Self Doubt Quotes

133 quotes by 113 authors

Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection. — Monica Raymund
However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it -… — Dwight Yoakam
I was always rather outspoken. I worried about what people thought of me but there really wasn't room for a lot of self-doubt. — Joe Mantello
Self-doubt kills talent. — Edie McClurg
I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to… — Anthony Doerr
At the level at which I work with people, their great talent is paired with great insecurity. Self-doubt is literally the twin of self-confidence. And… — William Ivey Long
I had self-doubt about whether my story was interesting to people. I didn't want to write something that was anecdotal. It was important to me… — Lizz Winstead
If we are to understand the human condition, and if we are to accept ourselves in all the complexity, self-doubt, extravagance of feeling, guilt, joy,… — May Sarton
I keep going because I doubt myself. It drives me to be better. I've learned that the mastery of self-doubt is the key to success.… — Will Smith
Profound, bottomless self-doubt - it has no value - what's the point? In a way, it takes up as much time as anything else. — Jonathan Safran Foer
The writing itself is no big deal. The editing, and even more than that, the self-doubt, is excruciatingly impossible. — Jonathan Safran Foer
If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours. — Eric Maisel
The greatest secret for eliminating the infirmity complex, which is another term for deep and profound self-doubt, is to fill your mind to overflowing faith.… — Norman Vincent Peale
Chronic self-doubt is a symptom of the core belief, 'I'm not good enough.' We adopt these types of limiting beliefs in response to our family… — Lauren Mackler
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, no, you're kidding.'… — Al Franken
Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt. — Robertson Davies
We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and… — Terry Eagleton
I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster. — Richard Eyre
I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at. — Geri Halliwell
The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. — Robert Hughes

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