Self-doubt

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It was not the power of the Spaniards that destroyed the Aztec Empire but the disbelief of the Aztecs in themselves.

E.F. Schumacher

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Topic

Societal collapse Self-doubt

Author

E.F. Schumacher

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Schumacher, Ernst Friedrich. Roots of Economic Growth. Gandhian Institute of Studies, 1962.

That voice, the one that tells you you're worthless and stupid and ugly…it goes away, right?

Bojack Horseman

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Topic

Self-hatred Self-doubt Self-criticism Self-esteem

Speaker

Hollyhock

Actor

Aparna Nancherla

Source

Bojack Horseman

Medium

TV program

Genre

Drama (TV) Comedy (TV) Drama Comedy

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Stupid Piece of Sh*t." BoJack Horseman, written by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Alison Tafel, directed by Anne Walker Farrell, season 4, episode 6, ShadowMachine and Tornante Company, 2017.

Worst of all I fear mediocrity.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Topic

Fear Mediocrity Self-doubt

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Source

Letters of Fyodor Dostoevsky

Medium

Letter

Language

Russian

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Letter to Sofya Ivanova. c. 29 Sept. 1867.

Current Citation

Dostoevsky, Fyodor. "Letter to Sofya Ivanova, ca. September 29, 1867." Fyodor Dostoevsky: Complete Letters: 1860-1867, edited and translated by David A. Lowe, Ardis, 1989.

The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

Sylvia Plath

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Topic

Creativity Self-doubt

Author

Sylvia Plath

Source

Letters of Sylvia Plath

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Plath, Sylvia. Letter to unknown recipient. June or July 1953.

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

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Topic

Appetite for fame Self-doubt Fame Human nature

Author

Gustave Flaubert

Source

Letters of Gustave Flaubert

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

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Original Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. Letter to Maxime Du Camp. 26 June 1852.

Current Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. Letters of Gustave Flaubert, edited by Richard Rumbold, translated by J. M. Cohen. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1950.