Quotes by category:Shy

I used to be shy about ordering a steak after I had eaten a steak... by A. J. Liebling

I used to be shy about ordering a steak after I had eaten a steak sandwich, but I got used to it.

used shy sandwiches

Don't go getting all shy on me now, Lana," he drawled, squeezing... by Abbi Glines

Don't go getting all shy on me now, Lana," he drawled, squeezing my sides with his hands

shy sides hands

Don't shy away from producing your own film and being in charge o... by Afia Nathaniel

Don't shy away from producing your own film and being in charge of its business end as well.

film shy ends

Authors were shy, unsociable creatures, atoning for their lack of social aptitude by inventing their own companions and conversations.

Agatha Christie

aptitude shy writing

I'd been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that's... by Agnes Varda

I'd been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that's part of being shy.

being-shy educated shy

We fear extremes and shy away from too much ardor in religion as if it were possible to have too much love or too much faith or too much holiness.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

holiness shy too-much

I'm so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go. by Al Pacino

I'm so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.

dark-glasses sunglasses shy

My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.

shy language firsts

I've often said there's two kinds of actors. There's a more grega... by Al Pacino

I've often said there's two kinds of actors. There's a more gregarious type and the shy type.

shy actors two

I'm naturally shy but I've done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.

get-better shy thinking

Architects themselves tend to shy away from the word, preferring instead to talk about the manipulation of space.

Alain de Botton

manipulation shy space

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

barges shy people

I'm not a very shy person. I'm just somebody who's got a lot of work and who doesn't like to parade himself in new celebrity contexts.

parades shy persons

I'm neither shy nor impressed by media and press. It's just another industry to me. My response to the criticism was, "I work with a steel factory. Why can't I work with the media?"

shy media criticism

I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

making-friends shy people

It's wrong for women to be constantly shy and embarrassed about their bodies. There are so many images of unattainable beauty that are so destructive. It's important to show how your body really is. As the cliche has it, beauty comes from within.

shy body important

That's the best part of being a DJ. Everyone's looking at you and really, I'm a shy person; I like to stand in the back of a room, not talking to many people. But having a chance to play music, the stuff that I want to hear, and getting people going, it's just a different kind of vibe. It's like a different side of me.

Alexandra Richards

shy different people

I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence becaus... by Alexandra Roach

I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence because I was quite shy.

Alexandra Roach

neighbor shy school

I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.

ive-learned shy jobs

I had not thought of violets of late, by Alice Dunbar Nelson

I had not thought of violets of late,

Alice Dunbar Nelson

shy feet spring

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