Shy Quotes - Page 37

• I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room.

  Linda Cardellini

  Brother, Kids, Littles

  "Linda Cardellini’s Return". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 10, 2012.

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• I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

  Lee Child

  Writing, Ideas, People

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• There are so many people afraid of a task. They get so overwhelmed by the obstacles in front of them that they shy away from reaching beyond a position of safety.

  Edwin Moses

  People, Safety, Tasks

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• Ah, pray no mistake, We are not shy; We're very wide awake The Moon and I.

  W. S. Gilbert

  Mistake, Moon, Praying

  Sir W. S. Gilbert (1929). “The Mikado and other Operas”

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• I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know.

  Garry Shandling

  Single, Phones, People

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• Call me what you want b*tch, call me on my sidekick
  Never answer when it's private, d*mn I hate a shy b*tch
  Don't you hate a shy b*tch?
  Yeah I ate a shy b*tch
  She ain't shy no more, she changed her name to me b*tch
  hahahaha, yeah, n*gga that's my b*tch
  So when she ask for the money, when you through don't be surprised b*tch.

  Lil Wayne

  Hate, Names, Hip Hop

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• It is a good idea to 'shop around' before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it.

  Dave Barry

  Doctors, Ideas, Cynical

  Dave Barry (1984). “Babies and Other Hazards of Sex: How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months, with Tools You Probably Have Around the Home”, p.9, Rodale

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• My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost harder. He's there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, it's just impossible to have a relationship.

  Joey Lauren Adams

  Dad, Father, Phones

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.

  Kurt Masur

  Kind, Shyness

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• I thought it would be cool to Skype with fans on their birthday and spend, like, a half-hour with them. I did a couple of two-hour Skypes. I just hang out with them and play songs and stuff. At first they're kind of shy, but after a while they open up. I've had a lot of people tell me I'm doing something no one has ever done before.

  Austin Mahone

  Song, Couple, Play

  "The Making of Baby Bieber: How Austin Mahone Is Riding Social Media to Superstardom" by Jenny Eliscu, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 6, 2012.

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• This is not an industry in which you curl up in a ball and shy away from the realities. It's a time to scream to the clouds that we're here and we've got great values and great prices. What better time to do that than the Super Bowl?

  Kevin Smith

  Reality, Clouds, Curls

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• It is noble to be shy, illustrious not to know how to act, great not to have a gift for living.

  Fernando Pessoa

  Noble, Know How, Knows

  "The Book of Disquiet". Book by Fernando Pessoa, p. 86, 1982.

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• Americans are shy about the body. I have to remember that when I go there.

  Ana Beatriz Barros

  Body, Remember

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• It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a way, when you're young and shy, making people laugh is a good way to make friends. It's an instant connection.

  Paul Merton

  People, Laughing, Connections

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• The joy is actually in the music. It's the music that supports you and tells you what to do. It tells you how to fill the music. You don't have to be shy about feeling the music when you're singing. If you believe in music-the power of music-the music will support you and take you to another dimension.

  Cecilia Bartoli

  Music, Believe, Support You

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• Let no one ever shy away from the claim that Jews have power, that Jews have influence. We have learned the terrible lesson of history; that unless we have influence and power, disproportionate to our small numbers - immoral results will occur. We need power. And we must continue to use our power. Power which we earned, power which no one gave us on a silver platter, power which we worked hard for - use that power in the interests of justice.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Silver Platter, Small Numbers, Influence And Power

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• I was very shy, and it was a lot easier for me to communicate if I had a camera between me and other people.

  Dennis Hopper

  People, Cameras, Easier

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• One must not be shy where language is concerned.

  Ann Patchett

  Language, Concerned

  Ann Patchett (2011). “State of Wonder”, p.198, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness…I’ve lost all my sensitivity as far as being embarrassed, being shy, you just have to lose that.

  Mike Tyson

  Motivation, Fear, Giving Up

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• I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

  Johnny Cash

  Reading, Writing, Television

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• I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

  Alberto Tomba

  Motivational, Athlete, Winning

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• I was just genuinely shy. I'd always been a shy kid.

  Elton John

  Kids

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• A bunch of six nicer people, I couldn’t be more fortunate to call my family — from Lee Pace, who is so dear. When I first saw him, I said he’s like a Gary Cooper. He’s bashful, he’s shy, he’s sensitive, he’s a great actor, he’s beautiful, he’s delicious.

  Ellen Greene

  Beautiful, People, Pace

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• I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class.

  Matthew Lewis

  School, Class, Too Much

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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