Rozonda Thomas Quotes

It might sound so stupid, but guys do not hit on me. I'm not really sure why, but it's very rare that a guy will ever come up to me and be like, 'I'm going to lay down my game right now, and you're going to like it.'

Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion.

I was a very shy character, always feeling uncomfortable because everybody was stronger than I, and always afraid I would look like a sissy. Everybody else played baseball; everybody else did all kinds of athletic things.

It's not like I'm shy or anything. I'm not.

I too had the usual insecurities. I wanted a good house and a healthy bank balance. But I never got cowed down.

You don't gotta let the girls know you're sweating, honey.

I don't actually get that many DMs. I tell myself that it's because guys might be intimidated, but I'm not that sure.

When I was at University I had a sort of fear about going to the gym and that kind of blokeish environment, which was rooted in a feeling of total inadequacy, which is what fear is.

Having money didn't make me less of a socially incapable loser; it just made me a socially incapable loser who wasn't in debt.

Kids feel like they have to puff up or shrink. These reclusive qualities begin to develop because you feel that who you are is going to either be accepted or rejected by your family and friends.

The minute I stop singing, I'm back to being shy. I'm soft-spoken because I never really talked to people. I didn't learn to do it.

I guess guys are intimidated. I've never had a guy come up to me and be like, 'Hi, you alright? Can I buy you a drink?'

I'm actually shy in person.

I've always been very shy. Now I don't care anymore.

I don't think I'm that knowledgeable. I don't think I am that good looking even. I feel embarrassed when people say these things to me.

I used to be the shy kid who would barely raise her hand or speak her mind.

I was the worst-dressed person in Scranton. I was a total nerd. Obviously, I got picked on, but I was also able to find my own cluster of friends, and I think when that happens, you get by just fine.

I'm the way I am now because I was bullied when I was the lanky, gangly, skinny kid. I was the guy who would flick everybody off, and my middle finger was this skinny, long stick. I got picked on because of that.

I remember in middle school and high school being so concerned with what everybody else thought. I was trying to be someone I wasn't. I wish I could've just let it slide and not cared about it.

Money is rarely just money. Sometimes it stands in for love or self-esteem or freedom or a sense of control over your destiny (especially if you lacked these things in childhood).

I find it difficult to talk about myself. I'm just shy.

I didn't have any relationships in my teenage years, as I felt I was not attractive enough.

Sexy? Me? I'm too shy.

When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure.

I'm pretty shy, believe it or not.