Shy Quotes

I was kind of shy as a kid. I was a pretty good student. I was a wallflower, or nerd, if you will. Carol Burnett
Good You Will Kid Kind Nerd Pretty Pretty Good Good Student Student Shy
Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it to control my image. Catherine Tate
Control Controlling Humour Deflect Could Attention Because Child Use Used Mechanism Awkward Image Shy
I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness. Don Rickles
Outgoing Protect Became Very Shy Shyness
All of us introverts aspire to be more outgoing, but it's not in our nature. When I was nearly 50, I discovered that the best thing to do was to tell everyone I worked with that I'm just shy. People are not mind readers - you need to let them know. Douglas Conant
Best Nature You People Mind Everyone Our Tell Outgoing More Know Readers Discovered Just Them Us Worked Aspire Nearly Thing Shy Shy People Need
Eartha Mae is very shy. She's scared to be seen, scared of rejection and even afraid of affection. Relationships can be rather uncomfortable for her. But, as Eartha Kitt, it's fine. I can accept and reject any time I want to. Do I ever reject? Not really. Although people think I do! Eartha Kitt
Time People Seen Affection Think Rejection Relationships Fine Scared Rather Uncomfortable She Accept Although Very Any Afraid Want Really Even Ever Her Reject Shy
Sick children, if not too shy to speak, will always express this wish. They invariably prefer a story to be told to them, rather than read to them. Florence Nightingale
Speak Will Wish Sick Too Invariably Rather Read Always Than Children Story Prefer Them Express Shy
I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful. Hakeem Olajuwon
Beautiful Strong Sometimes Language Arabic Voice Clear Moves Your Tongue Shy
I used to be really shy, and I think something happened in my brain where I was like, 'All right, I don't care anymore. I'm just going to be myself.' So I went to school wearing eyeliner and eye shadow, and they called my mom, telling her it was a distraction. My mom fought the school, and I got to wear makeup every day. Jeffree Star
Myself Day Mom Every Day School Care Every Think Eye Telling Distraction Wear Wearing Shadow Something Like Makeup Got Brain dont Care Going Just Where Anymore Happened Really Used Fought Her Right Shy
I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself. Joan Allen
Yourself Other About More Had Part Knew Know Sure Always Prove Go Loved Much Act Shy
When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't think I'm not taking in what you have to say. I'm just not a big talker. Justin Timberlake
Me You Big Stage Think Say Kind See Taking Talker Just Much Shy
Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it. Lee Child
People Writing See How Shy Shy People
You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself. Maj Sjowall
Attitude Myself Me You Lie People Girl Tough Feeling Nice Older Wild Unloved Punished Lied Rather More Could Had Knew Alternative Because Got Boyish Lot Up Get Any Realised Show Grow Grow Up Shy
People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher. Matt Groening
Teacher Angry You People Back Drawing Cartooning Classroom Because Go Sitting Shy
They say shyness is a form of egotism, and you are only shy because you care too much about what people think of you. And maybe its true, maybe I am just an egotist. Mika
You People Care Too Much Think Too Say About Only True Because Am Egotism Maybe Just Form Much They Say Shy Shyness
I don't understand women who don't encourage each other. I think compliments and showing affection are really important, too. Women don't do that enough, and it's so essential because even if you're shy about giving a compliment, it's good energy; it's uplifting. Poppy Delevingne
Good You Women Giving Important Affection Energy Think Too Other Enough Compliment Compliments About Because Understand Encourage Uplifting Essential Really Who Showing Even Each Shy
When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy. Steven Pinker
Time People Personality Try Met Philanthropy Visit Cities See Allen Permits His Flamboyant Microsoft Interesting Paul Interesting People Who Seattle Shy
I am a very shy person who is just close to himself. So I would refrain from talking about my personal life. N. T. Rama Rao, Jr.
Life I Am Personal Life Would About Himself Talking Am Very Close Person Personal Refrain Just Who Shy Shy Person
I am not shy. Aaron Ramsey
Am Shy
My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed! Abigail Breslin
Mom Think Changed Kind Would Something Take Obviously Because Very Child Acting Reserved Ever Shy
I'm a very shy, introverted person. Adam Cole
Introverted Very Person Shy
I don't shy away from competition. Aditi Rao Hydari
Competition Away Shy
I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started. Adriana Lima
Job Thought First Too Casting Had Got How Go Very Bikini Used Skinny Started Shy
Until I was about 14, I was so shy. Adwoa Aboah
About Until Shy
I've often said there's two kinds of actors. There's a more gregarious type and the shy type. Al Pacino
Type Kinds More Said Often Gregarious Actor Shy Two
The Republican Party I represented proudly for 18 years did not shy away from taking on special-interest money when it conflicted with constituents' needs. Alan K. Simpson
Needs Money Party Constituents Taking Proudly Years Did Republican Republican Party Away Shy
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me. Alan Ladd
Life Death Myself Me People Sit Corner Back Someone Over Talk Tickled Around Am Slap Shy
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