"I'm seeing businesses embrace the Quiet Revolution as the next great diversity issue of our time."

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“The world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all possible journeys and the courage to speak softly.”

“Groups follow the most charismatic person, even though there is no correlation between being a good speaker and having great ideas.”

“Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, while introversion is simply the preference for less stimulation. Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.”

“We've known about the transcendent power of solitude for centuries; it's only recently that we've forgotten it.”

“One honest relationship can be more productive than fistfuls of business cards.”

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