Bill Gross Quotes

It's true, I used to be so shy. I used to never talk, just sit back and do my thing. I was never bullied, though, and it was never like it was something that needed to be 'fixed', like being shy is a bad thing.

I'm an introvert and a shy person.

I'm not really shy.

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person.

I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy.

I'm not extremely outgoing, but I'm average, I think. When people meet me they'll say, 'Oh you're not that shy...' I never said I was! I see where they're coming from because my biggest single was about being shy at a party - I get it. But it's not 100% accurate.

Maybe come to think about it, that is the sign of an extrovert, in any event I have always from the earliest of ages found it difficult to wander into a restaurant on my own.

Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.

I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of publicity.

My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.

I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

I am essentially very shy. Which, I guess, is why I'm very good at not being shy.

Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant.

I'm a writer. I'm naturally introverted, so being the public face of something, I don't think I do it well.

I had this idea that being an introvert was a negative thing, that it had a negative connotation, and I really wanted, as a young person, to strive to be the life of the party and to be really outgoing and to have a million friends. And then I realized that an introvert isn't a negative.

I've never hidden the fact that I used to be shy, even when I was 30. However, I might have been self-conscious on the inside, but I was never inhibited about my body.

At my very core, I'm pretty shy. I just happen to have a weird job.

I was very, very shy in public and school, and quite loud and brash at home.

I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that my interpersonal skills improve. As an individual, I was happiest when left alone.

I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.

I'm probably the most introverted extrovert you'll ever meet. Up until I got this show I was constantly told, 'She was really good, but she's just not cute enough.'

I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.

I wasn't always this introverted.

I am a very shy, introverted guy.