Shy Quotes - page 9

So all they see of me is a façade. There are times when I am forced to sit with them and on such occasions I simply ignore their petty criticisms, not because I am particularly shy but because I consider it pointless. As a result, they now look upon me as a dullard. "Well, we never expected this!" they all say. "No one liked her. They all said she was pretentious, awkward, difficult to approach, prickly, too fond of her tales, haughty, prone to versifying, disdainful, cantankerous and scornful; but when you meet her, she is strangely meek, a completely different person altogether!" How embarrassing! Do they really look upon me as such a dull thing, I wonder? But I am what I am. Her Majesty has also remarked more than once that she had thought I was not the kind of person with whom she could ever relax, but that I have now become closer to her than any of the others. I am so perverse and standoffish. If only I can avoid putting off those for whom I have a genuine regard. (Murasaki Shikibu)
I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention. View quote
Little Richard
The tendency is to focus on the worst-case scenario and to shy away from potentially controversial science; it is time, I think, we looked instead at the benefits. View quote
James D. Watson
Let's not be coy: you were hoping that I would satisfy all the desires you're too shy to name, or at least show you a good time. Now you hesitate, still holding on to me, but tempted to let me go. View quote
Michel Faber
Black Lives Matter is the ultimate divisive movement. They aren't shy about what they don't like, which is western civilization, capitalism, and the rule of law. They really dislike the police, and certainly get the credit for the war between black men and police. View quote
Milo Yiannopoulos
I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy. View quote
Marian Keyes
I was shy. I was more than shy. View quote
Marion Cotillard
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. View quote
Matt Groening
Is it ok to sometimes be shy?Yes, of course. The point is,that being that way all the time and using it as an excuse to never be the opposite of shy,it's not good. It's not good for your life, your interactions,strenght of character and how diverse and interesting you can be. You are MORE than shy. Don't be labeled, be what you wanna be in any given moment. And DO what WORKS, not what you think you are. View quote
Matthew Hussey
Go see old virgins! Now ask a strange boy out, you shy, Retarded thing! View quote
Maureen Johnson
People who know me now can't believe I used to be shy, but in some ways I still am. (Mel Odom)
You shy, Francesca?” Javier asks me later on. I shake my head. "Not really.” I'm just sad, I want to say. And I'm lonely. View quote
Melina Marchetta
I'm certainly not shy, but I like playing it because I love those characters that are incredibly confident but really still a mess. View quote
Melissa McCarthy
A six-inch blade. I smiled. Did he buy it? It was actually just shy of four-but very nicely weighted-and as Aunt Bernice noted, a little exaggeration was always expected when describing weapons, victories, and body parts. View quote
Mary E. Pearson
I've always been very shy of doing television. I've always said 'no.' Not to be disrespectful to anyone - I didn't want to say 'yes' and then let people down. View quote
Naomi Campbell
I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino girls, so I stuck out like a sore thumb. I didn't look like everyone else and didn't feel I belonged... But these things only build character and make you stronger. It taught me to grow into the woman I was to become. View quote
Nicole Scherzinger
Even painfully shy and awkward people are not painfully shy or awkward when they are alone. The way to access this natural, comfortable alone-self when you are with others is by choosing to forbid yourself to wonder what "they" are thinking. Instead, force yourself to exist in the instant, then take it- and give it- as it comes. View quote
Augusten Burroughs
Great sci-fi has never shied from tackling the Big Questions, though really great sci-fi never forgets to entertain us along the way. Shock and awe applies to art, as well. View quote
Rick Yancey
Unlike me, Renee was not shy; she was a real people-pleaser. She worried way too much what people thought of her, wore her heart on her sleeve, expected too much from people, and got hurt too easily. She kept other people's secrets like a champ, but told her own too fast. She expected the world not to cheat her and was always surprised when it did. View quote
Rob Sheffield
I am somewhat on the shy side. I know people might find that hard to believe. View quote
Rod Stewart
He [Quoyle] did not want a boat, shied from the thought of water. Ashamed he could not swim, couldn't learn. (Annie Proulx)
As we all know, when you're an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn't mean that what was going on inside my heart wasn't a bit of a thunderstorm, but outwardly I got along ok. I was really shy in seventh grade. View quote
Stephen Chbosky
I tend to be sort of quiet and shy and awkward in social situations. View quote
Tony Kushner
Im shy. I can go on a trip for days and not go because I wont sit on a toilet seat on a plane. Im certainly not going to go on somebodys lawn. Could you imagine, in a cocktail dress? View quote
Farrah Fawcett
I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things. View quote
Farrah Fawcett