Shyness Quotes

I'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get out my shyness.

I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special.

I have seldom been described as shy.

I started studying shyness in adults in 1972. Shyness operates at so many different levels. Out of that research came the Stanford shyness clinic in 1977.

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.

Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.

Shyness means you are in the hallway of a greater presence. You just don't know how to take the conversation another step. It's a lovely indication.

Retain your shyness and drop your shame.

A deal of the world's sound happiness is lost through Shyness.

An author arrives at a good style when his language performs what is required of it without shyness.

I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.

Among the wealthy, generosity is often merely a kind of shyness.

There are elements of Piglet that are me: the shyness and the anxieties and fears. Even after all these years. The more you know, the higher your standards are and the more you have to lose.

When you're shy, a camera becomes an entry into life. It was a kind of shield I could hide my shyness behind, and it allowed me to become an active observer rather than a passive one.

I'd let my golden chances pass me by.

Though shyness per se was unacceptable, reserve was a mark of good breeding.

But she wished she had had the guts to go up to him and say hello. Or possibly break his legs, she wasn't sure which.

I do not say what I feel, and people often take that for shyness, even kindness.

A place has almost the shyness of a person, with strangers; and its secret is not to be surprised by a too direct interrogation.

What we call the heart is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school.

Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.

Shyness is I-ness. Shyness is really wondering if you have other people's approval.

As a boy,I was extremely shy, certainly as a result of my upbringing. I was an expert blusher,and some of my harsh actions may echo this shyness by way of compensation.

I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage.

And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh.

I'm shy, but I'm not clinically shy. I don't have social anxiety disorder or anything like that. I more have a gentle shyness. Like, I have a little trouble mingling at parties.

The only self-consciousness in the film [Dream of Life] is anyone's natural shyness.

My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.

Shy people are my favorites. The unmistakable glint of shyness in someone's eyes can mesmerize me for years!

The love of books was an instant connection, and a true boon for a girl who tended toward shyness, because it was a source of endless conversation.

What he feared the most was that all this hiding had made it impossible for him to ever be found again.

Call it anything else if you will—fear, anxiety, nervousness, sweating—but “shyness” is the historic word for it.

When you get shy, you’re simply thinking of yourself. Stop it. Step out of yourself.

Into the dark night Resignedly I go, I am not so afraid of the dark night As the friends I do not know, I do not fear the night aboveAs I fear the friends below.

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.

Don’t feel shy—kiss. Kiss just to feel the joy of life and to get lost in the beauty of love.

Alcohol is one of the quickest vehicles with which we escape shyness, our problems, and self-consciousness, for a few hours.

A poor but confident man is as hard to find as a rich but shy man.

There's a difference between disclosing that which is only your business and hiding away from the world and not seeing, shining and sharing your magic.

feeling shy is simply replacing courage with the feeling and fear of how others will perceive or what they will say about us after and act. Courage dares regardless

A Coy Aversion...a fluttertoo shyto be seen...

Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.

And I hope she does not live in a dark world. Because even the most terrible loss doesn't have to make you darker

Friends are a wonderful thing. They won't make you feel like a nothing.

It's not that easy to find someone I can relate to. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.

So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in

Being shy is a symptom of a low self-esteem.

Shyness is a luxury reserved for those who are above the poverty line. To a beggar, being shy is deadly.

So, what's up with you and Damian?" Helena

Your shyness alone will bring you more emotional and material losses than all of your other negative attributes.