Timid Quotes

238 quotes by 200 authors

Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are. We are often like rivers: careless and forceful, timid and dangerous, lucid and muddied,… — Gretel Ehrlich
It is not that women are really smaller-minded, weaker-minded, more timid and vacillating, but that whosoever, man or woman, lives always in a small, dark… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Dear Lord, I pray that my place will never be with the cold, timid souls who do not compete yet criticize, for they never know… — Bob Stoops
Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed. — Whitney M. Young
Iâ€™d rather apologize than to be so timid as to never try to do anything smart or brave. — Lee Clow
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 I saw this real vibrant person turn into a real shy, timid, withdrawn person.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
Long-term commitment to new learning and new philosophy is required of any management that seeks transformation. The timid and the fainthearted, and the people that… — W. Edwards Deming
Only one thing matters: live a good, happy life. Do your heart's bidding, even when it leads you on paths that timid souls would avoid.… — Wilhelm Reich
For the socially timid, the kitchen is the place to be. At least, it is a place to start. — Laurie Colwin
Sometimes when an idea flashes, you distrust it because it seems too easy. You qualify it with all kinds of evasive phrases because youâ€™re timid… — Saul Bass
We dwell amid pinheaded weasels who know only timid, the generic and the abacus. — Danny Baker
Tai Chi Chuan, the great ultimate, strengthens the weak, raises the sick, invigorates the debilitated, and encourages the timid — Cheng Man-ch'ing
Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. In sales there are usually four… — Jack Canfield
I know not which I love the most, Nor which the comeliest shows, The timid, bashful violet Or the royal-hearted rose: The pansy in purple… — Phoebe Cary
For the first 10 years of my life in Congress, I had been too timid to tell the truth as I saw it. In a… — Emanuel Celler
Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones. — Josh Billings
"I can see nothing," said I, handing it back to my friend. "On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff. — Kate Adie
Even when we want to be timid and play it safe, we should pause for a moment to imagine what we might be missing. — Paul Arden
You victorious martyrs who endured torments gladly for the sake of God and Savior, you who have boldness of speech toward the Lord Himself, you… — Ephrem the Syrian

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