He (recently-appointed and new-to-command Robert E Lee)…

Robert E. Lee Prewitt. Isn't that a silly old name.

— Donna Reed

“Saw the face of Robert Lee. Incredible eyes. An honest man, a simple man. Out of date. They all ride to glory, all the…

— Michael Shaara

The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to…

— Jim Webb

“have got Lee just where I want him; he must fight me on my own ground.” So he waited to see what would happen—which…

— Allen C. Guelzo

Editors have grown timid... a brave advance is almost inevitably followed by quick back-tracking, generally by dilution and debasement of the original intention.

— Muriel Rukeyser

“true love is ever timid;”

— Mrs. Henry Wood

When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.

— Anonymous

“I understand perfectly. He's fallen for your quiet, timid shell. For who you used to be. He has no idea what you're capable of.…

— Tahereh Mafi

“Inspiration is the timid beast that comes to your open hand once you’ve fallen asleep having given up trying to coax it from its…

— Shaun Hick

“Timid people always reek their peevishness on the gentle.”

— George Eliot

You can't really win as a Booker judge. If you choose the obvious names, the unit-shifters, you're accused of being timid and unimaginative; if…

— Tibor Fischer

The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty -- or anything else.

— G. Edward Griffin

“I met you, you were timid and frightened of everything and everyone. You made the proverbial church mouse look like a happy hooker.”

— Anonymous

“Bear in mind that humility is not timidity.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Only the timid n the weak leave things to destiny but the strong and the self-confident never bank on destiny or luck

— Anonymous