Quotes of introverts

Best Introvert Quotes that are Really Relatable

If you prefer listening to talking, avoid large crowds, and refuel in solitude, you might be an Introvert. As an Introvert myself, I know it can be hard to stay true to your quieter nature when surrounded by Extraverts. Sound familiar? If you need a few words of Introvert wisdom to remind you how great you are, this article is for you. Here are the best Introvert quotes that’ll make you feel seen and appreciated.

Introvert quotes for when you’re feeling anxious

“What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think–or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?”

~ Brené Brown

“Because when you are imagining, you might as well imagine something worthwhile.”

~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

“It had never occurred to me that my anxious view of the world was just one framework.”

~ Kyo Maclear

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”

~ Lao Tzu

“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. ”

~ Hafiz of Shiraz

“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“How much pain have cost us, the evils which have never happened.”

~ Thomas Jefferson

“There is no problem on earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”

~ Jasper Fforde

Introvert quotes for when no one gets you

“I exist as I am, that is enough, If no other in the world be aware I sit content, And if each and all be aware I sit content.”

~ Walt Whitman

“Your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it, you will find all your paths.”

~ Rainer Maria Rilke

"There are times I wish I was a master magician, so I could disappear into the folds of time."

~ Jaeda DeWalt

“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”

~ Anne Lamott

“Silence is beautiful, not awkward. The human tendency to be afraid of something beautiful is awkward.”

~Elliot Kay

“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”

~ Bertrand Russell

“The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight, for others, a lamplit desk.”

~ Susan Cain

“Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.”

~ Paulo Coelho

Introvert quotes to make you feel powerful

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

“You see things. You keep quiet about them, and you understand.”

~ Stephen Chbosky

"You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind."

~ Yoko Ono

“Quiet people have the loudest minds. ”

~ Stephen Hawking

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”

~ Mother Teresa

“I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone.”

~ Marilynne Robinson

“Even in the loneliest moments, I have been there for myself.”

~ Sanober Khan

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Introvert quotes to laugh at yourself

“You might be an introvert if you were ready to go home before you left the house.”

~ Criss Jami

“An introversion party is three people sprawled on couches and pillows, reading and occasionally talking.”

~ Laurie Helgoe

“A wise man once said nothing.”

~ Proverb

“My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.”

~ Warsan Shire

"I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone. "

~ Lord Byron

“It’s not because I don’t want to look at you. It’s that I don’t want to be seen.”

~ Jonathan Lethem

“If you’re a true introvert, other people are basically energy vampires.”

~ Amy Schumer

“My imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people.”

~ Patricia Highsmith

Introvert quotes to start the day in a good mood

“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.”

~ Virginia Woolf

"Without great solitude, no serious work is possible."

~ Pablo Picasso.

“I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness—it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention.”

~ Brené Brown

“It is never too late to be what you might’ve been.”

~ George Elliot

"Matthew, much to his own surprise, was enjoying himself. Like most quiet folks, he liked talkative people when they were willing to do the talking themselves and did not expect him to keep up his end of it. "

~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dare believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”

~ Bruce Barton

“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.”

~ Eleonora Duse

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”

~ Lewis Carroll

Introvert quotes to practice gratitude

“We hold the key to lasting happiness in our own hands. For it is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

~ Brené Brown

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

~ Oprah Winfrey

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”

~ John F. Kennedy

“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

~ Charles Dickens

“This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.”

~ Maya Angelou

“Enough is a feast.”

~ Buddhist Proverb

“For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.”

~ Charlotte Brontë

“'Dear old world,' she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.'”

~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

The bottom line

Prone to solitude, and overthinking, Introverts sometimes feel isolated from their Extravert peers. If that’s you, know that you’re not alone. When you feel like everyone is on a different wavelength, come back to this article and read some of our introvert quotes. I hope they make you smile, and remind you of this: there is strength in your quiet nature.

