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Susan Cain Quotes

born 1968 United States

Susan Cain (born 1968) is an American writer and lecturer, and author of the non-fiction book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (2012) which argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people. Her follow-on book, Quiet Power (2016), was adapted for children and teens, and for their educators and parents.

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Also known as: Bittersweet, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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

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

Our difficulty accepting impermanence is the heart of human suffering.

Our lives are shaped as profoundly by personality as by gender or race. And the single most important aspect of personality … is where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum.

Solitude matters, and for some people it is the air that they breathe.

Groups follow the most charismatic person, even though there is no correlation between being a good speaker and having great ideas.

This is the next great diversity issue of our time.

Love is essential, gregariousness is optional.

The very highest states—of awe and joy, wonder and love, meaning and creativity—emerge from this bittersweet nature of reality. We experience them not because life is perfect—but because it's not.

The key to maximizing talents is to put yourself into the zone of stimulation that’s right for you.

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

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

The place where you suffer is the same space where you commit yourself to act.

We need systems that reward the best ideas, not the best presenters.

Whatever pain you can't get rid of, make it your creative offering.

Embracing their quiet nature does not cause introverts to flee to a shack in the woods. It empowers them to engage with the world – but on their own terms.

I'm seeing businesses embrace the Quiet Revolution as the next great diversity issue of our time.

We like art forms that express our longing for union, and for a more perfect and beautiful world.

There's no correlation between expressing an idea assertively or charismatically, and having a good idea.

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

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Susan Cain (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.