Shyness Quotes

191 quotes by 161 authors

I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up! — Ingrid Bergman
The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives… — Alain de Botton
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
Where is home? Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the heart's tears can dry at their own pace. — Vernon Baker
All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Shyness has laws you can only give yourself; tragically to those who least understand. — Lawrence Durrell
Shyness is just egotism out of its depth. — Penelope Keith
I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn't think about me half as much as I gave them credit… — Lucille Ball
I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I… — Lucille Ball
I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people. — Glenn Close
I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way… — Michael C. Hall
I have made plenty of mistakes. The key to life is to learn from them. I have been a little too introspective, but I think… — Richard Gere
I can do anything you want me to do so long as I dont have to speak — Linda Evangelista
There are elements of Piglet that are me: the shyness and the anxieties and fears. Even after all these years. The more you know, the… — John Fiedler
I am not an adult, that's my explanation of myself. Except when I am working on a set, I have all the inhibitions and shyness… — Jean Arthur
And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh. — Paul Merton
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 outcome of fear is disappointment and shyness is frustration. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of… — Dian Fossey
I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward. — Michael Bergin

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