Self-Doubt Quotes

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt. Elia Kazan
Fear Simply Spoke Self-Doubt Without Contradiction Did Suffer
I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke. Emily Mortimer
Myself Made Joke Big Constantly Scared Failing Since Self-Doubt Been Childhood Full Actor Shy Career
While Muslim men describe themselves as insecure in their harems, real or imagined, Westerners describe themselves as self-assured heroes with no fears of women. The tragic dimension so present in Muslim harems - fear of women and male self-doubt - is missing in the Western harem. Fatema Mernissi
Women Fear Heroes Men Fears Dimension Muslim Insecure Missing Self-Doubt Real Male Tragic Western While Themselves Describe Present Harem Imagined
Startups can be the most conservative organizations in the world. We spend so much energy nurturing our delicate egos against naysayers and self-doubt that we can hardly admit mistakes. This is especially true of first-time CEOs. Glenn Kelman
World Conservative Nurturing Mistakes Energy Startups Our Spend Admit Delicate True Most Self-Doubt Egos So Much Energy Against CEOs Much Organizations Hardly
Writing itself is a dream. There are days of self doubt and deadlines and wondering how you're going to pay the bills until you write that bestseller. But it's still the best job I've ever had. I've also been able to help a lot of people and even inspire a few and that feels great. Graham Brown
Best Great You People Writing Inspire Job Few Doubt Pay Dream Able Bestseller Write Self Had Feels Days Until Also Self-Doubt Deadlines How Still Been Lot Itself Wondering Going Help Bills Even Ever
Once I actually get in the studio and I start working, I'm fine, but it's just getting there and these hours of torment with myself and self doubt, thinking 'I'm useless' and 'Who am I, conning myself into thinking I can do it again.' Imogen Heap
Myself Doubt Thinking Once Torment Fine Self Studio Hours Self-Doubt Am Get Getting Just Again Working Useless Who Who Am I Actually Start
It's just so fragile. The growing sense of 'Oh, God, what am I doing? Am I any good? Will I ever work again?' All those questions of self doubt, they do creep in. Jacqueline McKenzie
Work God Good Will Sense Doubt Those Self Self-Doubt Am Doing Questions Any Oh Just Oh God Again Growing Ever Creep Fragile
If I'm not nervous, if I don't have at least a little bit of the same self-doubt and anxious feelings I had when I started playing, then it will be time for me to go on. I must have that tension. Jerry West
Time Me Will Nervous Feelings Bit Must Had Tension Self-Doubt Least Go Same Anxious Little Little Bit Then Started Playing
My dad, he would go through these periods of self-doubt. We'd do something that was controversial or that wasn't welcomed by everybody, and he'd go, 'Well, Shirley, our parents cursed us with ethics, and we passed it on to our children.' John Wesley Shipp
Ethics Parents Everybody Our Would Something Through He Welcomed Self-Doubt Periods Well Passed Go Shirley Controversial Children Cursed Us Dad
Self-doubt is a constant companion for a chubby, gay, black boy born in the South. Justin Simien
Gay Black Chubby Constant Born Self-Doubt Boy South Companion
I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised. Kali Uchis
Insecure Had Self-Doubt Because Always How Been Lot Up Very Growing Growing Up Raised
I think self-doubt, as grim as it can be, makes me a better writer. Stasis and hubris would probably be the death knell for my career. Kristan Higgins
Death Me Better Think Would Writer Knell Better Writer Self-Doubt Makes Hubris Grim Career
The thing is, I have never been that confident, and, um, I have a lot of self-doubt, and I had never - I don't think I ever would have consciously chosen to be a television presenter. Louis Theroux
Think Television Would Never Had Self-Doubt Been Lot Um Confident Chosen Ever Thing Presenter
Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression. Mariella Frostrup
Depression Hope Hide Sail Skin Teens Those Only Through Self-Doubt Thick Elephant
Unless the character is suffering from tremendous self doubt or pangs of conscience, you have to get morally behind the character and their values. Mark Pellegrino
Character You Suffering Values Doubt Tremendous Unless Morally Self Self-Doubt Get Behind Conscience
Men display less self-doubt and lead with what seems always like a sense of force and direction. We are not as familiar with women leaders, and so we question their skills. As women, we always need to work harder to prove our competence. Maureen Chiquet
Work Women Men Sense Our Seems Direction Lead Leaders Like Self-Doubt Force Always Prove Question Familiar Skills Less Display Harder Competence Need
I do want to say the process of writing a novel is riddled with self-doubt and self-loathing. Meg Wolitzer
Writing Say Self-Doubt Self-Loathing Want Process Riddled Novel
As an actor, you're constantly riddled with self-doubt. You are your own worst critic. Michelle Fairley
You Own Worst Critic Constantly Self-Doubt Your Riddled Actor
I suffer from an enormous amount of self-doubt, so the fact that 'Pachinko' has been so kindly received has encouraged me not to give up, as I'm always telling myself that, 'Maybe this isn't a smart idea.' Min Jin Lee
Myself Me Smart Enormous Has-Been Telling Kindly Give Fact Idea Self-Doubt Always Been Encouraged Up Maybe Suffer Amount Received
Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection. Monica Raymund
Fear Strangers Rejection Self-Doubt Actor
Although my marriage left me with three beautiful children, it also left me with a healthy dose of self-doubt, low self-esteem, and an extreme desire to be loved again. I was operating on empty, expecting to be paid in full. Niecy Nash
Beautiful Me Marriage Three Healthy Extreme Also Self-Doubt Self-Esteem Operating Although Empty Left Expecting Children Loved Again Dose Low Low Self-Esteem Paid Full Desire
The biggest thing I've learned is just to not doubt myself as much as I do. Having self-doubt is definitely necessary, but it's about not letting it get in the way. When it turns into fear, you run into problems. Rick Hoffman
Myself You Fear Problems Doubt Way Definitely Run About Having Self-Doubt Learned Get Just Biggest Biggest Thing Much Turns Letting Thing Necessary
The temptation to quit and start over infects every creative process I've ever been in. Frustration and boredom always fuel this self-doubt. Robert Lopez
Creative Frustration Creative Process Every Boredom Temptation Over Self-Doubt Always Been Quit Process Fuel Ever Start
Good physicians are rarely dispassionate. They agonize and self-doubt over patients. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Good Rarely Physicians Over Self-Doubt Patients Dispassionate Agonize
I feel self-doubt whether I'm doing something hard or easy. Sigourney Weaver
Easy Something Feel Self-Doubt Doing Whether Hard
When you're winning, your confidence is through the roof, but when you're losing, that self-doubt is like, 'Am I doing the right thing?' Tito Ortiz
You Confidence Doing The Right Thing Losing Roof Right Thing Winning Through Like Self-Doubt Am Doing The Right Thing Your Right Thing
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