Shy Quotes

920 quotes by 775 authors

We all have these places where shy humiliations gambol on sunny afternoons. — Wystan Hugh Auden
The company accountant is shy and retiring. He's shy a quarter of a million dollars. That's why he's retiring. — Milton Berle
I was a very shy girl who led an insulated life; it was only when I came to Oxford, and to Harvard before that, that… — Benazir Bhutto
I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers. — Andrea Bocelli
I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable. — Malin Akerman
I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me. — Chris Brown
I'm not a natural story-teller. Put a keyboard in front of me and I'm fine, but stand me up in front of an audience and… — Bill Bryson
I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy. The turning point was freshman year, when I was the… — Jim Carrey
I have to struggle to change people's perceptions of me. I grew very frustrated with the perception that I'm this shy, retiring, inhibited aristocratic creature… — Helena Bonham Carter
I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television. — Johnny Cash
Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it. — Lee Child
I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that… — Eric Clapton
I was born in 1949, and by the time I was 10, I figured out that my hope chest was not aimed in the same… — Dorothy Allison
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which… — Damon Hill
Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette Comes fairly in, and silent chorus leads… — John Greenleaf Whittier
I say no words... I can't speak with him. I shy. He too good. — Pavel Datsyuk
Be thoughtful of others and you will not be shy, for they are incompatible addictions. — Robert Breault
I'm like a chameleon. I adapt to my situation. It's very slowed down here. I like it that way. I'm a guy that's very reserved,… — Kevin Durant
I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved… — Bill Walton
I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid. — Bob Cousy

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