Bill Ayers Quotes

I doubt about myself. I think doubts are good in life. The people who don't have doubts I think only two things-arrogance or not intelligence.

The thing I believe in most in the world is my own fallibility, so I am willing to believe that I may be wrong too.

If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom.

I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.

I built a career out of knowing what I don't know.

I have never been 100% confident that I am right about anything.

I think it's very important to keep in the back of your mind: 'What if I'm wrong?'

The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen.

I like when people know exactly, have a good sense of themselves, and know exactly what's good for them, I admire that, but I don't have anywhere near that kind of perspective on my own.

I am very conscious that I am not wise at all.

Every day I wonder how many things I am dead wrong about. -- True North

A man who has humility will have acquired in the last reaches of his beliefs the saving doubt of his own certainty.

Quien sabe? Not me. The older I get the less I sabe, the less wisdom, maturity and caution I have.

I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, I'm humble, you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm trying to be, man, I'm trying so hard.

I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

'What am I missing?' is a much more important question than 'How cool am I?'

I've always been strong-minded, but I wonder.

I started second-guessing myself and was always questioning myself. I have really learned a lot.

I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.

I don't think I'm successful.

If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity.

I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way. I was very content at the time to toil in obscurity on things that I thought might point me in certain directions or teach me certain things - not knowing what that would be.