59 Famous Introvert Quotes

Here are 59 Famous Introvert Quotes

1.“You see things. You keep quiet about them and you understand. “ ~ The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2.“There is a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I’ve got to see my friends because I’m too content with myself.” ~ Drew Barrymore

3.“People empty me. I have to get away to refill.” ~ C. Bukowski

4.“I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

5.“Quiet people have the loudest minds.” Stephen Hawking

6.“In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” ~ Rollo May

7.“Please kindly go away, I’m introverting.” ~ Beth Buelow, The Introvert Entrepreneur

8.“What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint for action? What if you wish there were more, not fewer reflective types in the world.” ~Susan Cain

9.“A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.” ~ Laurie Helgoe

10.“Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.” ~ Michaela Chung

11.“Everyone shines, given the right lighting.” ~Susan Cain

12.“The highest form of love is to be the protector of another person’s solitude.” Rainer Maria Rilke

13.“I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.” ~Bob Newhart

14.“Introverts crave meaning so party chit-chat feels like sandpaper to our psyche.” ~ Diane Cameron

15.“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.” ~ Laurie Helgoe

16.“Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.”~ Nikola Tesla

17.“Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.” ~ Laurie Helgoe

18.”Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.”- Adam S. McHugh

19.“Stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy the depth, don’t force yourself to seek breadth.” ~ Susan Cain

20.“Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.” ~Anais Nin