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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 definitely need clarity.

Quotes by Mary Pierce

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

Quotes by Mary McLeod Bethune

I don't need a good skate to make everything OK.

Quotes by Mary Docter

There's no need to travel further. The Los Angeles area is big enough for us.

Quotes by Marvin Davis

Since governmental quotas expand bureaucratic power, provoke a backlash and are unfair to individuals, we need to find a better way to increase minority opportunities.

Quotes by Marvin Olasky

You need to carry out very careful pre-feasibility and feasibility studies before you enter any crisis situation.

Quotes by Martti Ahtisaari

We need a tougher enforcement program and, most importantly, we need to fix the badly broken ethics system.

Quotes by Marty Meehan

The Internet freedom issue we need to focus on is network neutrality.

Quotes by Marvin Ammori

Now Stan and I were still working in secret at that time but, because of this development, we had to inform the University of Utah because we thought that they might need to take patent protection.

Quotes by Martin Fleischmann

In general, I agree with Socrates that what democracies badly need is the examined life, and we need to think critically about ourselves.

Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you need bodies in the streets for women's rights and human rights.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

Divas need their furs!

Quotes by Martha Reeves

We don't need unelected federal agency bureaucrats in Washington telling our states what they can and can't do with respect to protecting their limited taxpayer dollars in private enterprises.

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

You do not need 435 people playing commander-in-chief.

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

I don't need to explain myself. All the managers I've had know my quality.

Quotes by Marouane Fellaini

We need to show why the government should be funding science and how that funding delivers.

Quotes by Mark Walport

When you're making a psychological thriller, what you need to do is have an audience on shifting sand so they're never quite sure where they are.

Quotes by Mark Strong

We need to temper the idea that this company has to have some earthshaking event every 15 minutes.

Quotes by Mark V. Hurd

There's a handful of situations already in two games - some hits I don't need to take - and I'm taking them because I'm stringing out the play.

Quotes by Mark Sanchez

There is no need for use of torture instruments such as ankush for controlling the elephants. We can do it with the help of verbal commands.

Quotes by Mark Shand

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.