It is awkward to listen to oneself being praised, and I…

Productive work, love and thought are possible only if a person can be, when necessary, quiet and alone. To be able to listen to…

— Erich Fromm

If to talk to oneself when alone is folly, it must be doubly unwise to listen to oneself in the presence of others.

— Baltasar Gracian

Everyone who means well gives advice based on his or her perception. I have realized that while it's important to hear the suggestions, one…

— Emraan Hashmi

“To speak with impact, one must first learn to listen to others, to oneself, to the moment.”

— Egbearor Favour

Even painfully shy and awkward people are not painfully shy or awkward when they are alone. The way to access this natural, comfortable alone-self…

— Augusten Burroughs

I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing.

— Nicholson Baker

At school I was always taller than the rest of my class, and because I was an only child, I was comfortable with adults…

— Octavia E. Butler

I tend to be sort of quiet and shy and awkward in social situations.

— Tony Kushner

I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.

— Hunter Hayes

Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it…

— Catherine Tate

That awkward moment when you get your period and others know before you...Embarrassing

— Smile So Pretty

That awkward moment when you stop at a red light and look over to someone staring at you..

— Anonymous

“Having to talk to people was the one thing, but soliciting conversation was something else. If I acted squirmy or didn't make eye contact,…

— Hilary Thayer Hamann

“Osborne and Roger knowing that the wife of the former was a Frenchwoman, and, conscious of each other's knowledge, felt doubly awkward; while Molly…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“I needed to stop staring at his bicep...and chest...and tattoo. Never thought the sun could be so...sexy. Wow. This was awkward.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout