#intro

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#environment #himself #his #introvert #never

Perhaps many of the perplexing problems of the new music could be put into a new light if we were to reintroduce the ancient idea of music being a reflection of nature. ↗

— George Crumb

#being #could #idea #into #light

Anybody who asks for democracy to be introduced should respect the results of democracy. ↗

— Ismail Haniyeh

#asks #democracy #introduced #respect #results

What's really interesting is the introduction of the tablet - not just the iPad, but the Nook and the Kindle. While they aren't going to solve all of our problems, I do think they make it easier for people to pause, linger, read and really process very important ideas. ↗

— Chris Hughes

#going #i #i do #ideas #important

I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell. ↗

— Beyonce Knowles

#always #break #ever #get #i

I limited myself to introduce a change in my way of thinking and the way I see things. When I look at my child, I do it in a different way then when I'm contemplating a chair. They are different... the child is a living being, and the chair is an object. ↗

— Meg Tilly

#chair #change #child #contemplating #different

You're creating an intimacy that everybody feels, that it's their experience, not yours. I'll never introduce a song and say, now this song is about 'my' broken heart. ↗

— Diana Krall

#broken #broken heart #creating #everybody #experience

Even if you think you're doing well and have it all figured out, there is a voice you will always inevitably hear at some point which nags at you and says "but wait..." Don't ever dismiss it, listen to what it has to say. Life will never be close enough to perfect, and listening to that voice means stepping outside of yourself and considering your own wrongdoings and flaws. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#flaws #introspection #life #perfection #self-awareness

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

#life

In an extroverted society, we rarely see ourselves in the mirror. We get alienating feedback. Alienating feedback comes in the form of repeated encouragement to join or talk, puzzled expressions, well-intended concern, and sometimes, all-out pointing and laughing. Alienating feedback happens when we hear statements like, “What kind of loser would be home on a Saturday night?” Alienating feedback happens where neighborhoods, schools, and offices provide no place to retreat. Alienating feedback happens when our quiet spaces and wilderness sanctuaries are seen as places to colonize. ↗

— Laurie Helgoe

#life