"the monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”
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Introvert Quotes
"Neither E=mc² nor Paradise Lost was dashed off by a party animal.” Even in less obviously introverted occupations, like finance, politics, and activism, some of the greatest leaps forward were made by introverts. ...figures like Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Gore, Warren Buffett, and Rosa Parks achieved what they did not in spite of but because of their introversion."
"Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured."
"The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk. Use your natural powers -- of persistence, concentration, and insight -- to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems. make art, think deeply."
"I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good ideas. It's so easy to confuse schmoozing ability with talent. Someone seems like a good presenter, easy to get along with, and those traits are rewarded. Well, why is that? They're valuable traits, but we put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking."
Many of the Most Highly Successful People are Introverts
Albert Einstein: “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”
Rosa Parks - They said she was ‘timid and shy’
Bill Gates: Well, I think introverts can do quite well. If you’re clever you can learn to get the benefits of being an introvert, which might be, say, being willing to go off for a few days and think about a tough problem, read everything you can, push yourself very hard to think out on the edge of that area. Then, if you come up with something, if you want to hire people, get them excited, build a company around that idea, you better learn what extroverts do, you better hire some extroverts (like Steve Ballmer I would claim as an extrovert) and tap into both sets of skills in order to have a company that thrives both in deep thinking and building teams and going out into the world to sell those ideas.”
Steven Spielberg - says he would prefer to spend time getting lost into movies.
Sir Isaac Newton - known to be “a deeply introverted character and fiercely protective of his privacy.”
Eleanor Roosevelt - a shy and retiring individual.
Mark Zuckerberg - “is shy and introverted and he often does not seem very warm to people who don’t know him, but he is warm."
Larry Page - “personally reserved, unabashedly geeky, and said to be introverted.”
Marissa Mayer: “I’m just geeky and shy and I like to code…”
Abraham Lincoln - introverted, geeky, quiet
JK Rowling: "I didn’t have a pen that worked, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one… “
Warren Buffett - one of the most successful introverts and businessmen in the world.
Charles Darwin - quiet and enjoyed solitude
Meryl Streep - like many actors and actresses, Meryl Streep is a known introvert.
Dr. Seuss - wrote his stories alone; "was afraid of meeting the kids who read his books for fear they would be disappointed at how quiet he was.”
Frederic Chopin - This world-renowned composer was highly introverted. Chopin’s most quiet and troubled times have become known as his most productive composition periods.
Steve Wozniak: “I’m going to give you some advice that might be hard to take. That advice is: Work alone. Not on a committee. Not on a team.”
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