- 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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- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
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?
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was rather a shy child, not a natural performer, but there was a performative edge to everything I did.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm kind of shy, to be honest. If I go to the pool or something, I keep my shirt on unless I'm getting in the water.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm actually a very shy person. You'd be surprised how many leaders are shy. They're not all extroverts by nature.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conservatives should never be shy in promoting a strong case for individual enterprise. We should acknowledge where the system doesn’t work, and seek to amend it.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
After about the age of 13, I was a romance addict. Still am, though I read just about every other genre as well. The only thing I really shy away from is political thrillers.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a real social person - I'm shy - and a lot of the business is just social.
- Makeup
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not shy about wearing a lot of makeup! But when I don't have to be done up, I just use a bit of concealer and maybe some lip balm.
- Nov 07, 2020
At my core, I'm shy.
- Pretty
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- Nov 07, 2020