Those often-spoken words by family, friends and teachers became a curse that kept me shy and increasingly anxious about speaking to others.
Mr. Gates's main message here echoed what he had said during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday: the United States is committed to the defense of Persian Gulf states that are increasingly anxious about Iran.
With Congress poised to pass a Medicare drug bill, lawmakers are increasingly anxious about the complexity of the legislation and its reliance on new and largely untested arrangements to deliver drug benefits to the elderly.
Lenders are increasingly anxious about the mid-decade boom.
But they are increasingly anxious about rising prices for a wide variety of goods.
The prime minister's pollsters are increasingly anxious about the feelings which lie beneath those headline figures.
And on top of that, owners are increasingly anxious about leaving pets behind.
Consumers are increasingly anxious about their finances and skeptical of the customer-service sales pitch.
She grew increasingly anxious about whether an aide would show up.
Conservative MPs had become increasingly anxious about the planned changes, and the hit to higher earners.
Mohamed Adam Hamad Ahamed said he was becoming increasingly anxious about his 17-year-old sibling Moubrak's mental state.
