“ It is a good idea to "shop around" before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it. ”
- Dave Barry- Copy
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“ Some of us are timid. We think we have something to lose so we don't try for that next hill. ”
- Maya Angelou- Copy
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“ The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do. ”
- Damon Hill- Copy
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“ He lies and his plaintive weakness is exhaled in timid murmurs. ”
- Victor Serge- Copy
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“ Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy — it won't come out while you're watching. ”
- Tennessee Williams- Copy
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“ The most lasting reputation I have is for an almost ferocious aggressiveness, when in fact I am amiable, indulgent, affectionate, shy and rather timid at heart. ”
- J. B. Priestley- Copy
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“ It is a good idea to be ambitious, to have goals, to want to be good at what you do, but it is a terrible mistake to let drive and ambition get in the way of treating people with kindness and decency. The point is no that they will then be nice to you… ”
- Robert Solow- Copy
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“ In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer, is definitely repressed. They have certain similarities. ”
- John Carpenter- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice… ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
- 1.9K
“ It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities. ”
- G. K. Chesterton- Copy
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“ Twilight, a timid, fawn, went glimmering by, And Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast. ”
- George William Russell- Copy
- 2.7K
“ If you're timid in your candidacy, you're going to be timid in your presidency and that's not why I want to be president. ”
- Bill Bradley- Copy
- 1.2K
“ It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action. ”
- Lin Yutang- Copy
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“ Heaven, no. I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I was shy or not, and I got over my shyness. ”
- Lucille Ball- Copy
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“ Any woman could act like a lady, and this behavior was interpreted as being submissive, demure, inhibited...Being a lady in the Western world was like footbinding in China. ”
- Victoria Billings- Copy
- 2.7K
“ People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong. ”
- Diane Sawyer- Copy
- 3.1K
“ My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal. ”
- Nigel Dennis- Copy
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“ I'm definitely shy, so it was definitely acting for me to drop a trench coat and be in a bikini and try to get my cousins out of trouble by using my body. That was definitely acting. ”
- Jessica Simpson- Copy
- 2.2K
“ My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness. ”
- Al Pacino- Copy
- 2.7K
“ The fact of the matter is that we are facing a small group of bitter-enders who are basically trying turn the tide of history. ”
- Paul Bremer- Copy
- 1.5K
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