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

I'm not saying abolish group work - I think there's a time and a place for people to come together and exchange ideas, but let's restore the respect we once had for solitude. And we need to be much more mindful of the way we come together.

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

I've never given a speech without being terrified first.

Women were also urged to work on a mysterious quality called 'fascination.' Coming of age in the 1920's was a competitive business.

One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.

Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.