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There aren't many shy writers left.

Quotes by Jay McInerney

I am a very shy person.

Quotes by Javed Ali

I was super shy as a kid, and theater was a way that everything made sense to me.

Quotes by Jason Ralph

I've come from nowhere, and I'm not shy to go back.

Quotes by Jason Statham

I was a shy and insecure kid and didn't know quite where I fit.

Quotes by Jason Alexander

Since most cyberwar is conducted covertly, governments avoid any public acknowledgment of their own abilities and shy away from engaging in any sort of 'cyber diplomacy.' Statecraft conducted in secret fails to create public norms for deterrence.

Quotes by Jared Cohen

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, which people don't seem to be shy about expressing.

Quotes by Jamie Moyer

I didn't do particularly well with girls at school. I was very shy. I'm not saying that was the only reason I didn't do well with them, but I just didn't.

Quotes by Jamie Dornan

Young adult novels don't shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and 'Blubber,' the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take.

Quotes by Jami Attenberg

I was really shy as a kid.

Quotes by James Mercer

I'm someone who is quite shy, and onstage I'm quite... extrovert.

Quotes by Jain

I'm generally a fairly shy, withheld person. But when I get onstage, I get a bit mad.

Quotes by Jacob Anderson

Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.

Quotes by Jack Jones

As a child, I studied violin. My sister, who's 10 years older, was the actress in the family. I was painfully shy.

Quotes by J. Smith-Cameron

Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

I am very shy with people I don't know.

Quotes by Ingmar Bergman

I was so shy when I was younger. When I first went to Liverpool I didn't say a word for a year.

Quotes by Ian Rush

I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.

Quotes by Hunter Hayes

Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.

Quotes by Heston Blumenthal

Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.

Quotes by Henry Cloud

I come from a place where we're not that shy about our bodies.

Quotes by Heidi Klum

Even when I became the typical shy adolescent, I never minded performing. I felt there was a kind of safety, a protection about being on stage, about losing myself in another character.

Quotes by Hayley Mills

I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.

Quotes by Hakeem Olajuwon

I was quite shy as a child. My sisters were the gang leaders, my brothers were the enforcers and I was a tag-a-long.

Quotes by Gregory Porter

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

Quotes by Glenn Close

I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.

Quotes by Gina McCarthy

My first job had me miscast as a bubbly shopgirl; I was pathologically shy and, thus, tended to replace human speech with excessive head gestures. It was like being waited on by Harpo Marx.

Quotes by Gillian Flynn

Basically, I'm a shy human being. Very introverted.

Quotes by George Hamilton

Enjoy the pressure. Enjoy the stress. Enjoy being uncomfortable. And don't shy away from it, embrace it.

Quotes by Gary Woodland

I want to resume the life of a shy person.

Quotes by Garrison Keillor

I was an English major at the University of Minnesota, and I was very shy, which many people misinterpreted as intelligence. On the basis of that wrong impression, I became the editor of the campus literary magazine.

Quotes by Garrison Keillor

I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know.

Quotes by Garry Shandling

The last thing in the world I should have done was go into the theater because was inordinately shy as a young man. I couldn't open my mouth. At a party, I was the one stuck up against the wall. I was embarrassed about talking. I felt that I couldn't talk well.

Quotes by Gale Gordon

As actors, we don't shy away from saying, 'I wanted to be an actor because I wanted to meet girls.' Directors cannot say the same thing.

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

Quotes by Gabriela Sabatini

I am not that shy.

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

Quotes by Frankie Avalon

Oakland Technical High School. Like any high-school experience, it was ambiguous. I was shy with girls; I had friends, but there were times I didn't feel I had the right friends. My grades were only so-so.

Quotes by Frank Oz

I like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it's kind of like that's never really been my bag. Probably because I'm too shy.

Quotes by Frank Black

In France, the image I had was of a shy girl - a poor lonely girl and not too good-looking. When I went to England, I had another image. I felt the journalists were much more interested in my looks than in my songs.

Quotes by Francoise Hardy

The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.

Quotes by Francois Hollande

I'm very secretive about my feelings, very shy.

Quotes by Fran Kirby

I grew up in a humble family with a shy personality.

Quotes by Fethullah Gulen

I can be very shy. I really like to stay at home with my people because I'm really shy. My wife is as well; we're both really shy.

Quotes by Fernando Torres

When I read a script, if I feel it's written with the idea of just bashing other people, then I shy away from it. Sometimes it's some guy coming out with his own hatred, and I don't need to be a part of it.

Quotes by Faran Tahir

I'm shy. I can go on a trip for days and not go because I won't sit on a toilet seat on a plane. I'm certainly not going to go on somebody's lawn. Could you imagine, in a cocktail dress?

Quotes by Farrah Fawcett

I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.

Quotes by Farrah Fawcett

Lots of shy people dress a bit too much. It's just kind of an armour. People say the same thing about me.

Quotes by Eva Green

People think I'm so strong, but I'm very shy.

Quotes by Eva Green

I have reason to be shy. I've been hurt plenty.

Quotes by Ethel Waters

I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.

Quotes by Eric Clapton

I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

Quotes by Enya

I gave up ballet when I was four because I was so shy.

