“The psychology for the person who's actually doing it is completely different. I think I probably needed to put that [hired-hand] psychology in my own head to be able to do the job. Otherwise it would just be too scary. People outside make it much bigger than me. I'm not saying in my head, "Oh, my god, what an amazing idea!" It scares me if I would do that.” PeopleIfsThinkingPersonsIdeasDifferentHandsAbleJobsMy OwnPsychologyNeededBiggerScaryScareScary People Author:Raf Simons
“I think that the most significant, guiding principle was that we wanted to return to a three-piece live form, whereas we became a four-piece for the last record because the songs had more extensive arrangements and we needed a keyboard player to pull off a lot of those songs. We missed the energy, and more push-and-pull of the three-piece.” ThinkingWantedLastsFormSongThreeEnergyPrinciplesRecordsPiecesFourPlayerReturnNeededSignificantArrangementsKeyboardsGuiding PrinciplesKeyboard Players Author:Chris Cain
“I needed to recognize those secrets I was keeping from myself- secrets I had buried long ago. I needed Post Secret just as much as the other people who were mailing me their secrets.” PeopleLongSecretNeededPostsBuriedLong AgoMailing Author:Frank Warren
“I made the decision that, to be happy and to be content, I needed to live the life of an exclusive homosexual. I don't mean an elitist homosexual, but I mean someone who is exclusively pursuing partners of the same gender.” MeanMadeDecisionNeededGenderPartnersLive LifeHomosexualExclusiveElitist Author:Christopher Rice
“I had been working my first record really hard and toured the heck out of it. I didn't have anything to write about so touring with The Decemberists was what I needed. I could work and take in the world again. You're just the side man and don't need all the info. You're also less busy than when your name is on the ticket, so I had days free to read, watch movies, and just look up.” MenWorldNeedsWritingFirstsLooksHardNamesSidesWatchesRecordsNeededBusyLook UpTicketsTouringWatch Movie Author:Sara Watkins
“I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsAnswersNeededStrength And Wisdom Author:Aeriel Miranda
“If there are to be appropriate judgments about what questions are significant, you need both the informed views of scientists who know what has been achieved and what future developments are promising and the reflective judgments of representatives of different groups who can identify what kinds of information are most urgently needed.” IfsKnowsNeedsKindHas BeensDifferentViewsGroupsInformationDevelopmentNeededJudgmentScientistSignificantAppropriateRepresentativesFuture Development Author:Philip Kitcher
“I needed a song and I need a place to kind of get it out. John Paul [White] was there for me as a friend, and I really appreciated that because I just needed a place to go.” NeedsKindSongWhiteNeededAppreciatedPlaces To GoJohn Paul Author:Matthew Mayfield
“When people are in acute crisis, residential care may be needed, but this should not be seen as a medical issue.” PeopleShouldMayCareIssuesNeededCrisisMedical Author:Peter Kinderman
“I credit Podiobooks and the free audio podcasts for helping me develop the audience I needed when I started selling my books in text forms.” BookHelpingFormAudienceNeededCreditSellingAudio Author:Nathan Lowell
“Not every company went bankrupt. Not every bank needed TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm very proud that JPMorgan, throughout that time period, was completely steadfast. We bought Bear Stearns because we thought we were helping the situation. We didn't cut and run.” HelpingRunningCompanySituationCuttingBearsProudNeededPeriodsProgramReliefAssetsSteadfastTime PeriodsTarp Author:Jamie Dimon
“Generating diverse ideas requires being clear about the kind of input needed and creating multiple ways for diverse team members to share their ideas (e.g. use more than just a brainstorming session).” WayKindIdeasUseClearTeamShareNeededMembersCreatingDiverseMultipleSessionInputBrainstormingTeam MemberDiverse Teams Author:David Livermore
“Inevitably in my career of 35 years, I was in one turnaround circumstance after another, and I was personally put in positions of significant responsibility but without complete authority over everyone that needed to be mobilized.” YearsResponsibilityCareersPositionNeededCircumstancesAuthoritySignificantTurnaround Author:Kevin Allen
“It took me a while to feel comfortable in front of the camera and so I just needed to do it a lot.” FeelsFrontsNeededComfortableCameras Author:Jeremy Sisto
