Shy Quotes

920 Shy quotes by 740 unique authors

The standard personality type for a writer is a shy megalomaniac. — John Lanchester
It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a way, when you're young and… — Paul Merton
I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class. — Matthew Lewis
I like getting up in front of an audience. It's fun when you go to a baseball game and the crowd is cheering you. I… — Jon Lovitz
As a young person, and I know it’s hard to believe that I was shy, but you could take your camera, and it would take… — Annie Leibovitz
When debtors once have borrowed all we have to lend, they are very apt to grow shy of their creditors' company. — John Vanbrugh
One must not be shy where language is concerned. — Ann Patchett
When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness…I’ve lost all my… — Mike Tyson
Americans are shy about the body. I have to remember that when I go there. — Ana Beatriz Barros
It is noble to be shy, illustrious not to know how to act, great not to have a gift for living. — Fernando Pessoa
My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost… — Joey Lauren Adams
It is a good idea to 'shop around' before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence… — Dave Barry
I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know. — Garry Shandling
I'm an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so. — Barry Humphries
Why is there such insistence that AGW has occurred and needs drastic solutions? This is a puzzle, but my short answer is that the IPCC… — Don Aitkin
I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing.… — Lee Child
This is not an industry in which you curl up in a ball and shy away from the realities. It's a time to scream to… — Kevin Smith
Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men. — Donna Summer
The joy is actually in the music. It's the music that supports you and tells you what to do. It tells you how to fill… — Cecilia Bartoli
Ah, pray no mistake, We are not shy; We're very wide awake The Moon and I. — W. S. Gilbert
Everyone is shy - it is the inborn modesty that makes us able to live in harmony with other creatures and our fellows. Achievement comes… — Kirkpatrick Sale
The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose. — Russell Wilson
Hey sexy boy, set me free, don't be so shy, play with me My dirty boy, can't you see, you are the one for meeeee. — Alexandra Stan
Let no one ever shy away from the claim that Jews have power, that Jews have influence. We have learned the terrible lesson of history;… — Alan Dershowitz
I was very shy. I'm still shy. — Patti LaBelle

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