--- title: "1 Esteem Feel Quotes By John Grant" description: "1 Esteem Feel quotes by John Grant. Plus more from John Grant and more Esteem Feel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/john-grant-4412_achieve_i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-have-skills_1749871.jpg" --- > [I'm not saying that I don't have skills. I'm saying I don't feel like I can use my skills to achieve self-esteem. I feel like it's cheating. I think that I should have self-esteem simply because I am a human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-have-skills-i-m-saying-i-don-t-feel-like/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/john-grant-4412_achieve_i-m-not-saying-that-i-don-t-have-skills_1749871.jpg) ## More by John Grant > [People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/people-have-always-painted-me-like-a-pessimist-like-somebody-who-sees/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-most-horrifying-thing-i-ever-did-was-work-as-a-steward-on-an/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I don't really experience much embarrassment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-don-t-really-experience-much-embarrassment/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I have trouble with things like Facebook. It presents such a warped vision. I get sick of people's opinions about every little thing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-have-trouble-with-things-like-facebook-it-presents-such-a-warped/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-1980s-were-all-about-synths-for-me-and-it-never-went-away-after/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I loved the whole New Romantic, New Wave thing... New Order, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Blancmange, Yazoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-loved-the-whole-new-romantic-new-wave-thing-new-order-soft-cell/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > ['Ernest Borgnine' is sort of my version of Woody Allen's 'Purple Rose Of Cairo' in that it's about the occasional difficulty of coming to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/ernest-borgnine-is-sort-of-my-version-of-woody-allen-s-purple-rose-of/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I feel uncomfortable when I think about my father listening to my records, because I don't want to hurt him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-feel-uncomfortable-when-i-think-about-my-father-listening-to-my/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I don't cry easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-don-t-cry-easily/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I had never considered myself a political guy, but there are certain things I can't shut up about. When I hear people say things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-had-never-considered-myself-a-political-guy-but-there-are-certain/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [The thing is I don't feel like my story is special. I don't feel like it's different to anybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/the-thing-is-i-don-t-feel-like-my-story-is-special-i-don-t-feel-like/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I think the humor, when applied in the right amount, only serves to intensify the other emotions in a given song; it highlights them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-think-the-humor-when-applied-in-the-right-amount-only-serves-to/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel like it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-just-feel-like-this-guy-who-s-visiting-the-music-business-over-the/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I've kept most of my friends for decades, and I continue to make new friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-ve-kept-most-of-my-friends-for-decades-and-i-continue-to-make-new/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) > [I'm very proud that I have learned German and Russian. Especially Russian, because of how difficult and beautiful it is and because of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-m-very-proud-that-i-have-learned-german-and-russian-especially/) [John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/esteem-feel/john-grant/#itemlist", "name": "1 Esteem Feel Quotes By John Grant", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not saying that I don't have skills. I'm saying I don't feel like I can use my skills to achieve self-esteem. I feel like it's cheating. 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