I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part of my motivation… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
“A person raised in a healthy family is equipped to live a confident and independent life; someone from an unhealthy family is… — Christina Enevoldsen Copy Share Image
Self-doubt is a constant companion for a chubby, gay, black boy born in the South. — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
Insecurity refers to a profoud sense of self-doubt-a deep feeling of uncertainty about our basic worth and our place in the world.… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
“Writing was a defeat, it was a humiliation, it was coming face-to-face with yourself and seeing you weren't good enough.” — Karl Ove Knausgård Copy Share Image
I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I… — Robert Sheckley Copy Share Image
For the few little successes I may seem to have, there are acres of misgivings and self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. — Elia Kazan Copy Share Image
Sometimes if I tell people, 'I'm afraid that I'm really a fraud,' or 'I have a lot of self-doubt,' they go, 'Oh,… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
At last He is healed of his self-doubt. Now what is happening ? He is awakening To his souls ecstasy-sun. — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
“In a period of extended waiting in life, it is all too easy to assume that something is wrong. We assume that… — Tanya Marlow Copy Share Image
We should exhibit no self doubt to our friends, ... Credibility is a strategic asset. — John McCain Copy Share Image
Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt,… — Hal Higdon Copy Share Image
“But then self-doubt has always been there for Billy, self-doubt and its cousin the berating voice, these faithful companions have always been… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
Don't regret the past or fear the future. Both bring misery through self-doubt. — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight. — David Brock Copy Share Image
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs.… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
The easiest way to separate yourself from the unformed blobby mass of "aspiring" writers is to a) actually write and b) actually… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
Writing is the perfect balance between self-confidence and self-doubt, with a bit of self-delusion thrown in. — Judith Kelman Copy Share Image
You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
The simplest spiritual discipline is some degree of solitude and silence. But it's the hardest, because none of us want to be… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
Every time I start a picture ... I feel the same fear, the same self-doubts . . . and I have only… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
