Shy Quotes - Page 37

• He [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of men and the worst of men, the most protean, most ridiculous, and most sublime.

  William Manchester

  Men, Sublime, Noble

  William Manchester (1979). “American Caesar”

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• The year I turned 26, as the head of my own brokerage firm, I made $49 million, which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week.

  Jordan Belfort

  Years, Three, Week

  "The Wolf of Wall Street". www.imdb.com. 2013.

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• Nature is shy and noncommittal in a crowd. To learn her secrets, visit her alone or with a single friend, at most. Everything evades you, everything hides, even your thoughts escape you, when you walk in a crowd.

  Edwin Way Teale

  Secret, Crowds, Walks

  Edwin Way Teale (1987). “Circle of the seasons: the journal of a naturalist's year”, Olympic Marketing Corp

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• I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

  Anne Tyler

  Writing, Literature, Appearance

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• I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas.

  Jeremy Northam

  Desire, Actors, Areas

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• I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.

  Charlotte Gainsbourg

  Intimacy, Private Life, Persons

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

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• Well, Bill, I don't think you're going to find many shy people that are in the political business.

  Scott McCallum

  Thinking, People, Political

  "The Governor of Wisconsin and Prof. Ward Churchill". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. February 21, 2005.

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• Steve is very quiet, even shy. I am very gregarious. So, opposites.

  Jayne Meadows

  Opposites, Quiet, Introvert

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• My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal.

  Nigel Dennis

  Firsts, Nocturnal, Serious

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• When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I?

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Sex, Book, Character

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• It wasn't that I was shy to go out with him, I just didn't want people with preconceived notions to assume anything about why we were together. I was pretty careful for a while.

  Rose McGowan

  People, Together, Want

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• What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.

  Kurt Masur

  Kind, Shyness

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• There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more.

  Priscilla Presley

  Needs, Shyness

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• Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.

  Jarvis Cocker

  Band, Kingdoms, Lost

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• You know what I think the guy who reviewed the live show for Pitchfork suffers from? Shy/asshole confusion. I'm not an asshole. I don't think I have to prove that to anyone, but I'm just putting that out there. I just think people should know that I'm not trying too hard. I think some people are just bitter that they ended up reviewing the show rather than playing the show, perhaps.

  Nicholas Thorburn

  Thinking, People, Confusion

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

  Elton John

  Kids

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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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• 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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• 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 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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