Word: self-doubt
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...America’s ethnic groups, it was surprisingly well-received. The Americans at the table laughed and nodded their heads sadly, while the only objections came from foreigners. Strange though this reaction might seem, it’s cause to celebrate: America’s self-doubt is a strength, not a weakness...
...charge here, repeatedly naming Hillary Clinton in debates as the real threat facing the nation. But Sanford warns that there are limits to this approach. Sounding the alarm about Democrats may not work, he says, because the electorate is "fairly ticked off at Republicans." But he adds that Republican self-doubt is so marked that if Jesus came back as a candidate, "people would say, 'You know, I don't like his beard...
...enjoyment has an unpleasant corollary. Bad hair or a flawed outfit can poison our delight at any given moment in a way that our male friends never have to fear. Perhaps it is not, in fact, a solid hour and a half of displeasure, but 90 individual minutes of self-doubt that prevent us from enjoying ourselves fully...
...also choreographed and soloed in “Attraversiamo,” the most peculiar and least successful piece of the evening. Krolak, who appeared in torn jeans and an orange plaid jumper with a string of stuffed socks sewn on the back, appeared to portray the frustration and self-doubt of a dancer in today’s society. Krolak’s interaction with the spoken words of the soundtrack varied from worriedly trying to “shhhh” the recording to singing along with it, repeating the words over and over again...
...achieves his greatest feat in the same way Blanchett does: by convincingly balancing all the elements that make Elizabeth a queen—her intelligence, courage, and independence—with those that make her a woman like any other—her surprising vulnerability, passion, and self-doubt. This combination makes Elizabeth a formidable, but credible, enigma, and gives the film’s web of history, romance, and action a sense of direction and unity...