Best Shyness Sayings
191 Shyness quotes by 153 unique authors
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Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you'd like to.
— Steven Morrissey
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But whereas a puppy will cringe away or roll on its back, groveling, a little boy may cover his shyness with nonchalance, with bravado, or…
— John Steinbeck
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How very seldom do you encounter in the world a man of great abilities, acquirements, experience, who will unmask his mind, unbutton his brains, and…
— Benjamin Disraeli
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If we would see others as they see themselves, our shyness would soon become compassion.
— Robert Breault
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
— Saadi
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I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But it is not always a sign of coldness. It may…
— Joseph Conrad
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I can work with shyness, but for the most part I want people to feel comfortable with me. It's really more about the photographer feeing…
— Ryan McGinley
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The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to…
— Jerome K. Jerome
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I'm shy, but I'm not clinically shy. I don't have social anxiety disorder or anything like that. I more have a gentle shyness. Like, I…
— Samantha Bee
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Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.
— Susan Cain
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I think the shyness one feels in childhood is often overcome with time. There are children who hide behind their parents' legs, but you don't…
— Susan Cain
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I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a…
— Agnetha Faltskog
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I suffer as always from the fear of putting down the first line. It is amazing the terrors, the magics, the prayers, the straitening shyness…
— John Steinbeck
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I was living in New York City and flat broke. My next door neighbor was an actor and he always seemed to be having more…
— Joe Flanigan
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Never let shyness conquer your mind.
— Arfa Karim
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An author arrives at a good style when his language performs what is required of it without shyness.
— Cyril Connolly
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I've always been shy, but in New Orleans there were times my shyness would cause me actual physical pain. I'd get so claustrophobic around people…
— Ricky Williams
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I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it.
— Johnny Depp
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I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near…
— Dorothy Hamill
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I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and…
— Tom Hooper
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out…
— Magic Johnson
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Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes.
— Jonathan Katz
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It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem…
— Nicole Kidman
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You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.
— Susan Lucci
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I'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get…
— Marilyn Manson
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