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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.

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.

Quotes by Polly Berrien Berends

Very often, state utilities do not buy electricity even if they need it, as every unit purchased increases their losses.

Quotes by Piyush Goyal

We need to draw up a regime where government can be an enabler for manufacturing to compete at good quality and prices.

Quotes by Piyush Goyal

Western countries have gone through their development cycle and enjoyed the fruits of ruining the environment over many years and are now giving us homilies and pontificating on responsibilities to the environment. I think they need to look inward.

Quotes by Piyush Goyal

Western countries can cut down coal and replace it by renewables; I will need to have more coal.

Quotes by Piyush Goyal

I'm a portrait photographer that's used to shooting celebrities, and I usually need time and all kinds of lights and a studio to set up my shots.

Quotes by Platon

Animal welfare must be a priority, and we need to switch to less industrial production methods.

Quotes by Pim Fortuyn

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

Quotes by Pink

One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need.

Quotes by Piers Anthony

I began as a naturalistic painter. Very quickly I felt the urgent need for a more concise form of expression and an economy of means. I never stopped progressing toward abstraction.

Quotes by Piet Mondrian

We need a reason to speak but none to keep silent.

Quotes by Pierre Nicole

The most successful ideological effects are those which have no need for words, and ask no more than complicitous silence.

Quotes by Pierre Bourdieu

If you're an actor, you have to look spiffing. But as the director, you don't need to look so glamorous.

Quotes by Phyllida Lloyd

Fat is fat. This goes back to the word 'plus.' We describe things. We are humans, and we need to describe things.

Quotes by Philomena Kwao

I need to improve my muscles because they are still quite small at the moment.

Quotes by Philippe Coutinho

I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.

Quotes by Philippe Coutinho

Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache.

Quotes by Philip Wylie

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.

Quotes by Philip Pullman

I always want and expect more from players; they need challenging.

Quotes by Phil Neville

As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up... so we can focus... so we can be in concert with one another.

Quotes by Phil Jackson

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.