“In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality...”

“A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is vi...”

“All personality traits have their good side and their bad side. But for a long time, we've seen introversion only through its nega...”

“Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people t...”

“In most job interviews, people say they are looking for people skills and emotional intelligence. That's reasonable, but the quest...”

“We need to do teacher training to educate them about what temperament means. Shyness is painful and you want to help a child with...”

“The only advantage to being a middle-aged man is that when you put on a jacket and tie, you're the Scary Dad. Never mind that no o...”

“Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much.”

“The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.”

“I've worn a dress at my wedding. I've worn 6-inch Louboutins. I've got no fear and no shame.”

“The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.”

“Much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science.”