Quotes from Brian Walsh

whole. Introverts may be able to fit all their friends in a phone booth, but those relationships tend to be deep and rewarding.

Faking it is exactly what a lot of introverts learn to do from an early age.

It may be time for America to learn the forgotten rewards of sitting down and shutting up.

our temperaments may define us, that doesn't mean we're controlled by them—if we can find something or someone that motivates us to push beyond the boundaries of our nerves. I'm happy to be an introvert, but that's not all I am.

it sometimes seems that the quality of your work has less value than the volume of your voice.

Simply being an introvert can also feel taxing—especially in America, land of the loud and home of the talkative.

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

it sometimes seems that the quality of your work has less value than the volume of your voice. And

high-reactive infants matured into more inhibited, introverted teenagers.

extroverts are a little bit like addicts who are always in search of a high, seeking out stimuli—in the healthier form of social situations—that would make an introvert's head ring. In

The key is sensitive encouragement." But

But people are stimuli, and a cocktail party or brainstorming session full of them can blow their neural circuits. So they limit their exposure. Meanwhile, extroverts are a little bit like addicts who are always

Just about every adult introvert can remember being scolded, even if gently, for being too quiet as a kid.

Introverts shun social situations because, Greta Garbo—style,

they simply want to be alone.

Introverts may be able to fit all their friends in a phone booth, but those relationships tend to be deep and rewarding. Introverts are more cautious and deliberate

INTROVERT PREFERS TO BE ALONE OR IN SMALL GROUPS; IS QUICKLY EXHAUSTED BY PARTIES AND OTHER LARGE SOCIAL SITUATIONS