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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.

For me to have a cheeky little biscuit, it's not going to hurt. But I need to control those indulgences. I can't just be scoffing cakes and biscuits five nights a week.

Quotes by Anthony Joshua

We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

Quotes by Anthony Burgess

We need to know more about how group A strep interact with humans to cause so many different illnesses.

Quotes by Anthony Fauci

There's always going to be the need for new medications, better medications.

Quotes by Anthony Fauci

I enjoy very much communication. I think that scientists need to communicate.

Quotes by Anthony Fauci

A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

Quotes by Ansel Adams

You don't need to like your protagonists.

Quotes by Anson Mount

I'm an enemy of exposition. I feel there's no need to overstate.

Quotes by Anson Mount

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business, you need to have a certain internal stability.

Quotes by Annette Bening

Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about.

Quotes by Annie Lennox

When I started out in the industry, I felt the need to say 'yes' to everything. You wanted to be an actor, so you took acting jobs.

Quotes by Annie Murphy

The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

Quotes by Anne Rice

The wrong things are predominantly stressed in the schools - things remote from the student's experience and need.

Quotes by Anne Sullivan

Our approach to medicine is very 19th-century. We are still in the dark ages. We really need to get to the molecular level so that we are no longer groping about in the dark.

Quotes by Anne Wojcicki

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Quotes by Anne Frank

The American way is to not need help, but to help.

Quotes by Anne Lamott

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale.

Quotes by Anne McCaffrey

I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom.

Quotes by Anne McCaffrey

In some ways, what I need is a wife.

Quotes by Anne Beatts

When I'm working, I'm not so much disciplined as obsessive. I have this feeling that I need to clear everything away and get this down.

Quotes by Anne Enright

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.