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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.

Since becoming aware of the need to be inclusive, I've tried to make my stories broader and more representative of our world.

Quotes by Ann Aguirre

The voices of women need to be heard. The volume needs to be turned up.

Quotes by Ann Bancroft

Environmental activism against the resource industry is widespread all over the world, but at the same time we have to realise that these are basic materials on which civilisation depends. We need to tap natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Quotes by Anil Agarwal

I need my career. That's what validates me.

Quotes by Anita Baker

Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.

Quotes by Angelina Jolie

I don't like to come to tournaments, like, one week before, because I just need, like, a few days, and then I'm ready to go for it.

Quotes by Angelique Kerber

I never felt the need for feminism. I never felt competition with men, which I really believed started the movement.

Quotes by Angie Dickinson

Broadly shared progress can be achieved with policies that are designed specifically to benefit consumers and workers. And such policies need not even include redistributive taxation, which many workers oppose. Rather, they can focus on ways to encourage competition and...

Quotes by Angus Deaton

A lot of our sources for income-inequality measures come from household surveys in which people report how much they earned in the last year, how much income they have, and so on. Those are not as well funded as they...

Quotes by Angus Deaton

I don't think malls are going to go away. People still need somewhere to go, but they do have to evolve.

Quotes by Angela Ahrendts

I'm not shy, but I have a job to do. I don't need the notoriety.

Quotes by Angela Ahrendts

Is it 'a drag' that passions don't come to us all at once, as epiphanies, without the need to actively develop them? Maybe. But the reality is that our early interests are fragile, vaguely defined, and in need of energetic,...

Quotes by Angela Duckworth

Eurobonds are absolutely wrong. In order to bring about common interest rates, you need similar competitiveness levels, similar budget situations. You don't get them by collectivizing debts.

Quotes by Angela Merkel

We need a really credible perspective toward long-term de-carbonization.

Quotes by Angela Merkel

We need radical, transformative solutions to address the inequality that is blighting millions of people's lives.

Quotes by Angela Rayner

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.

Quotes by Andy Rooney

We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers.

Quotes by Andy Rooney

Communicators need to figure out how well do they engage people, and they should not talk one word longer than people are engaged.

Quotes by Andy Stanley

Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.

Quotes by Andy Stanley

The reason space missions need artificial gravity is clear: humans simply did not evolve to live in zero gravity.

Quotes by Andy Weir

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.