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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.

When you come to a club like Liverpool, you need to perform straight away and consistently.

Quotes by Jordan Henderson

I do believe that we need to lower taxes on our hard working Iowans immediately.

Quotes by Joni Ernst

We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for.

Quotes by Jonny Wilkinson

While Congress saw some need to loosen the standard in the initial days of a war, it wanted the president to comply with FISA in carrying out surveillance in the United States.

Quotes by Jonathan Turley

You can't punish the middle classes for going to drama school - you need to punish the education system and the associative governments for devaluing the arts.

Quotes by Jonathan Pryce

You need massive recruitment to tell the poorest of the poor what is possible.

Quotes by Jonathan Kozol

I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me.

Quotes by Jonathan Evison

We need less perfect but more free films.

Quotes by Jonas Mekas

I've got eighteen-year-old twins that need to go to college, so there's still a financial issue, but I could retire tomorrow and just count ducks by the side of the lake, and that would be just fine by me. I'm...

Quotes by Jonathan Banks

At The Huffington Post, we thought of the front page as a one-stop shop for everything you'd need in news.

Quotes by Jonah Peretti

Don't open a bar if you think all you need to be is social and greet the customers. You have to run a business.

Quotes by Jon Taffer

I'm pretty fair-skinned, so I need to get in the sun for a little while.

Quotes by Jon Lester

We need to stop telling each other to shut up. We need to get comfortable with the reality that no one is going to shut up.

Quotes by Jon Lovett

All businesses need images to sell their products and services.

Quotes by Jon Oringer

I hear so many startups talking about how they can raise VC instead of questioning whether they need it in the first place.

Quotes by Jon Oringer

What we need is a bipartisan commitment to improving the laws on the books, to lower premiums, to improve access and improve quality of care.

Quotes by Jon Ossoff

I think we need a lot less ideology around health care.

Quotes by Jon Ossoff

I don't need to be married, but I feel married.

Quotes by Jon Hamm

I need to reach a lot of people to sell records.

Quotes by Jon Crosby

To deal with radicalism and extremism, we need to deal with economic inequality. This is what I learned from my experience in Solo and then in Jakarta.

Quotes by Joko Widodo

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.