Laurie Helgoe Quotes

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

I think there's times where I'm introverted, and there's times where I'm extroverted.

Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.

Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person.

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.

Most people don't think of actors and people like us that are performers and out in the world as introverts, but I like to know I can trust someone first.

I'm a very introverted guy, so I don't need to be around people for as long as someone who's very extroverted to get that sort of social fix per se.

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.

I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.

Introverts prefer introversion; we tend to gain energy by reflecting and expend energy when interacting. Extroverts have the opposite preference; they tend to gain energy by interacting and expend energy while reflecting.

I'm an introspective person. I'm not an extrovert.

Extraverts are comfortable thinking as they speak. Introverts prefer slow-paced interactions that allow room for thought. Brainstorming does not work for them. Email does.

When I first read the words 'introvert' and 'extrovert' when I was 10, I thought I was both.

Maybe come to think about it, that is the sign of an extrovert, in any event I have always from the earliest of ages found it difficult to wander into a restaurant on my own.

I'm no more or less antisocial than the next person.

I'm a little unusual: I'm a six-person-or-less extrovert.

I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.

As a psychologist, I can tell you that there are people who look very good in a group, but they're very different in a one-on-one situation.

Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant.

For an interesting nonfiction read, I really enjoyed 'Quiet' by Susan Cain. I read it with my husband, who is a true introvert, whereas I am an introvert masquerading as an extrovert.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

If you're a stranger, and you've never met me before, I'll probably be more reserved and quiet. If you're my friend, you probably see the same stuff that you see me do onstage.

When it comes to our relationship with loneliness, specifically, it's important to understand how our relative introversion or extroversion informs our preference for social interaction.

I think people think I'm a extrovert but really I'm a introvert.

While there are relatively few extreme introverts or extroverts, most of us lean in one direction or the other. If we lean more toward introversion, we'll generally prefer less social activity than more extroverted people. One inclination is not 'better' than another, but our culture can make it seem as if extroverts have a social advantage.