Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it.

Opposites attract, and I think temperament is so fundamental that you end up craving someone of the opposite temperament to complete you.

What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent.

Solitude matters. And for some people it's the air they breathe.

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

we have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally

You're told that you're in your head too much, a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or maybe there's another word for such people: thinkers.

Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.

It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world.

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

Cross the street to avoid making aimless chitchat with random acquaintances.

Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all.

We preach revolution but whine about the oppression in the name of change.

If you're unhappy with the way you played, what's the point?

I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.

It's the Government's job to print the money, deliver the mail and declare war. Now give me my cigarettes.

It's sad when you think about it, but also kind of beautiful.

I toned down my accent at school; otherwise, people would pick on me.

You cannot expect to get the effect when you neglect to create the cause.

Everybody is always satisfied with what I do.

A rusted nail, placed near the faithful compass, Will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.