I am shy by nature and in a way it is a blessing in disguise because being alone does not really make… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Until every good man is brave, we must expect to find many good women timid--too timid even to believe in the correctness… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe there are few whose view of life has not been affected by the stern or kindly influences of their early… — Basil W. Maturin Copy Share Image
All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid.… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
I speak French with timidity, and not flowingly--except when excited. When using that language I have often noticed that I have hardly… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for the man who has never known the bracing thrill of taking a stand and sticking to it fearlessly.… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be tired. Be confused.… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
The insistence on complete certainty about the full details of global warming-the most serious threat we have ever faced-is actually an effort… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Every isolated passion, is, in isolation, insane; sanity may be defined as synthesis of insanities. Every dominant passion generates a dominant fear,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
What you do in a fight gym is learn how to be brave. You're learning how to punch and kick in a… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Mighty is the force of motherhood! It transforms all things by its vital heat; it turns timidity into fierce courage, and dreadless… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Children are taught to fear and obey; the avarice, pride, or timidity of parents teaches children economy, arrogance, or submission. They are… — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
“You had once asked me if I was afraid of death. I said I was afraid of not living. I don’t want… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Whatever actions you take, keep in mind that over the course of life, you will fail far more from timidity, procrastination, and… — Margie Warrell Copy Share Image
Modesty is related to diffidence, diffidence is related to shyness, Shyness is a synonym for timidity, timidity is a characteristic of the… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Timidity betrays want of powers, and audacity a want of skill. There are, indeed, two things, knowledge and opinion, of which the… — Hippocrates Copy Share Image
I am not that expressive but I really do care and I just pretend everything is fine. Maybe someday, someone will see… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
We're the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along. The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable. Everybody's… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
It hurts when you keep on pretending you do not care for someone you truly love just to hide your real feelings… — Nella Autnap Copy Share Image
The most noticeable weakness of Congressmen is their timidity. They fear the use to be made of their "record." They are afraid… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
Lust is the cause of generation Appetite is the support of life Fear or timidity is the prolongation of life, and Fraud… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
“Be bold and never feel shy to consult people. You may appear like a stupid person for few minutes if you ask… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
belated maternity has had its compensations; small children have a habit of conferring persistent youth upon their parents, and by their eager… — Vera Brittain Copy Share Image
You must forever have timidity distinguished from silence and use silence to reflect on your life, for timidity is a stumbling block… — Nkululeko Goqo Copy Share Image
Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless.… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I have arrived at the conviction that the neglect by economists to discuss seriously what is really the crucial problem of our… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
“The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl it is boldness. The two sexes have a… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“Here there is no doubt that timidity and a total lack of personal initiative have always been regarded among us as the… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The fear of meeting the opposition of envy, or the illiberality of ignorance is, no doubt, the frequent cause of preventing many… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
Fear never wrote a symphony or poem, negotiated a peace treaty, or cured a disease. Fear never pulled a family out of… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Men insist that they don't mind women succeeding so long as they retain their "femininity". Yet the qualities that men consider "feminine"… — Elizabeth Gould Davis Copy Share Image
I have long dreaded the thought of getting to the end of life and regretting that I allowed my own timidity or… — Steve Saint Copy Share Image
Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of red cheeks,… — Samuel Ullman Copy Share Image
Don't hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident. . . . Every little qualifier whittles away some… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Competitive sports keep alive in us a spirit and vitality. Sports teach the strong to know when they are weak and the… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