116 Introvert Quotes to Capture the Essence of Your Personality

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Do you identify yourself as an introvert?

The answer is probably yes—after all, you wouldn’t be landing on this page if you don’t. You likely wouldn’t be looking for introvert quotes if you are an extrovert!

But if you are not an introvert and you are simply looking for some explanation about why introverts prefer to be alone rather than in big groups, you are still in the right place. Today, we will explain through quotes what introverts are and how they feel so you can better understand them.

There is a common misconception that being an introvert is “irregular” behavior. In reality, it is totally normal to want to avoid highly social events. Some people simply don’t enjoy this type of atmosphere.

First up, let’s start by sharing some quotes from famous introverted people. We hope that, through these quotes, you will be able to understand the essence of introverted behavior.

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Introvert Quotes from Famous Persons

1. “Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” – Pablo Picasso

2. “Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all.” – Julia Quinn

3. “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Gustav Jung

4. “I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, and the sky.” – Audrey Hepburn

5. “You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind. ” – Yoko Ono

6. “I’m very picky with whom I give my energy to. I prefer to reserve my time, intensity and spirit exclusively to those who reflect sincerity.” – Dau Voire

7. “I think a lot, but I don’t say much.” – Anne Frank

8. “I don’t believe anything really revolutionary has ever been invented by committee… 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.” – Steve Wozniak

9. “Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.” – Cheryl Strayed

10. “I want to be alone… with someone else who wants to be alone.” – Dimitri Zaik

11. “As a child, I suppose I was not quite normal. My happiest times were when I was left alone in the house on a Saturday.” – Charles Bukowski

12. “‘Come out of your shell’ – that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry shelter everywhere they go and some humans are just the same. ” – Susan Cain

13. “I owe everything that I have done to the fact that I am very much at ease being alone.” – Marilynne Robinson

14. “Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” – Marcus Aurelius

15. “How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here forever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself.” – Virginia Wolf, The Waves

16. “My imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people.” – Patricia Highsmith

17. “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulate the creative mind.” – Albert Einstein

If you are an introvert, you were probably able to relate to the quotes above. You enjoy solitude and find beauty in isolation; you triumph over silence and rejoice in the wilderness. You are at your best whenever you are by yourself.

This brings us to our next set of quotes: inspirational words for introverts. If there ever comes a time when you feel strange for behaving the way you do, read these quotes to inspire and motivate you to push through.

Inspirational Introvert Quotes

18. “Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.” – William S. Boroughs

19. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle

20. “Don’t think of introversion as something that needs to be cured… Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to.” – Susan Cain

21. “The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before.” – Francis Phillip Wernig

22. “Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.” – Michaela Chung

23. “A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.” – Laurie Helgoe

24. “Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” – Anne Lamott

25. “Your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it, you will find all your paths.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

26. “Let’s clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.” – Laurie Helgoe

27. “I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but like everybody else, it must be in my own way.” – Jane Austen

28. “Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.” – Albert Einstein

29. “People are always so boring when they band together. You have to be alone to develop all the idiosyncrasies that make a person interesting. ” – Andy Warhol

30. “Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born.” – Nikola Tesla

31. “Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse them with, and something to judge.” – Paulo Coelho

32. “Stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy depth, don’t force yourself to seek breadth.” – Susan Cain

33. “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” – Stephen Hawking

34. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Introverts often take the road less traveled. They choose to be different, and often aspire to do great things and leave a legacy.

If you are one of these people, never lose that enthusiasm to keep pursuing your dreams. You are on your way to greatness.

Lastly, we’d like to share with you some funny quotes that introverts might find amusing.

