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title: "10 Second-guess Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Second-guess quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Second-guess sayings and thoughts."
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> [I second-guess and overthink and rethink every single thing that I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-second-guess-and-overthink-and-rethink-every-single-thing-that-i-do/)

[Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/taylor-swift-125_every_i-second-guess-and-overthink-and-rethink_1729111.jpg)

> [You can't second-guess yourself as a filmmaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-bakshi/you-can-t-second-guess-yourself-as-a-filmmaker/)

[Ralph Bakshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-bakshi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/ralph-bakshi-15677_filmmaker_you-can-t-second-guess-yourself-as-a-fil_1735274.jpg)

> [It's 'Line of Duty' - you can't second-guess anything!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-dunbar/it-s-line-of-duty-you-can-t-second-guess-anything/)

[Adrian Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-dunbar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/adrian-dunbar-5615_anything_it-s-line-of-duty-you-can-t-second-guess_544691.jpg)

> [You can't second-guess baseball. You can't second-guess yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/you-can-t-second-guess-baseball-you-can-t-second-guess-yourself/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/mariano-rivera-13814_baseball_you-can-t-second-guess-baseball-you-can_2823513.png)

> [Normally, when I'm not performing or stealing, I second-guess myself; I have doubts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/apollo-robbins/normally-when-i-m-not-performing-or-stealing-i-second-guess-myself-i/)

[Apollo Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/apollo-robbins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/apollo-robbins-19904_doubt_normally-when-i-m-not-performing-or-stea_2718756.jpg)

> [“I should have been bolder and kissed her at the end. I should have been more cautious. I had talked too much.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/i-should-have-been-bolder-and-kissed-her-at-the-end-i-should-have/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/patrick-rothfuss-145_bold_i-should-have-been-bolder-and-kissed-her_1022335.jpg)

> [Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/writing-comedy-is-an-exposing-thing-because-you-re-putting-yourself/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/catherine-tate-17047_although_writing-comedy-is-an-exposing-thing-beca_1477250.jpg)

> [If you want to build an open source project, you can't let your ego stand in the way. You can't rewrite everybody's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rasmus-lerdorf/if-you-want-to-build-an-open-source-project-you-can-t-let-your-ego/)

[Rasmus Lerdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rasmus-lerdorf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/rasmus-lerdorf-30566_build_if-you-want-to-build-an-open-source-proj_2267454.png)

> [The myth is that women and their families don't have to make trade-offs to have an 'extreme career'; they absolutely do. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-braly/the-myth-is-that-women-and-their-families-don-t-have-to-make-trade/)

[Angela Braly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-braly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/angela-braly-36323_absolutely_the-myth-is-that-women-and-their-familie_2461454.jpg)

> [It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paddy-considine/it-s-different-being-a-director-i-suppose-especially-if-it-s-a-story/)

[Paddy Considine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paddy-considine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/paddy-considine-17539_acting_it-s-different-being-a-director-i-suppos_899956.jpg)

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