Shy Quotes

920 Shy quotes by 740 unique authors

Now, some of you may be shy by nature, perhaps feeling yourselves inadequate to respond affirmatively to a calling. Remember that this work is not… — Thomas S. Monson
I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong. I’m guarded. I’m weak at… — Viola Davis
I don't think there's anything innately erotic about pigs. But, generally, they are sweet, shy, mysterious creatures. Especially the little ones. When they get big,… — Kim Deal
As women and as lawyers, we must never again shy from raising our voices against sexual harassment. — Hillary Clinton
I like the really human sides of people. To meet them and see that theyre complicated and weird or shy or any of those things… — Elizabeth Peyton
Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do. I have always been full of contradictions. I am shy but… — Sylvie Guillem
I could say that making clothes is my way of communicating, because I was always so shy. — Jean Paul Gaultier
Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at 'hateful ragtime' no longer passes for musical culture. — Scott Joplin
I did several shows with Jimi Hendrix, that's when I got to know him better, I knew of him, I met him [when he was… — B B King
I can be very reserved about things. My business side isn't shy. I can be like a general. But I've got a shy side. I'm… — Michael Bay
I saw all the suffering that Kurt Cobain went through. I saw this real vibrant person turn into a real shy, timid, withdrawn person. — Layne Staley
A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is… — Laurie Helgoe
At school I was very shy. I wasn't funny really. — Michel Gondry
I thought it would be cool to Skype with fans on their birthday and spend, like, a half-hour with them. I did a couple of… — Austin Mahone
I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart — Annette Funicello
I become irritated when I am being written off as aloof or stand-offish when I'm shy and don't know what to say. — Trent Reznor
He [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of men… — William Manchester
The year I turned 26 I made $49 million, which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week. — Jordan Belfort
My name is Jordan Belfort. I was raised in a tiny apartment in Queens. At the tender age of 22 I headed to Wall Street.… — Jordan Belfort
As a little kid, I was very shy. — Ray Toro
And I fear that my place gets taken by some other one, very lucky and not too shy, who flirts with your eyes while I’m… — Nizar Qabbani
Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even… — Susan Cain
I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant. — Alberto Tomba
I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician. — Frankie Avalon
Nature is shy and noncommittal in a crowd. To learn her secrets, visit her alone or with a single friend, at most. Everything evades you,… — Edwin Way Teale

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