Being an introvert is difficult. As an introvert myself, I understand the struggle.
It is difficult to be looked down on and avoided because you are different from everyone else.
We live in an extroverted society where extroverts are favored over introverts.
Extroverts possess certain qualities that charm society and introverts have qualities that society underestimates and doesn’t understand.
Extroverts are more outgoing, always looking forward to being around people, and have no problem meeting new people.
Extroverts often appear more confident and happier due to how they express themselves, and they are often better at communication—making society believe they make better leaders than introverts, and more fun to be around.
Introverts are often criticized for being boring, loners, and not taking part in small talk, drama, and gossip like most people in society enjoy.
An introvert often has a difficult time in social interaction with other people and is always the one who interacts less than everyone else at social gatherings.
However, we often miss the fact that the most incredible leaders with great ideas who have had a major impact on this world were often introverts.
If you’re an introvert, you probably already know that it can be tough to get out there and do the things you’ve always dreamed of.
Many introverts have found success in their lives and careers. They have learned to maximize their strengths and use their unique abilities to achieve great things.
In this post, I have collected 40+inspirational quotes from many introverts who have embraced their introversion and used it to their advantage.
Many of them even declare that one reason for their success is how they embraced their alone time with themselves because in solitude flows one of the greatest ideas.
These quotes will give you the inspiration you need to take action on your dreams.
Let’s dig into these life-changing quotes, shall we?
Introvert Quotes To Inspire You To Take Action On Your Dreams
- “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
2. “I am an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.” — Audrey Hepburn
3. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’” — Audrey Hepburn
4. “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” — Albert Einstein
5. “Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.” — Albert Einstein
6. “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” —- Stephen Hawking
7. “I think a lot, but I don’t say much.” — Anne Frank
8. “Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession of introverts who wanna tell you a story but don’t want to make eye contact while telling it.” — John Green
9. “The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.” — Aldous Huxley
10. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” — Thomas Edison
11. “Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.” — Edward Gibbon
12. “ Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity’s greatest achievements.” — Susan Cain
13. “ Silence is the source of great strength.” — Lao Tzu
14. “Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways—he was extraverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious.” — Nelson Mandela
15. “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” — Nelson Mandela
16. “We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that death will tremble to take us.” — Charles Bukowski
17. “The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act.” — Charles Bukowski
18. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” — Henry David Thoreau
19. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
20. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi
21. “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” —Anais Nin
22. “I am always doing that which I can not do, in order to learn how to do it.” — Pablo Picasso
23. “Action is the foundational key to all success.” —- Pablo Picasso
24. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
25. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” — Abraham Lincoln
26. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln
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“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.” — Abraham Lincoln
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“Dreams are facts from which we must proceed.” —- Carl Jung
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“I am not what happened to me, I am what I chose to become.” — Carl Jung
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“It isn’t what we say and think that defines us, but what we do.” — Jane Austen
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“I used to think as I looked out at the Hollywood night– there must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me, dreaming of becoming a movie star. But I’m not going to worry about them. I’m dreaming the hardest.” — Marilyn Monroe
32. “Just because you failed once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.” — Marilyn Monroe
33. “I restore myself when I’m alone” —- Marilyn Monroe
34. “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” — Paulo Coelho
35. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
36. “Solitude has a very strange beauty to it.” — Liv Tyler
37. “A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?” —- Drew Barrymore
38. “It’s hard out there for a fuzzy little introvert.” — Amy Schumer
39. “ Don’t be fooled by my quiet exterior. It hides a wild mind and passionate heart.” — John Mark Green
40. “ Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” —Norman Vincent Peale
41. “ If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” — Dhirubhai Ambani
42. “ There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” —Colin Powell
43. “ 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
44. I like my quiet time. There is a writer’s sensibility in me sometimes where I step back.” –Barack Obama
45. “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” —Plato
46. “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
47. “The introvert’s main interests are in the inner world of concepts and ideas, while the extravert is more involved with the outer world of people and things.” —Isabel Briggs Mayers
Conclusion
And there you have it, the 40+ best introvert quotes to inspire you to take action on your dreams.
We often think that our introversion is a hindrance to our dreams, but is it though?
Introversion is not a weakness. It’s a different way of living that can be an advantage in many cases.
The best way to follow your dreams is to have faith in yourself and not be afraid to take action.
Introverts, like any other person, have the potential to achieve great things if they set their mind to it.
The key is to be persistent and keep working hard, even when things get tough.
Introverts are often underestimated, but that doesn’t mean they can’t achieve great things.
Introverts can be some of the most successful people because they take the time to think before they act.
They can be incredibly creative and insightful, and they often have a great eye for detail. If you’re an introvert, remember that you’re capable of great things.
If people like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Albert Einstein, and many other highly successful people who were introverted could achieve great things– so can you.
