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“My own husband was divorced when we met, but without kids. I don't know what I would have done if he'd had them. I got the message very early on that the worst mistake a woman can make is marrying a man with children.”

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Author:Ayelet Waldman

“The idea for each of the stories in this book came in a moment of belief and was written in a burst of faith, happiness, and optimism. Those positive feelings have their dark analogues, however, and the fear of failure is a long way from the worst of them. The worst - for me, at least - is the gnawing speculation that I may have already said everything that I have to say, and am now only listening to the steady quacking of my own voice because the silence when it stops is just too spooky.”

Source: Nightmares & Dreamscapes

“I control my life and I have never let success run away with me - I've taken it and ran. And the only thing that could threaten my stability is me - I'm my only threat and my own worst enemy. Beyond that, I don't feel successful. I'm nowhere near where I plan to be as far as my goals.”

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Author:Chaka Khan

“I think my worst problem is actually living in the moment and understanding everything that's going on. I feel like I'm in my own bubble.”

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Author:Kendrick Lamar

“So guess what, if I ever have my own team I am picking everyone first even the worst kid and the kid with the stutter like a skipping record 'cause I know all of us are scratched, even if you can't hear it when we speak.”

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Author:Andrea Gibson

“Isn't my fur stole pitiful? How unsuccessful can a girl look? People think I'm wearing anchovies. The worst of it is, I trapped these under my own sink.”

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Author:Phyllis Diller

“I operate with this sense of needing to live up to what I am asking of people. I am, by far, my own worst critic.”

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Author:Allison Williams

“I am my own worst enemy. My friends and family will say, Youve got everything going for you right now, and I say, Oh yes, but! Which is not a good way to be.”

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Author:Tamsin Egerton

“I know I can't dance. I am the worst dancer. I have no rhythm. I just do step-and-snap. I love it in the privacy of my own home and every once in a while at a club. But singing and dancing are my two greatest fears.”

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Author:Hope Solo

“The concept of emotional or spiritual survival has an honorable history, but it does invite self-indulgence. In my own case, the worst I ever survived was severe personal and political confusion, the temptation to various sorts of craziness and a couple of bad acid trips. It felt pretty horrendous at the time, and some of it was even dangerous, but Auschwitz it wasn't.”

Source: Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-And-Roll

“In spite of really intense competition for the job, I'm still my own worst enemy.”

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Author:Tom Holt

“My wife keeps on telling me my worst fault is that I keep things to myself and appear relaxed. But I am really in a room in my own head and not hearing a thing anyone is saying.”

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Author:Tom Hanks

“I am my own worst critic and I am hell to pay so I just have to do everything to my utmost ability.”

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Author:Michael Jai White

“Firing people is one of the worst parts of running a company. Actually in my own experience, I think it is the worst.”

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Author:Sam Altman

“I'm my own worst critic, so I try and not focus on what I've done wrong, or what I could improve on.”

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Author:Mandy Moore

“I'm astonished how little fright I have of my own imagination. It really does baffle me that I don't get more scared because I'm capable of thinking up things that are so awful. On any given day I can imagine the worst.”

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Author:Robert Reed

“I've never been competitive with other actors. I've been competitive with myself and I'm my own worst critic, a terrible critic I am, and unless I get something right, I feel very unhappy.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of a drum playing in the village, and I found my own drum and just picked it up and started playing, the worst song ever written by Wyclef Jean.But it actually started a vibe.”

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Author:Wyclef Jean