#timid

I was born first to music. But I went into acting because my father knew so much about music he intimidated me. So, I picked an art form, he knew nothing about. So I could be my own man. ↗

— Michael Moriarty

#acting #art #art form #because #born

Like timidity, bravery is also contagious. ↗

— Munshi Premchand

#bravery #contagious #like #timidity

I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues. ↗

— Lisa Marie Presley

#attract #average #average person #because #critics

Today I still feel like the most illiterate person ever to have roamed the campuses of Wellesley and Harvard, where I later transferred. I remain intimidated by all the books I haven't read, but over the years I've come to realize that being a student is a lifelong adventure. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#being #books #campuses #come #ever

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. ↗

— Sydney Smith

#day #deal #effort #every #every day

Necessity makes even the timid brave. ↗

— Sallust

#even #makes #necessity #timid

No one tells me what they think because they're either intimidated by me, or they don't want to upset me. ↗

— Curtis Sliwa

#either #intimidated #me #tells #think

Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.. ↗

— Ellen Hopkins

#timidity #dreams