Robyn Davidson Quotes

The feeling of being halfway through a show and just realizing that there's nothing you can do to save it - it's a horrible feeling.

I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

Do you often find yourself uttering the phrase, 'I feel like I should go?' You do not need to go. You are busy that night. You are busy every night, forever.

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty.

It looks like I'm this huge shark going in for the kill... I don't know what I was thinking.

I have a feeling that very soon I'm going to fail very, very big. I'm going to try something and everybody's going to be like, 'What was she thinking?'

With so much at stake maybe I'll just leave now.

I should have worried about taking responsibilities for which I was not ready.

I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.

Fear to let fall a drop and you will spill a lot.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.

If I think too hard about a relationship, I'll talk myself out of it.

I'm definitely scared by commitment.

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

I've personally been involved in movies where people on set were talking about awards for the movie, and I bought into the hype. And then the movie would come out, and not only was it not good, it was horrible.

Every time you feel entitled, you're making a mistake.

Anything that's too self-assured just makes me nervous.

I'm quite surprised I ever got married in the first place.

I said no to Aston Villa because I was not ready. I said yes to Cardiff because I felt ready. But I was not.

I've burnt my boats, and there they are - smouldering in public view.

When I was 18 or 19, I would come into training, and I'd be the last in and first out. I was one of those that took everything for granted, and I'm honest about that now.

I wish I hadn't said I'm going to retire.