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Need Quotes

Naming what's needed, without the extra words.

This set is heavy on sports specifics, like a manager listing exactly the kinds of pitchers a team needs to compete. For quotes with a similarly direct, plainspoken tone, see Just quotes.

Every album is unto itself, so whatever sounds we need to come up with, like way back when, we needed horns. So we invented the Lone Wolf Horns, and we learned how to play horns.

Quotes by Dusty Hill

I need to rely on the director's confidence and what he sees in me.

Quotes by Dulquer Salmaan

While I am fluent in Hindi, I was a little worried about my accent. So when I was approached for 'Karwaan,' I told them they need to first listen to me speak in Hindi, in case it sounds off.

Quotes by Dulquer Salmaan

Even before 'Moon,' I did a short film called 'Whistle,' and it had a lot of the things that I thought I would need to be able to do on a feature film: I shot on location, there was special...

Quotes by Duncan Jones

In the design process, there's a need to be culturally comprehensive.

Quotes by Dries van Noten

To create a collection, you need a narrative - an explanation to tell the team.

Quotes by Dries van Noten

The garden is my second profession. It's 22 hectares, which is a big garden. I really need it, going from the flower garden, the shrubs and the trees, the vegetable garden, all these things.

Quotes by Dries van Noten

We need to educate our audience. It's so important to have diversity. Let's not fear different voices.

Quotes by Du Yun

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

Quotes by Drew Barrymore

That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.

Quotes by Drew Bledsoe

Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.

Quotes by Douglas Wood

To go indie is a thing. But to put an album in the stores, you need a distribution label.

Quotes by Drake

A good cause need not be tarnished by its most fanatical expressions. But it is rarely helped by them.

Quotes by Douglas Murray

Fashion is one of the most intellectually vacuous industries. We had to manufacture desires to get people to buy our products. We were selling people countless things that they didn't need.

Quotes by Douglas Tompkins

The time to build a network is always before you need one.

Quotes by Douglas Conant

You don't need to change something if it is working.

Quotes by Douglas Costa

We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications.

Quotes by Douglas Feith

If you don't need umpires out there, and you can put robots out there, then why do we need ballplayers?

Quotes by Doug Harvey

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

Quotes by Douglas Adams

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about building a winning team?
One quote breaks it down simply: "We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief." For more sports wisdom, see our Know page.
Is there a quote about needing star players?
Yes - one quote humorously narrows it down: "We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax." Browse more in our Just collection.
Does the collection have a funny quote about friendship on a team?
One quote is dryly funny about it: "I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog."
Is there a quote about the need for strong leadership?
Yes - one quote describes an organization's own commitment to being "one significant source of the leadership we need." For more on leadership, see our Like page.
What's the common thread in these quotes?
Each one identifies something essential that's needed to get the job done - whether it's pitching depth, star talent, or leadership. Explore more in our Always section.

One entry pivots to education, framing leadership as the resource the field still needs most. Readers can also browse Know quotes for related certainty, or Like quotes for comparable everyday phrasing.