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title: "10 Esteem Need Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Esteem Need quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Esteem Need sayings and thoughts."
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> [What kind of people are these with such low self-esteem that they need a war to feel better about themselves?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hicks/what-kind-of-people-are-these-with-such-low-self-esteem-that-they/)

[Bill Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hicks/)

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> [It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-branden/it-would-be-hard-to-name-a-more-certain-sign-of-poor-self-esteem-than/)

[Nathaniel Branden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathaniel-branden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/nathaniel-branden-2125_certain_it-would-be-hard-to-name-a-more-certain_223044.png)

> [I mumble sometimes when I have low esteem or when I need to speak up for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-villasenor/i-mumble-sometimes-when-i-have-low-esteem-or-when-i-need-to-speak-up/)

[Melissa Villasenor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-villasenor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d8/melissa-villasenor-15500_mumble_i-mumble-sometimes-when-i-have-low-estee_2269601.jpg)

> [People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/people-with-healthy-self-esteem-do-not-need-to-create-pretend/)

[Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/bell-hooks-464_body-image_people-with-healthy-self-esteem-do-not-n_2590836.jpg)

> [I have a giant ego and terrible self-esteem, so I need to hit the re-set button fairly regularly - to get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/i-have-a-giant-ego-and-terrible-self-esteem-so-i-need-to-hit-the-re/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [You can't let someone else lower your self-esteem, because that's what it is - self-esteem. You need to first love yourself before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winnie-harlow/you-can-t-let-someone-else-lower-your-self-esteem-because-that-s-what/)

[Winnie Harlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winnie-harlow/)

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> [Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/our-dependency-makes-slaves-out-of-us-especially-if-this-dependency/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [As actors, we tend to usually have some issues with self-esteem and some need for validation, and it takes awhile for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-helberg/as-actors-we-tend-to-usually-have-some-issues-with-self-esteem-and/)

[Simon Helberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-helberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/simon-helberg-6849_fear_as-actors-we-tend-to-usually-have-some-i_1562439.jpg)

> [I wasn't a good-looking child. I got screwed out of the genetic deal. My sister looks like a model. I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-glaser/i-wasn-t-a-good-looking-child-i-got-screwed-out-of-the-genetic-deal/)

[Nikki Glaser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-glaser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/nikki-glaser-8243_children_i-wasn-t-a-good-looking-child-i-got-scre_2545949.jpg)

> [People say to me, Hey, Bill, the war made us feel better about ourselves. Really? What kind of people are these with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hicks/people-say-to-me-hey-bill-the-war-made-us-feel-better-about-ourselves/)

[Bill Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hicks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/bill-hicks-970_about-yourself_people-say-to-me-hey-bill-the-war-made-u_2593510.jpg)

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