I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that my interpersonal skills improve. As an individual, I was happiest when left alone. ~ Ashwin Sanghi

Our fear of aloneness incites us to look for love. The terror of never finding anyone to share of with lives eventually causes us to forgo our natural shyness, mingle with other people, and express compassion. ~ Kilroy J. Oldster