Funny Introvert Quotes

35. “Silence is beautiful, not awkward. The human tendency to be afraid of something beautiful is awkward.” – Elliot Kay

36. “Introverts are word economists in a society suffering from verbal diarrhea.” – Michaela Chung

37. “My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.” – Warsan Shire

38. “I talked to a calzone for fifteen minutes last night before I realized it was just an introverted pizza. I wish all my acquaintances were so tasty.” – Jarod Kintz

39. “People inspire you, or they drain you — pick them wisely.” – Hans F. Hansen

40. “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” – Henry David Thoreau

41. “You might be an introvert if you were ready to go home before you left the house.” – Criss Jami

42. “I’m indecisive because I see eight sides to everything.” – April Kepner

43. “A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with the company.” – Oscar Wilde

44. “There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” – Susan Cain

45. “Sometimes I just shut down and don’t talk to anyone for days. It’s nothing personal.” – Sonya Teclai

46. “Kindly remove yourself from my personal space. Thanks.” – Gemma Correll

47. “A wise man once said nothing.” – Proverb

48. “I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.” – Cicero

49. “I don’t want to be alone. I want to be left alone.” – Audrey Hepburn

More Introvert Quotes

50. “Introvert allergies: social obligations, phone calls after 6 pm, group of more than 3 people, talkative hairdresser and hosts that don’t let you leave early. ”

51. “It’s not because I don’t want to look at you. It’s that I don’t want to be seen.” – Jonathan Lethem

52. “I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.” – Audrey Hepburn

53. “Sometimes you just need to lay on the couch and read for a couple of years.”

54. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

55. “There is a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I’ve got to see my friends because I’m too content by myself.” – Drew Barrymore

56. “The only thing I bring to social gatherings are excuses to leave early.”

57. “In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” – Rollo May

58. “What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint to action? What if you wish there were more, not fewer reflective types in the world.” – Susan Cain

59. “The highest form of love is to be the protector of another person’s solitude.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

60. “When you’re an introvert like me and you’ve been lonely for a while, and then you find someone who understands you, you become really attached to them. It’s a real release.” – Lana Del Rey

61. “People empty me. I have to get away to refill.” – C. Bukowski

62. “Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we lost our center and have to find it again.” – Anais Nin

63. “After an hour or two of being socially on, we introverts need to turn off and recharge. This isn’t antisocial. It isn’t a sign of depression.” – Jonathan Rauch

64. “I don’t have time for superficial friends, I suppose if you’re really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise, what’s the point?” – Courtney Cox

65. “[Introverts] listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror for small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.” – Susan Cain

66. “People always tell introverts to be more talkative and leave their comfort zones, yet no one tells extroverts to shut up to make the zone comfortable.” – TheRockle.com

67. “When I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost unhearable sound of the roses singing.” – Mary Oliver

68. “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.” – Franz Kafka

69. “Don’t come to my house unannounced. I will stare at you from my window. ” – TheRockle.com

70. “E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone. As far as I’m concerned, I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it.” – Tom Hanks

71. “Confident introverts don’t avoid social situations. They just make wise choices.” – Unknown

72. “I really like to stay in my nest and not move. I travel in my mind, and that’s a rigorous state of journeying for me. My body isn’t that interested in moving from place to place.” – Bell Hooks

73. “You only know part of me. I am a universe full of secrets.” – Lupytha Hermin

74. “Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me. They’re shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone…” – Steve Wozniak

75. “The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.” – Aldous Huxley

76. “No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” – Virginia Woolf

77. “Here’s a PSA for all you extroverts out there. If an introvert nods and says hello it absolutely doesn’t automatically mean they want to engage in an actual conversation with you.” – TheRockle.com

78. “Introverts crave meaning so party chitchat feels like sandpaper to our psyche.” – Diane Cameron

79. “What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.” – Ellen Burstyn

80. “If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” – Jodi Picoult

81. “Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it.” – John Green

82. “Nobody enjoys the company of others as intensely as someone who usually avoids the company of others.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

83. “Are introverts arrogant? Hardly. I suppose this common misconception has to do with our being more intelligent, more reflective, more independent, more level-headed, more refined, and more sensitive than extroverts. ” – Jonathan Rauch

84. “Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.” – Napoleon Hill

85. “My idea of a fun night was diving into a massive pile of To Be Read books stacked near my dresser.” – Jeff Sampson

86. “People say things to me like, ‘It’s really cool that you don’t go out and get drunk all the time and go to clubs.’ I appreciate that, but I’m kind of an introverted kind of person just by nature.” – Emma Watson

87. “I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” – Henry David Thoreau

88. “Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.” – Criss Jami

89. “I need space from a world that is filled with millions of mouths that talk too much but never have anything to say.” – Kaitlin Foster

90. “I think the best thing I have is the introvert's ability to listen when you're working on something as complicated as this and you have to really be aware of everyone's specialized skills. ” – Jennifer Yuh Nelson

91. “For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.” – Jonathan Rauch

92. “I was never less alone than when by myself.” – Edward Gibbon

93. “The day I began to live is the day I discovered being an introvert was awesome.” – Maxime Lagacé

94. “It’s never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population. We discovered this with women decades ago, and now it’s time to realize it with introverts.” – Susan Cain

95. “Extroverts sparkle, introverts glow. Extroverts are fireworks, introverts are a fire in the hearth.” – Sophia Dembling

96. “You shouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

97. “Isn’t it refreshing to know that what comes perfectly natural for you is your greatest strength? Your power is in your nature. You may not think it’s a big deal that you can spend hours immersed in something that interests you — alone — but the extrovert next door has no idea how you do it. ” – Laurie Helgoe

98. “So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me, because I, too, am fluent in silence.” – R. Arnold

99. “Everybody has a secret world inside of them. I mean everybody. All of the people in the whole world, I mean everybody — no matter how dull and boring they are on the outside. Inside them, they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds… Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe.” – Neil Gaiman

100. “Understand that half the game is keeping quiet, and carefully watching those around you.” – Robert Greene

101. “Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich

102. “Live your life the way you want, not the way society tells you.” – Maxime Lagacé

103. “The world needs to accept introversion as normal. The world should stop associating introversion with mental illness. ” – Mitta Xinindlu

104. “You're one of those who has to tune the world out and focus on one thing at a time. We have a word for that down here, women like you. Insiwa. Inside one. It means you live inside your head and to step out of it hurts like a caning.” – Rivers Solomon

105. “I don’t hate people. I just feel better when they are not around.” – Charles Bukowski

106. “An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn’t interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful interaction. In fact, she knows that the party will leave her feeling more alone and alienated.” – Laurie Helgoe

107. “Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.” – Emma Watson

108. “Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.” – Clark Moustakas

109. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

110. “The most important thing to know about being an introvert is that there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re not broken because you’re quiet. It’s okay to stay home on a Friday night instead of going to a party. Being an introvert is a perfectly normal ‘thing’ to be.” – Jenn Granneman

111. “So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.” – Sylvia Plath

112. “Introverts are dependent on their own inside noise, extroverts are dependent on outside noise. The outputs are dependent on the quality of those noises.” – Amit K Ghosh

113. “While extroverts are verbal processors, who speak as they think, introverts need to think before we speak. This leads to a slower, more thoughtful communication style that involves fewer words, and longer pauses.” – Michaela Chung

114. “As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves. ” – Laurie Helgoe

115. “You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.” – Warren Buffett

116. “Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home.” – Jenn Granneman

Final Words

You probably wouldn’t believe us if we told you that Michael Jordan and Lady Gaga are introverts, but they actually are. Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi are also part of the crew. That fact that these people have contributed to the world more than nearly anyone else was not limited by the fact that they weren’t extroverts.

Never underestimate the power of an introvert. They might seem to be quiet and shy, but they are probably just too busy making plans to change the world in the most unimaginable ways.

If you identify yourself as an introvert, we hope that these quotes can encourage you to love your unique self even more. If you are someone who knows an introvert, we hope that we were able to help you understand the true nature behind this personality trait.

