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  • And such a man, perfect and entire, but for the saving leaven of selfdoubt which keeps a man humble.

    A River So Long 2010

  • New prosperity is reawakening nationalist pride and self-assertiveness in China and Japan just as selfdoubt is tempting Americans to turn inward.

    The Coming Power Struggle 2008

  • He is, he says, "plagued with selfdoubt" and filled with a profound "emptiness" when he completes a project.

    His Camera Never Blinked-Or Did It? 2008

  • Early in the novel, Trilipush writes to Margaret, stating These writings are the story of my discovery, my trouncing of doubters and selfdoubt.

    The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips: Questions 2004

  • That selfdoubt then robs you of the energy you need to flirt with every man you see so you can keep your options open.

    THE SURRENDERED SINGLE ALSO BY LAURA DOYLE 2002

  • And such a man, perfect and entire, but for the saving leaven of selfdoubt which keeps a man humble.

    Brother Cadfael's Penance Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1994

  • But to be involved with a passive-aggressive man is to put yourself on an emotional seesaw from selfdoubt and confusion to anger and frustration.

    Living with the Passive—Aggressive Man Ph.D. Scott Wetzler 1992

  • But to be involved with a passive-aggressive man is to put yourself on an emotional seesaw from selfdoubt and confusion to anger and frustration.

    Living with the Passive—Aggressive Man Ph.D. Scott Wetzler 1992

  • Despair, then selfdoubt, then a feeling of failure set in.

    Brudno, Edward A. 1965

  • After a costly mistake it is hard for a goalkeeper to escape selfdoubt and, if such dark thoughts did for the magnificent David Seaman in the end, what must have been going through Fabianski's mind for the remaining 79 minutes after his initial error?

    Home | Mail Online 2010

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