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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.

I don't need much coaxing.

Quotes by Carla Bley

Yeah, I guess I'm not a particularly religious person, but I do really believe strongly that we all need to believe in something, and that's very personal to each one of us.

Quotes by Carla Gugino

Development has to start from the base; the kids need to be playing, and the institutions have to come forward. There needs to be focus on grassroots.

Quotes by Carles Puyol

Our message of the day is service does not need a title.

Quotes by Carl Lewis

The professed function of the nuclear weapons on each side is to prevent the other side from using their nuclear weapons. If that's all it is, then we've gotta as: how many nuclear weapons do you need to do that?

Quotes by Carl Sagan

We need better public education and more realistic education.

Quotes by Carl Hart

I will fight the fight I need to fight to win.

Quotes by Canelo Alvarez

I need to eat a lot; otherwise, I feel faint. I get in the worst moods if I don't eat.

Quotes by Cara Delevingne

The last thing we need is women on TV hating each other.

Quotes by Candice Patton

Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior?

Quotes by Camille Paglia

But yet I don't think I should be labeled just a black quarterback, because it's bigger things in this sport that need to be accomplished.

Quotes by Cam Newton

You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.

Quotes by Cameron Diaz

What we women need to do, instead of worrying about what we don't have, is just love what we do have.

Quotes by Cameron Diaz

What musicals need is a new me.

Quotes by Cameron Mackintosh

That's how fighters get better. They watch film, and they work on what they need to work on.

Quotes by Cain Velasquez

So many paintings have hidden meanings or need wall texts, but my work is not in that category.

Quotes by Caio Fonseca

I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician.

Quotes by Caitlin Doughty

We don't need another Woody. Even Bob Dylan knew he couldn't be Woody Guthrie... I like Woody Guthrie fine, but I don't need the 50th generation version of it.

Quotes by Buzz Osborne

There has to be a place carved out for independents, films where the heroes don't fly around in capes, but there are journeys and struggles we need to learn from and be inspired by.

Quotes by Byron Allen

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it.

Quotes by C. Day Lewis

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.