Margaret Cavendish

And though I might have learnt more wit and advanced my understanding by living in a Court, yet being dull, fearful and bashful, I neither heeded what was said or practised, but just what belonged to my loyal duty and my own honest reputation.

English Writer

George McGovern

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers.

American Politician

Julius Peppers

I get bashful in the spotlight. Even at home or at a birthday party, I hate that stuff.

American Athlete

Rita Moreno

Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say.

Puerto Rican Actress

Aristotle

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Greek Philosopher

Joseph Addison

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

Charles Horton Cooley

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

American Sociologist

Phil Donahue

American Entertainer

Willie Mays

Rand Paul

Bashful implies a charming or endearing form of shyness, often seen as positive.

Emotional Nuance

Bashful is less intense than words like 'anxious' or 'fearful'; it's a gentler kind of shyness.

Mild Intensity

Bashful often appears in situations where shyness is considered appropriate or cute.

Positive Situation

 So, they finished that. And I, as you can tell, am a bashful guy. I told them they're nuts. They've been watching too much "Terminator." Then, the surgeon says to me,