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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.

Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money.

Quotes by Susana Martinez

What we need is to use what we have.

Quotes by Susan Sontag

Our culture is so celebrity-obsessed that for individuals to show they matter, they need to display their intimacy to fame.

Quotes by Susan Isaacs

Parents really just need support and not to be blamed and not to have fingers pointed at them.

Quotes by Susan L. Taylor

How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally.

Quotes by Susan George

The one thing the Victorians really believed in was philanthropy. I think we've forgotten the obligation to be philanthropic. I think we need smaller government, but I want to make it clear I'm not the Sarah Palin of the Cotswolds.

Quotes by Susan Hill

I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous.

Quotes by Susan Collins

Berkshire Hathaway can transfer excess capital from businesses that don't need it to businesses that do need it, tax free and in a way that enhances compound annual growth rates.

Quotes by Susan Decker

I don't believe there is a need for a first among equals when it comes to the industry's top actors.

Quotes by Suresh Gopi

We need to listen to consumers' needs.

Quotes by Sumner Redstone

We recognize the need to adapt to a changing competitive environment.

Quotes by Sumner Redstone

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.

Sun Tzu

I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.

Quotes by Sugar Ray Leonard

It's quite fashionable to say that the educational system is broken. It's not broken. It's wonderfully constructed. It's just that we don't need it anymore.

Quotes by Sugata Mitra

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

Quotes by Stokely Carmichael

We need to drive like hell and get to the hills before the winter sets in.

Quotes by Steven Squyres

We all need strategies for facing unknown repertory.

Quotes by Steven Stucky

The highest-income Americans don't need tax-free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds.

Quotes by Steven Rattner

If we didn't have genetic mutations, we wouldn't have us. You need error to open the door to the adjacent possible.

Quotes by Steven Johnson

Listen, one doesn't need to be religious (nor a rocket scientist) to see the value of abstinence.

Quotes by Steven Crowder

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.