“I have a friend, a pastor, who applied with me and 419 other people for 25 seats on a special advisory board. Though I believed she was infinitely more qualified than me, she wasn't selected and I was. When I saw her at her church weeks later, I asked her how she felt about the decision. While disappointment, self-doubt and defeat would have been normal reactions to the Board's decision, my friend said she felt great. 'How come?' I asked. She said with a smile, 'I just figured God had something better in store for me.'” PeopleHas BeensSaidSelfFeltChurchDecisionDoubtSawsWeekSpecialNormalMy FriendsDefeatDisappointmentStoresReactionsBoardsSeatsPastorQualifiedSomething BetterSelectedSelf-doubtAdvisory Author:Jack Canfield
“I doubt the terrorists saw 9/11 as a teaching opportunity. And we're not really a culture geared to anything as humble as 'learning.' But I was disappointed in how quickly everyone wanted to get back to normal. It was as if we watched terrorism on TV for a while, then got bored and turned back to 'American Idol.'” IfsWantedCultureOpportunityDoubtSawsTeachingTvsNormalHumbleTerrorismTerroristBoredGet BackDisappointedIdolsAmerican Idol Author:Jess Walter
“I doubt I would have written a line ... unless some minor tragedy had sort of twisted my mind out of the normal rut.” MindLinesDoubtWrittenNormalTragedyMinorsTwistedRuts Author:Roald Dahl
“There is no doubt that every healthy, normal boy...should own a dog at some time in his life, preferably between the ages of forty-five and fifty.” ShouldAgeBoysDoubtFiveDogHealthyNormalNo DoubtFiftyForty Author:Robert Benchley
“I don't feel quite normal if I haven't written for a while. I doubt I will ever again write anything as popular as the "Harry" books, but I can live with that thought quite easily. By the time I stop writing about Harry, I will have lived with him for 13 years, and I know it's going to feel like a bereavement. So I'll probably take some time off to grieve, and then on with the next book!” IfsKnowsFeelsWritingYearsI CanBookNextDoubtWrittenHavensNormalGrievingBereavementTime Off Author:J. K. Rowling