Steven Morrissey
Singer-Songwriter
"Shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life that you'd like to."
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Shyness
28 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"It is only through timidity that states are lost."
Susan Cain
Author, Speaker
"Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion is not."
Priscilla Presley
Actress
"There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more."
Susan Cain
Author, Speaker
"Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree."
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"introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness"
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"My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth."
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"A deal of the world's sound happiness is lost through Shyness."
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"Retain your shyness and drop your shame."
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"Though shyness per se was unacceptable, reserve was a mark of good breeding."
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"Among the wealthy, generosity is often merely a kind of shyness."
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"And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh."
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"I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar."
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"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."
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