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116 introvert quotes that capture the essence of your personality

Author Olga Stepanova To read 18 min Published 06/27/2022

Do you consider yourself an introvert?

The answer is most likely yes, otherwise you wouldn't be on this page. Chances are you wouldn't be looking for quotes about introverts if you're an extrovert!

But if you're not an introvert and just looking for an explanation for why introverts prefer to be alone rather than in large groups, then you're still in the right place. Today we will explain with the help of quotes what introverts are and how they feel so that you can better understand them.

There is a common misconception that being an introvert is "out of the box" behavior. In fact, it's perfectly fine if you want to avoid highly social activities. Some people just don't like that kind of atmosphere.

First, let's share some quotes from famous introverts. We hope that through these quotes you will be able to understand the essence of introverted behavior.

Contents

Introvert quotes from famous people
Inspiring quotes for introverts
Funny quotes about introverts
more quotes about introverts
Final words

Introverts from famous people

"No serious work is possible without great solitude. " — Pablo Picasso
“Deep down she knew who she was and this person was smart, kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and mouth and she found herself saying something or, more often than not, says nothing at all.” — Julia Quinn
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, sees dreams; who looks within awakens." — Carl Gustav Jung
"I'm an introvert... I love being on my own, I love being outdoors, I love taking long walks with my dogs and looking at trees, flowers and the sky." — Audrey Hepburn
"You may think I'm small, but I have the whole universe in my head." — Yoko Ono

“I am very picky about who I give my energy to. I prefer to give my time, energy and spirit exclusively to those who are sincere.” — Dau Vuar

"I think a lot, but I don't talk much. " — Anne Frank
“I don't believe anything really revolutionary has been invented by the committee... I'm going to give you advice that might be hard to accept. That advice is: Work alone... Not on a committee. Not on the team." — Steve Wozniak
"Solitude has always felt like a real place to me, like it's not a state of mind, but rather a room where I can retire to become who I really am." — Cheryl Strayed
"I want to be alone... with someone who wants to be alone." — Dmitry Zaika
“As a child, I guess I was not quite normal. The happiest times were when I was alone in the house on Saturday.” — Charles Bukowski

"Get out of your shell" is a hurtful expression that doesn't make it clear that some animals by nature take shelter wherever they go, and some people do the same. — Susan Cain

“Everything I have achieved I owe to the fact that I am very comfortable being alone. ” — Marilyn Robinson
"Nowhere can a person find a quieter and more peaceful solitude than in his own soul." — Marcus Aurelius
“How much better silence is; cup of coffee, table. How much better to sit alone, like a solitary seabird spreading its wings on a fire. Let me sit here forever with naked things, with this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things themselves, themselves. — Virginia Woolf, Waves
"My imagination works much better when I don't have to talk to people." — Patricia Highsmith
"The monotony and loneliness of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind." — Albert Einstein

If you are an introvert, you can probably identify yourself with the above quotes. You enjoy solitude and find beauty in isolation; you triumph over silence and rejoice in wild nature. You are at your best when you are on your own.

This brings us to the next collection of quotes: inspirational words for introverts. If there ever comes a point where you feel like you're acting weird, read these quotes to get inspired and motivated.

Inspirational quotes for introverts

"Silence only scares people who verbalize obsessively." — William S. Boroughs
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." — Aristotle
"Don't think of introversion as something to be treated... Spend your free time the way you like it, not the way you see fit." — Susan Kane
“He who follows the crowd usually does not go further than the crowd. The one who goes alone is likely to end up where no one has been before.” — Francis Philip Wernig
“Don't underestimate me because I am silent. I know more than I say, I think more than I say, and I observe more than you know.” — Michaela Chang

A good rule of thumb is, "Any environment where you constantly feel bad about who you are is the wrong environment. " — Laurie Helgoe

