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“One honest relationship can be more productive than fistfuls of business cards.”

Quote by Susan Cain

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Susan Cain is a writer known for her research and advocacy on introverted personalities. Her book 'Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking' explores the advantages of being introverted and challenges the dominant culture that favors extroversion. more

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“Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they are out of step with what's expected of them.”

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“It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population.”

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“If you enjoy depth, don't force yourself to seek breadth. If you prefer single-tasking to multi-tasking, stick to your guns.”

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Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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

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Author:Susan Cain

“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.”

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Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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

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Author:Susan Cain

“I look back on my years as a Wall Street lawyer as time spent in a foreign country.”

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Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“The blurring of fantasy and reality is something that the Japanese herald in their life, in their day-to-day commercialism.”

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“Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.”

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Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Our culture rightly admires risk-takers, but we need our 'heed-takers' more than ever.”

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Author:Susan Cain