Timidly Quotes
19 quotes by 18 authors
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Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the grass," because it…
— Anton Chekhov
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[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours…
— William Halsey
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If we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an 'I' without shame.
— Emile M. Cioran
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Barbarians, we call them, while all the while we timidly cling to our Web like Visigoths crouching in the ruins of Rome's faded glory and…
— Dan Simmons
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Man will not always stay on Earth; the pursuit of light and space will lead him to penetrate the bounds of the atmosphere, timidly at…
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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It's better to make a mistake with the full force of your being than to timidly avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit. Responsibility means recognizing…
— Dan Millman
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Bystanders wandered in and out of the merchant's stall, passing the time, talking of dreams they might purchase. Workers and slaves stooped from labor asked…
— David Berlinski
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I am dead against art's being self-expression. I see an inherent failure in any story which fails to detach itself from the author-detach itself in…
— Elizabeth Bowen
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Who timidly requests invites refusal.
— Seneca the Younger
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He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
— Seneca the Younger
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The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage…
— George Santayana
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I'm an outlaw, not a philosopher, but I know this much: there's meaning in everything, all things are connected, and a good champagne is a…
— Tom Robbins
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Unicorns are not to be forgiven." The magician felt himself growing giddy with jealousy, not only of the touch but of something like a secret…
— Peter S. Beagle
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Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, To jump off in the…
— Walt Whitman
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She remembered timidly standing atop the Luthadel city wall, afraid to use her Allomancy to jump off, despite Kelsier's coaxing. Now she could step off…
— Brandon Sanderson
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I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,†said Alice a little timidly; “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was…
— Lewis Carroll
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My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I…
— Edmond Rostand
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I knew it. You’re an alien,†said her former best friend, the pale, bespectacled creature with the spectacular cleavage. “Yes, I’m an alien and I…
— Libba Bray
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Mr. D," Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?
— Rick Riordan
Who Wrote These Timidly Quotes
18 authors contributed a total of 19 Timidly Quotes as follows: