Roger Moore Quotes

Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.

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.

I wasn't always this introverted.

I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.

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

I would like to believe that I still am a shy person; I am very introverted. I have a problem communicating.

I'm an introvert and a shy person.

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

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 would admit I'm an introvert. I don't know why introverts have to apologize.

I am a little nervous with strangers. But I'm not tight inside. I think I am impulsive.

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.

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.

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

Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.

I used to be terribly shy, so I was either shy or over the top, and I always had a difficult time.

I'm not shy. I'm quiet. With my close friends. I talk a lot. But if I'm at a big dinner, I'm not gonna walk in and go introduce myself to everybody.

I'm not really shy.

Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.

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

I don't get as much female attention as you'd think, because I never go out.

The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.