I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up.

I do give interviews, but I am generally media-shy because I am an introvert by nature.

When an introvert is quiet, don't assume he is depressed, snobbish or socially deficient.

It makes no sense to pack an auditorium with 5,000 people and then tell them to keep quiet.

When I first read the words 'introvert' and 'extrovert' when I was 10, I thought I was both.

I'm an introvert somewhat. There could be a room full of people, I'll go stand in the corner.

The only thing a true introvert dislikes more than talking about himself is repeating himself.

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

Coming from a middle-class family in Hyderabad, I was an introvert. I chose to be the way I am.

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

I was an introvert really. I spent a lot of time in the crib reading books. Staying out of trouble.

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

I didn't come from the West Coast experience, I came from Dallas and I was an introvert and a nerd.

If the extrovert watches and listens a bit more, the introvert's true mood will become more evident.

For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.

There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum.

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.

...because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing?

Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us.

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

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

I'm an introvert. Introverts have a huge advantage over extroverts. We can create a mission and we can act on it.

Introverts process information internally, and we don't like to express our thoughts until they are fully formed.

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

I am more of an introvert person who is a little shy to get into random chat. I would rather observe people silently.

I'm not sure if I'm an introvert or extrovert. I love being around people, but sometimes I do need to go off and fart.

Extraverts ... cannot understand life until they have lived it. Introverts ... cannot live life until they understand it.

A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.

Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.

E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it.

I am basically very introvert and shy, but when in the presence of the audience, my celeb image requires me to reciprocate their affection.

Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.

I don't have time for superficial friends. I suppose if you're really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise, what's the point?

It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like to be with people.

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.

G-Dragon is a fancy person. People don't expect the upright image of G-Dragon. Kwon Ji Yong is an introvert and has lots of things going on in his head.

Inside was where she lived, physically and mentally. She resided in the horn of plenty of her own prodigious mind, fertilized by inexhaustible curiosity.

Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.

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.

I have a Twitter profile, but I avoid red carpets and all that kind of stuff. I'd rather no one talk about me ever, and I just get to do my thing. I'm an introvert.

I'm probably the most introverted extrovert you'll ever meet. Up until I got this show I was constantly told, 'She was really good, but she's just not cute enough.'

I can be a different person at different moments. I may sound chatty and friendly but that could really be a reserved person trying hard not to appear to be an introvert.

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.

They say that extroverts are unhappier than introverts and have to compensate for this by constantly proving to themselves how happy and contented and at ease with life they are.

I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.

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.

I'm an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I've had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor.

I'm a bit of an introvert, so after talking for an hour and then shaking hands and taking pictures with the people who came out, I kind of need to be alone for a bit to get away from all stimuli.

Book tours are super hard for me as a raging introvert. I love humanity, but actual humans are hard for me. So something like a book tour - where I'm constantly on the road - scares the hell out of me.

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