“Lighthouses don't run all over the island looking for rescue boats; they just stand and shine. — Ann Lamotte
"Your loneliness will become your support and home even in very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your ways." — Rainer Maria Rilke
“Let's get one thing straight: Introverts don't hate small talk because we don't like people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people." — Laurie Helgoe
“I, like everyone else, want to be absolutely happy; but like everyone else, I have to be happy in my own way.” — Jane Austen
“Be alone. This will give you time to wonder, to seek the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living." — Albert Einstein

“People are always so boring when they get together. You have to be alone to develop all those idiosyncrasies that make a person interesting. " — Andy Warhol

“Originality thrives in seclusion, free from external influences that hit us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone - that's the secret of invention: be alone, that's when ideas are born. — Nikola Tesla
"Blessed are those who are not afraid of loneliness, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves and something to condemn." — Paulo Coelho
“Stay true to your own nature. If you like to take things slowly and steadily, don't let others make you feel like you have to race. If you like depth, don't force yourself to strive for breadth." — Susan Kane
Quiet people have the loudest thoughts. — Stephen Hawking
“Do what you feel in your heart is right, because you will still be criticized. You will be damned if you do, and damned if you don't." — Eleanor Roosevelt

Introverts often choose the untrodden path. They prefer to be different and often strive to accomplish great things and leave a legacy behind.

If you are one of those people, never lose your enthusiasm and keep following your dreams. You are on your way to greatness.

In conclusion, we would like to share with you some funny quotes that introverts might find funny.

Funny quotes about introverts

“Silence is beautiful, not awkward. The human tendency to be afraid of something beautiful is awkwardness.” — Elliot Kay
"Introverts are the economists of words in a society suffering from verbal diarrhea." — Michaela Chang
"I feel so good alone that I will only have you if you are sweeter than my loneliness." - Varsan Shir
“Last night I talked to a calzone for fifteen minutes before I realized it was just pizza for introverts. I wish all my friends were so delicious.” — Jarod Kintz
"People inspire you or exhaust you - choose them wisely. " — Hans F. Hansen

"I'd rather sit on a gourd and have it all to myself than huddle on a velvet cushion." — Henry David Thoreau

"You can be an introvert if you're willing to go home before you leave the house." — Criss Jami
"I am indecisive because I see eight sides to everything." — April Kepner
"A bore is someone who takes away your loneliness without giving you company." — Oscar Wilde
"There is zero correlation between being a better talker and having better ideas." — Susan Kane
“Sometimes I just black out and don't talk to anyone for days. Nothing personal". — Sonya Teclay

“Please get out of my personal space. Thank you." — Gemma Correll

"A wise man once said nothing." — Proverb
"I prefer language to ignorant chatter. " — Cicero
“I don't want to be alone. I want to be left alone." — Audrey Hepburn

More quotes about introverts

"Introvert allergies: social obligations, phone calls after 6 pm, group of more than 3 people, talkative hairdresser and hosts who won't let you leave early."
“It's not because I don't want to look at you. The thing is, I don't want to be seen." — Jonathan Lethem
“I often have to be alone. I would be quite happy if from Saturday evening until Monday morning I remained alone in my apartment. That's how I restore my strength." — Audrey Hepburn
"Sometimes you just have to lie on the couch and read for a few years."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make something else out of you is the greatest achievement." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There is a huge difference between being alone and alone. You may be alone in a group of people. I like being alone. I like to eat alone. In the evening I go home and just watch a movie or walk the dog. I have to tense up and really say, "Oh God, I have to see my friends because I'm too good on my own." — Drew Barrymore

“The only thing I bring to social events is excuses to leave early.”
“In order to be open to creativity, a person must have the ability to constructively use loneliness. You have to overcome the fear of being alone." — Rollo May
“What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a guide to action? What if you want the world to have more, not less, reflective types? — Susan Kane
"The highest form of love is to be the protector of another person's loneliness." — Rainer Maria Rilke
“When you're an introvert like me and you've been lonely for a while and then you find someone who understands you, you become very attached to them. This is real liberation." — Lana Del Rey

