Reserved People Quotes

Reserved people often really need the frank discussion of their sentiments and griefs more than the expansive. The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all, and to burst with boldness and good-will into the silent sea of their souls is often to confer on them the first of obligations.

I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.

In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.

Being English, we're polite and reserved, we don't express our opinions; we're very private people.

Ordinary British people don't on the whole find it easy to express their feelings, even to those closest to them.

People in the North are really taciturn and reticent, and they don't really like to talk about the past.

There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.

Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity's greatest achievements.

(Finland is a famously introverted nation. Finnish joke: How can you tell if a Finn likes you? He's staring at your shoes instead of his own.)

Reserved people often really need the frank discussion of their sentiments and griefs more than the expansive.

It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in.