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Self-doubt5 quotes
It was not the power of the Spaniards that destroyed the Aztec Empire but the disbelief of the Aztecs in themselves. — E.F. Schumacher · 1962That voice, the one that tells you you're worthless and stupid and ugly…it goes away, right? — Hollyhock · 2017Worst of all I fear mediocrity. — Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1867The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath · 1953The utmost renown never slakes a man's appetite and, unless he is a fool, he almost always dies uncertain of his own fame. — Gustave Flaubert · 1852Appetite for fame1 quote
The utmost renown never slakes a man's appetite and, unless he is a fool, he almost always dies uncertain of his own fame. — Gustave Flaubert · 1852Creativity1 quote
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath · 1953Fame1 quote
The utmost renown never slakes a man's appetite and, unless he is a fool, he almost always dies uncertain of his own fame. — Gustave Flaubert · 1852Fear1 quote
Worst of all I fear mediocrity. — Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1867Human nature1 quote
The utmost renown never slakes a man's appetite and, unless he is a fool, he almost always dies uncertain of his own fame. — Gustave Flaubert · 1852Mediocrity1 quote
Worst of all I fear mediocrity. — Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1867Self-criticism1 quote
That voice, the one that tells you you're worthless and stupid and ugly…it goes away, right? — Hollyhock · 2017Self-esteem1 quote
That voice, the one that tells you you're worthless and stupid and ugly…it goes away, right? — Hollyhock · 2017Self-hatred1 quote
That voice, the one that tells you you're worthless and stupid and ugly…it goes away, right? — Hollyhock · 2017Societal collapse1 quote
It was not the power of the Spaniards that destroyed the Aztec Empire but the disbelief of the Aztecs in themselves. — E.F. Schumacher · 1962