453 Quotes by Susan Cain

We've known about the transcendent power of solitude for centuries; it's only recently that we've forgotten it.

Introverts are offered keys to private gardens full of riches. To possess such a key is to tumble like Alice down her rabbit hole. She didn't choose to go to Wonderland - but she made of it an adventure that was fresh and fantastic and very much her own.

Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity's greatest achievements.

We have a two-tier class system when it comes to personality style. To devalue introversion is a waste of talent, energy and happiness.

Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.

Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration . They're relatively immune to the lures of wealth and fame.

What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent.

Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.

College students who tend to study alone learn more over time than those who work in groups.