Susan Cain

The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up.

Susan Cain

The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.

Susan Cain

There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

Susan Cain

We don’t need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.

Susan Cain

We put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking.

Susan Cain

We see ourselves as a nation of extroverts – which means that we’ve lost sight of who we really are.

Susan Cain

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

Susan Cain

When sensitive people are in environments that nurture their authenticity, they laugh and chitchat just as much as anyone else.

Susan Cain

When you’re more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that’s huge.

Susan Cain

Whoever you are, bear in mind that appearance is not reality.

Susan Cain