I sometimes have this problem, mostly when trying to pull the needle after I have loaded way too many stitches on it. You might try taking fewer stitches on the needle, or you can do what I did. I bought some of those little rubbery finger grips to help this.
I have also found that the old needles that I had in my mom's sewing kit to be far "slicker" than the new ones I bought. The new ones had some sort of plating or coating that flaked off, no matter how much I paid for them. It was very frustrating, and made the needle harder to pull through the fabric.
Once I switched to my mom's old needles, the problem was resolved.
Can anyone recommend a good brand of hand needles?