Debbie Ford Quotes

I think that fear comes about when there's things in the world that we want to change, things we're scared or angry about, and we can't change them, and so we become fearful; we develop anxiety.

Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves

The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford. And I was afraid the day I walked out.

I grew up doubting myself. It was a very spotty, frustrating, worrying time.

I'm afraid of me.

In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of qualification. And I'm scared. And I have a tendency to think things may not/probably won't work out. That's my basic mindset.

I used to second guess myself all the time. I can sit there and work in circles when I'm nervous about what I'm doing.

I always feel scared and insecure on a film set. I don't know any other way.

I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol,' or when I was 10.

I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.

Self-doubt kills talent.

I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it better.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

I was scared of failing, and I was scared of succeeding. I just wanted to be in a safe space and not grow too big or be too little.

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.

I think I'm scared a lot. I'm scared of almost everything. And I'm constantly trying to work my way through each obstacle, whether it's a present, past, or future relationship.

Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.

Fear of failure is a far worse condition than failure itself, because it kills off possibilities.

The craving to become causes fears; to be, to achieve, and so to depend engenders fear.

excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.

I don't believe anyone ever suspects how completely unsure I am of my work and myself and what tortures of self-doubting the doubt of others has always given me.

What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you would be happy. So, why are you so afraid of change?

I always think I'm terrible. So it's always a relief when I find out that I wasn't. I've had roles where I realized that I was in way over my head - and that is my biggest fear.

It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear . . . . It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to.