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- Nov 07, 2020
Shy Quotes
On quiet nerves and the traits behind them.
Some quotes here contradict the stereotype, like someone insisting they've never been shy and have always talked easily, while others explore the gap between a quiet, socially awkward offstage personality and a bold on-screen role. One poetic line even pictures small shy embarrassments playing out on sunny afternoons.
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- Quite
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I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy.
- Outside
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I was very shy - I didn't speak to anyone outside of my family until the fourth grade.
- Free
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Growing up, I was so shy, but it was weird because I was the complete opposite on stage. I was just free to be myself.
- Like
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I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.
- Girl
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The Lux girl is every girl as far as I'm concerned. She can be shy, confident, boisterous, elegant, or clumsy.
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I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.
- Honesty
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I'm a student of Eric Church, and I say that a lot... I was drawn to it because of the honesty and because it's got rough edges on it. He doesn't shy away from anything, and that's the way I wanted to be.
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I've been successful because I've never been someone to shy away from taking responsibility.
- How
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I grew up being very shy, very much a bookworm, and I remember desperately wondering how to be accepted by the popular kids.
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I'm painfully shy.
- Brother
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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.
- Me
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I'm not shy, not reclusive, not any of those things, but the idea of a day in front of me when I have nothing to do, is just, oh what pleasure!
- Me
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My career highs were definitely in 1983 and 1984, because Kajagoogoo's 'Too Shy,' which I co-wrote, went to number one in many countries and was top five in America. However, the band fired me in August 1983, so I was suddenly on my own as Limahl.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's kind of weird - I get shy when I'm around new people, still, even when I'm onstage. I come from not really wanting to be in lights or known or in front of people.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect.
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