Need for Admiration Quotes

We crave support in vanity, as we do in religion, and never forgive contradictions in that sphere.

Vanity is normal in performers. Does it bother other people? All the time. But nine times out of 10, that says more about them than you.

There is a certain kind of person who is so dominated by the desire to be loved for himself alone that he has constantly to test those around him by tiresome behavior; what he says and does must be admired, not because it is intrinsically admirable, but because it is his remark, his act. Does not this explain a good deal of avant-garde art?

If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.

I do not know Rep. Weiner. But I do know he seems to have the features of a narcissist. Narcissists feel empty. Narcissists feel invincible. But their emotional landscape is barren.

I think my whole life, I put a lot of energy into pleasing other people, and trying to make jokes, and trying to make people laugh.

Donald Trump just needs the ego fed all the time.