181 Quotes About Introverts

I always took to anything that required solitude...it kept me from having to deal with other humans who, for no explainable reason, I didn't like nor trust.

While introverts think they have conquered the universe, extroverts already have.

Angry people scared me. Angry people who thought I was in charge scared me even more.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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