--- title: "5 Defend Self Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 5 Defend Self quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Defend Self sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/christopher-hitchens-117_1-night-in-paris_stuck-in-my-own-trap-of-writing-about-a_1158799.jpg" --- > [“Stuck in my own trap of writing about a nonsubject, I think I can defend my own self-respect, and also the integrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/stuck-in-my-own-trap-of-writing-about-a-nonsubject-i-think-i-can/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/christopher-hitchens-117_1-night-in-paris_stuck-in-my-own-trap-of-writing-about-a_1158799.jpg) > [“We now experience the daily need to defend our self-concepts rather than our bodies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/we-now-experience-the-daily-need-to-defend-our-self-concepts-rather/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/michael-a-singer-7009_identity_we-now-experience-the-daily-need-to-defe_1302558.jpg) > [Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rollo-may/deeds-of-violence-in-our-society-are-performed-largely-by-those/) [Rollo May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rollo-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/rollo-may-1295_crime_deeds-of-violence-in-our-society-are-per_1488459.jpg) > [IF ANY ONE WANT TO END YOUR LIFE DESTROY HIM WITH OUT MERCY YOU HAVE ALL RIGHT TO DEFEND YOUR SELF](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-singh/if-any-one-want-to-end-your-life-destroy-him-with-out-mercy-you-have/) [Neil Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/neil-singh-73423_life_if-any-one-want-to-end-your-life-destroy_1865373.jpg) > [“Build your confidence in such a way that it acts as an antibody to defend your self- esteem against foreign negativities, thus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-thomas/build-your-confidence-in-such-a-way-that-it-acts-as-an-antibody-to/) [Esther Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/esther-thomas-57714_confidence_build-your-confidence-in-such-a-way-that_1965397.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defend-self/#itemlist", "name": "Defend Self Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Stuck in my own trap of writing about a nonsubject, I think I can defend my own self-respect, and also the integrity of a lost girl, by saying two things. 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