“People empty me. I need to leave to resupply." — C. Bukowski

“Our culture has made the lives of extroverts a virtue. We did not encourage the inner journey, the search for the center. Therefore, we have lost our center and must find it again.” — Anais Nin
“After an hour or two spent in society, we introverts need to switch off and recharge. This is not anti-social. It's not a sign of depression." — Jonathan Rauch
"I don't have time for superficial friends, maybe if you're really lonely you can call a superficial friend, but otherwise what's the point?" — Courteney Cox
“[Introverts] listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel they are better at expressing themselves in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many of them are terrified of small talk, but love deep discussions. ” — Susan Kane Aug
"People always tell introverts to be more talkative and get out of their comfort zone, but no one tells extroverts to shut up to make that comfort zone." — TheRockle.com

“When I am alone, I can become invisible. I can sit on top of a dune as still as growing weeds until the foxes run carelessly past. I can hear the almost inaudible sound of roses singing." — Mary Oliver

"You don't have to leave your room. Remain seated at the table and listen. Don't even listen, just wait, be quiet, still and alone. The world will freely offer you to expose itself, it has no choice, it will wallow in ecstasy at your feet. — Franz Kafka
“Don't come to my house unannounced. I will look at you from the window." — TheRockle.com
“E-mail is much more convenient than the telephone. As for me, I would throw away my phone if I could." — Tom Hanks
“Confident introverts do not avoid social situations. They're just making the wise choice." — Unknown
“I really like to stay in my nest and not move. I travel mentally, and this is the strict state of travel for me. My body is not that interested in moving from place to place.” — Bell Hooks

“You only know a part of me. I am a universe full of secrets." — Lupifa Hermine

“Most of the inventors and engineers I have met are like me. They are shy and live in their head. The best of them are artists. And artists work best alone…” — Steve Wozniak
"The more powerful and original the mind, the more it tends to the religion of loneliness." — Aldous Huxley
Quiet people have the loudest minds. — Stephen Hawking
“Here's a tip for all extroverts. If an introvert nods and says hello, this does not mean that he wants to enter into a conversation with you. — TheRockle.com
"Introverts crave meaning, so party chatter is like sandpaper to our psyches. " — Diana Cameron

"What a nice surprise to finally know how lonely being alone can be." — Ellen Burstyn

“If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they like being alone. It's because they've already tried to fit into the world, and people keep disappointing them." — Jody Picoult
“Writing is what you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to look you in the eye." — John Green
"No one enjoys the company of others as intensely as one who usually avoids the company of others." — Mokokoma Mohonoana
“Are introverts arrogant? Hardly. I believe this common misconception is due to the fact that we are more intelligent, more reflective, more independent, more balanced, more refined and more sensitive than extroverts. — Jonathan Rauch
"Wise people, when in doubt, to speak or remain silent, give themselves a word and remain silent. " — Napoleon Hill

“My idea of a fun evening is diving into a huge stack of Reading books stacked by the chest of drawers.” - Jeff Sampson

"People tell me things like 'It's really cool that you don't go out drinking all the time and going to clubs.' I appreciate it, but I'm an introvert by nature." — Emma Watson
“I love being alone. I have never found such a pleasant companion as loneliness. — Henry David Thoreau
“Friendship is a foreign concept for some people. They are afraid of him in the same way that most people are afraid of loneliness. — Criss Jami
"I need space from a world filled with millions of mouths that talk too much but never have anything to say." — Caitlin Foster
"I think the best thing I have is an introvert's ability to listen when you're working on something as complex as this and you have to really be aware of everyone's specialized skills. " — Jennifer Yuh Nelson

"For introverts, being alone with your thoughts is as restorative as sleep, as nourishing as food." — Jonathan Rauch

