“The funniest people I know were, not necessarily troubled, but had a harder time in school or were shy or picked on or something like that. I think that you rely on it. Well, I don't think I'm cute and no one wants to hang out with me - I'd better start trying to make people laugh. I think there's an element of that in there.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantTryingWellsSchoolLaughingElementsHarderCuteRelyShyHanging OutMaking People Laugh Author:Kaitlin Olson
“I hate to think of a day where a compelling book or a compelling authorial voice would be lost simply because that person doesn't have a Web site. But I think that, to use the Internet in a positive way, to turn people on to reading, is something that authors shouldn't really shy away from necessarily.” PeopleThinkingWayPersonsBookUseWould BeHateTurnsReadingLostVoiceInternetI HateShyCompellingSite Author:Marisha Pessl
“Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends.” PeopleKnowsBelieveFallWinningTearsExtremesShyTake MeLoyalKnow MeAthleticsOld FriendsExhilaration Author:Sally Pearson
“You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.” PeopleShowsFeelingsLyingGirlGrowsAttitudeGrowing UpNiceToughAlternativesShyLiedRealisedUnlovedBoyishNice Feeling Author:Maj Sjowall
“I've been able to perform in front of thousands of people on stage in a character that's nothing like me. I'm very shy.” PeopleCharacterAbleStageFrontsLike MeShy Author:Romeo Santos
“I definitely wouldn't shy away from doing another action based project, but I feel like my forte is more like playing real, ordinary people. I'm a girl's girl.” PeopleFeelsRealActionGirlProjectsOrdinaryShyOrdinary PeopleForte Author:Rachael Taylor
“Being an actress, I find myself people-watching and I can be quite shy.” PeopleI CanActressesShy Author:Emma Watson