Quotes by Emma Weymouth

I'm not shy of working hard.

Quotes by Emma Barton

I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke.

Quotes by Emily Mortimer

In grammar school, I didn't talk. Everybody said I was the invisible one. I'm still very shy.

Quotes by Emily Kuroda

I'm pretty shy. I'm so bad at public speaking. I can answer questions in front of a crowd, that seems to be fine, but standing up there by myself and delivering some kind of speech, I'm the worst. I hate it.

Quotes by Ellyse Perry

Sometimes I'm really funny, sometimes I'm quiet, sometimes I'm shy, but I'm constantly changing.

Quotes by Elle King

We have to stop using words like 'that time of the month' or other such variations. Say it: I have my periods. There is nothing to be shy or embarrassed about.

Quotes by Ekta Kapoor

When you're shy, the worst thing you can do is go into all these casting rooms and be scrutinized. But with shyness, I think you just have to bite the bullet.

Quotes by Dylan Penn

I was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy.

Quotes by Dwayne Hickman

Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men.

Quotes by Donna Summer

I was terribly shy, but I was always in harmony when I was dancing.

Quotes by Donna McKechnie

I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.

Quotes by Don Rickles

I'm still a really shy performer and can't wear high heels and need to be with bare feet.

Quotes by Domino Kirke

I was so shy, I didn't have friends 'til 16 or something.

Quotes by Disha Patani

I was really, really shy when I was a little girl.

Quotes by Dita Von Teese

I would love to get Rihanna on a Khaled song. That's my friend, but every time I'm around her, I get shy.

Quotes by DJ Khaled

When I first started VMware, I was very shy and self-conscious about speaking. I grew out of this by giving talks each week in front of the whole company; gradually, as we scaled, I had talked to more and more people, and this is how I conquered my fear of talking to people.

Quotes by Diane Greene

People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

Quotes by Diane Sawyer

An awful lot of actors shy away from the uglier aspects of the human condition. They want to be liked, which is a cop-out. You've got to go for it.

Quotes by Diana Rigg

I'm just going to do what I can do, not worry about taking hits. I'm not going to shy away from that... I'm going to try to protect myself and make sure I do my job.

Quotes by Deshaun Watson

Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

I like to dance and sing when there's no one around, but, if I'm out, I'm really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.

Quotes by Derek Jeter

Like a typical Gemini I'm changeable, I can be two different types of people. I can be very outgoing, but sometimes very shy.

Quotes by Denise Van Outen

I'd just recorded it in Mariah Carey's studio. THey thought the song was perfect for Nina, because she's so shy, so it was nice to have that connection with Nina in the song. It was special.

Quotes by Delta Goodrem

Sexy? Me? I'm too shy.

Quotes by Debra Stephenson

Yeah, I don't shy away from the line anymore.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would shy away from in larger venues.

Quotes by David Sanborn

We're all, whether we like it or not, gonna have to deal with bereavement at some point in our lives, and it's something I think, as a society, maybe we shy away from.

Quotes by David Oyelowo

I was a very shy sort of person, and by acting different characters, I could immerse myself and make them do what, perhaps, I wouldn't do.

Quotes by David Jason

I don't like selling myself. It's a sort of shy arrogance.

Quotes by David Farr

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

Quotes by Dave Pelzer

As a kid, I was very shy.

Quotes by Daveed Diggs

To be honest, I was kind of a shy kid growing up.

Quotes by Dave Franco

I never shy away from herbs!

Quotes by Darby Stanchfield

I was just so blatantly shy throughout my life.

Quotes by Danny Aiello

Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.

Quotes by Dana Spiotta

In school I was pretty quiet. Kinda shy until my junior year. But at home I was a freak.

Quotes by Dane Cook

When my dad died, I developed a nervous habit. He was very shy and quiet, and I was like him.

Quotes by Crystal Gayle

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

Quotes by Colbie Caillat

I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.

Quotes by Colbie Caillat

I feel like if you can do multiple things, you shouldn't shy away from them.

Quotes by Cody Simpson

Girls in Asia are very obedient, shy, timid, quiet, but I can tell that it's changing, and I want them to be stronger and tell them that it's OK to be different.

Quotes by CL

Some people might shy away from a character like Deathstroke because, you know, all of the blood-letting and the swordplay and violence and all that other stuff.

Quotes by Christopher Priest

I sense from people that they get frustrated with me for not being out and about. But I guess I'm a shy boy.

Quotes by Christopher Lloyd

I was just very shy. I was never anxious to do talk shows, as I didn't know what to say. And I don't feel I have any inherent interest. But as I'm getting older, I feel I want to be able to share whatever I know if it means something to someone.

Quotes by Christopher Lloyd

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

Quotes by Christine Lagarde

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

Quotes by Christina Ricci

No one can escape politics. We are all in it. Even if we shy away from it, I just decide to embrace it. And I try to be an ally for other fights.

Quotes by Christine and the Queens

In a moment, or type of pressure, you just go out, and I play like I always do. Because it's a big moment, I'm not going to shy away and not show my talents. I'll show what I can do and show it every game.

Quotes by Christian Pulisic

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