"I've never been more alone than when I'm alone." — Edward Gibbon
"The day I started living, I realized that being an introvert is great." – Maxim Lagache
“You should never organize a society in such a way as to drain the energy of half the population. We figured this out with women decades ago, and now it's time to figure it out with introverts." — Susan Kane Aug
“Extroverts sparkle, introverts shine. Extroverts are fireworks, introverts are fire in the hearth. — Sofia Dembling
"You don't have to worry so much about what others think of you if you realize how rarely they do." — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Isn't it nice to know that what comes naturally to you is your greatest strength? Your strength is in your nature. You may not think it's a big deal, that you can spend hours immersed in what interests you - alone - but the extrovert next door has no idea how you do it." — Lori Helgoe

"So if you're too tired to talk, sit next to me, because I can keep quiet too." — R. Arnold
“Everyone has their own secret world inside. I mean everyone. All the people in the whole world, I mean everyone - no matter how dull and dull they are on the outside. Inside them all have unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds… Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe." — Neil Gaiman
"Realize that half of the game is to be silent and carefully watch those around you." — Robert Green
“Our language has wisely captured the two sides of loneliness. He created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And he created the word "loneliness" to express the glory of loneliness." — Paul Tillich
"Live the way you want, not the way society tells you. " – Maxim Lagache

“The world needs to accept introversion as the norm. The world needs to stop associating introversion with mental illness." — Mitta Xinindlu

“You are one of those people who has to shut themselves off from the world and focus on one thing. We have a word here for women like you. Insiva. Inside one. This means that you live in your head and getting out of it hurts like a stick. — Rivers Solomon
“I don't hate people. I just feel better when they're not around." — Charles Bukowski
“An introvert may feel antisocial when forced to go to a party that does not interest him. But for her, this event does not promise meaningful interaction. In fact, she knows the party will make her feel even more alone and alienated." — Laurie Helgoe
"Don't feel stupid if you don't like what everyone else pretends to like." — Emma Watson
“Accept everything in yourself—I mean everything. You are you and this is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets." — Clark Moustakas

"You can shake the world in a gentle way." — Mahatma Gandhi

“The most important thing to know as an introvert is that you are okay. You are not broken because you are quiet. It's okay to stay home on a Friday night instead of going to a party. Being an introvert is completely normal.” — Jenn Granneman
"So many people are closed inside themselves like boxes, but they could open, open perfectly wonderfully, if only you were interested in them." — Sylvia Plath
“Introverts depend on their own inner noise, extroverts on external noise. The results depend on the quality of these noises.” — Amit K Ghosh
“While extroverts are verbal processors who speak as they think, introverts must think before they speak. This results in a slower, more thoughtful communication style that includes fewer words and more pauses. " — Michaela Chang
“Being an introvert, you can be your best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is that we tend to love our company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in being alone and know how to comfort ourselves.” — Lori Helgoe

“You have to control your time, and you can't do that unless you say no. You can't let people determine your plans for life." - Warren Buffett

"Introverts live in two worlds: we visit the human world, but loneliness and inner peace will always be our home." — Jenn Granneman

Closing Words

You probably won't believe us when we say that Michael Jordan and Lady Gaga are introverts, but they really are. Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi are also among them. The fact that these people contributed more to the world than anyone else is not limited to the fact that they were not extroverts.

Never underestimate the power of an introvert. They may seem quiet and shy, but most likely they are simply too busy making plans to change the world in the most unimaginable ways.

If you are an introvert, we hope these quotes encourage you to love your unique self even more. If you are familiar with an introvert, we hope we have been able to help you understand the true nature of this personality trait.

Quotes from the book “The Power of Introverts. How to use your oddities to your advantage"

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Quiet people need energy to communicate, while extroverts get energy through communication itself.

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Introverts differ from extroverts in one very important point: they need less attention from other people and external impressions. This makes them independent.

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Understand who you are - and do it consciously!

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The work of the brain and autonomic nervous system of an introvert is more focused on concentration, learning, introspection and memorization, while the work of the brain of an extrovert is tuned to vigorous activity and stimulation from the outside world.