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

Opposites attract, and I think temperament is so fundamental that you end up craving someone of the opposite temperament to complete you.

What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent.

Solitude matters. And for some people it's the air they breathe.

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

we have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally

You're told that you're in your head too much, a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or maybe there's another word for such people: thinkers.

Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.

It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world.

I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts.

Cross the street to avoid making aimless chitchat with random acquaintances.

Discouragement is the cancer of great things.

The quickest way to get over something you loved and lost is to get another one.

You know, I am just a musician and I have no idea these days what good and bad is in terms of labels.

All stakeholders must participate in the gains and losses of any particular situation.

Everything I know about makeup, I've learned from my sister.

Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.

People are tired of just yelling at the TV set. They actually are going to turn out and vote.

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility.

I like DVDs so much - it's such a better format than VHS.