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title: "5 Survival Need Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-satir/we-need-4-hugs-a-day-for-survival-we-need-8-hugs-a-day-for/)

[Virginia Satir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-satir/)

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> [Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-badnarik/government-is-necessary-for-our-survival-we-need-government-in-order/)

[Michael Badnarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-badnarik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/michael-badnarik-19871_constitution_government-is-necessary-for-our-survival_950904.jpg)

> [What people most need now is to apply their conversion skills to those things that are essential for their survival. They need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-cousins/what-people-most-need-now-is-to-apply-their-conversion-skills-to/)

[Norman Cousins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-cousins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/norman-cousins-2488_communication_what-people-most-need-now-is-to-apply-th_1326318.jpg)

> [We're designed to pulse. Our most basic survival need is to spend and renew energy. We're hardwired to make waves, to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-schwartz/we-re-designed-to-pulse-our-most-basic-survival-need-is-to-spend-and/)

[Tony Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/tony-schwartz-72705_energy_we-re-designed-to-pulse-our-most-basic-s_2230820.jpg)

> [“We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-jelbert/we-need-four-hugs-a-day-for-survival-we-need-eight-hugs-a-day-for/)

[Will Jelbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-jelbert/)

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