Budd Schulberg Quotes

People are usually afraid to say what's on their mind.

I think a lot of us often don't express how we really feel because we're afraid of what others might think of us. So we secretly admire people who could care less. They do things that we don't allow ourselves to do.

We're afraid of letting people see the glory of who we are.

Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.

Lots of people still live with fears about anything. It can be lots of different things. One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that.

The thing with me, I can't talk about my work. I find it very difficult.

The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people.

I used to be so afraid to say what I really think.

I include myself in the posters because I feel like it forms a more intimate relationship between the artist and the person passing by. And it's important to include some vulnerability and use fears and rejections and various aspects from my own life so people look at my work as more than greeting card fodder.

I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear.

I think I hid my singing talent from a lot of my friends at school because I didn't want to alienate anyone. If everyone was singing along in the car to a Madonna song, I didn't join in because when we're younger we're afraid of sticking out or showing off, when in fact we should own those things that make us really unique.

I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.

People are so scared to really voice who they are. They want to be politically correct. Just scared to see what other people's perceptions are.

The longing we have to communicate cleanly and directly with people is always obstructed by qualifications and often with concern about how our messages will be received.

So many people hide inside their clothes.

Some people are uncomfortable saying what they feel.

I think if you have any fear or shame, it's really hard to want to express yourself.

When I read my interviews, I feel, is it me? I constantly wonder if someone will get hurt if I say this or that. It is unfortunate that I am scared to say what I feel.

Growing up, I felt like I couldn't talk about certain things until I had the outlets to do so. Once you're able to be honest and say things as they are, it removes this crazy stigma and fear around it.

When you do something that's going to speak to people, it's going to be because you're really allowing all of yourself to the table in an accepting way.

I've learned from her [ Oprah Winfrey] really how to stand in one's truth, how if you just simply are who you are, you know, you're heavy, you're thin, you're happy, you're sad - if you just speak your truth as it comes into your mind, then that's what people relate to.

People who don't drink are afraid of revealing themselves.

If you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.

It's hard for me to pry with people I know.

I'm afraid when too many people know too much about you, it actually makes us all a lot more boring because you're afraid to express yourself.