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title: "4 Need Perceive Quotes by 4 authors"
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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/)

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> [I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/i-must-admit-that-many-humans-have-a-strong-need-to-perceive-life-as/)

[Stephan A. Hoeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-a-hoeller/)

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> [“We need to perceive ourselves as the special race. If not, beasts will perceive themselves as the chosen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta/we-need-to-perceive-ourselves-as-the-special-race-if-not-beasts-will/)

[Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/toba-beta-105_animals_we-need-to-perceive-ourselves-as-the-spe_2085939.jpg)

> [When you're talking to a person, it only matters what they are perceiving. You only need them to perceive you as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/when-you-re-talking-to-a-person-it-only-matters-what-they-are/)

[Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3c/will-smith-1021_husband_when-you-re-talking-to-a-person-it-only_3056107.jpg)

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