“The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it's already there. You can see it with your own eyes.” RealEyeRecordsNeededHoodHardcore Author:Ice Cube
“The cinematography is as much involved with the physicality of the scene, so a lot of our shots are hand-held. I felt the cinematographer needed to be the fourth-character with the same drive as the actors” CharacterHandsActorsFeltNeededInvolvedSceneShotsFourthPhysicalityCinematographyCinematographers Author:J. Robert Spencer
“When we started, I was delivering meals to people in Atlanta. We were a direct-care organization. And it was - people needed meals, they needed transport, they needed medication, they needed buddy systems. They had a death sentence. There was AZT, and that was just prolonging the agony, basically. Now people, of course, if they are on antiretrovirals, they face a lifetime of health, basically. I mean, it doesn't - it's I would say in the 99 percent certainty bracket that if you are on that medication, you will have a healthy life.” PeopleIfsMeanCareFacesCoursesNeededHealthyPercentDirectOrganizationLifetimeSentencesCertaintyMealsAgonyBuddyTransportMedicationDeliveringHealthy LifeAtlantaDeath SentenceBracketsProlonging Author:Elton John
“It was more about getting together with other musicians and playing live. I needed to suss out a full set [for the Last Summer tour], and I didn't want to play Fiery Furnaces material. So half of our set was new songs that we ended up recording for this album. And that made such a huge difference - going into the studio after playing a song for two years, knowing it inside-out and having sung it millions of times, and then recording it is a totally satisfying experience. You're suddenly in this controlled environment and you can make it sound exactly as you've been imagining it.” WantYearsMadeTwoPlayTogetherLastsSongSoundDifferencesHalfMillionsKnowingEnvironmentMaterialsHugeNeededSummerMusicianAlbumsStudiosTwo YearsControlledSatisfyingFieryFurnacesNew SongsLast Summer Author:Eleanor Friedberger
“I wanted to challenge myself and move into something new. I felt that using the name Swans and the sonic attitude that that engenders was what I needed to move forward musically, and it's led to lots of new things.” WantedMovingNamesFeltChallengesAttitudeNeededMoving ForwardSomething NewNew ThingsSwans Author:Michael Gira
“You think about people like Elvis, Kurt Cobain, or the Beatles, who grew up without privilege and needed a certain validation through peoples' acceptance, or admiration from their peers. And money is part of that, but it always comes too late.” PeopleThinkingCertainAcceptanceGrewNeededLateGrew UpPrivilegeToo LateAdmirationPeersValidationCobain Author:Bradford Cox
“I lived on Fulton Street in an enormous studio - I needed a bicycle to get to the toilet, about half a mile between two streets - next to Wall Street.” TwoNextHalfStreetsWallNeededStudiosMilesEnormousToiletsBicycle Author:Erro
“We need to do whatever is necessary to utterly defeat ISIS....We're not using our overwhelming air power. We're not arming the Kurds. Those need to be the first steps. And then we need to put whatever ground power is needed to carry it out.” NeedsFirstsStepsAirNeededDefeatOverwhelmingFirst StepsIsisAir PowerKurds Author:Ted Cruz
“I was sick of fast, aggressive music; I felt like I needed to make a poppy thing. But, right now, I feel like I need to make a Hawkwind/Sabbath record. It gets boring if you just do the same thing all the time.” IfsNeedsFeelsFeltRecordsNeededRight NowSickBoringAggressiveSabbathPoppies Author:Ty Segall
“I didn't know what I was doing, but I knew I needed God in my life.” KnowsNeeded Author:Jim Hamilton
“I started working with synthesizer players, and I had to find new instruments. I needed a more complex sound, so I went to a surplus place and got a bunch of hard plastic stuff and stainless steel stuff, and that stuff worked. So from that point on, from the 70s on, I've made instruments.” MadeHardStuffSoundPlayerNeededInstrumentsComplexesBunchPlasticSteelSurplusSynthesizers Author:Z'EV
“It would be amazing if people listened to it when they needed shelter; it would be lovely if they didn't spit on it.” PeopleIfsWould BeNeededLovelyShelterSpit Author:Lykke Li
“I was kind of pathetic. That's what got me playing out in the street. I ran out of money and needed more gin for the night.” KindNightStreetsNeededRanPatheticGin Author:Frank Fairfield
“Everybody just needs to realize that when you write something you're just in one mood. I was told I needed to write it and it was overdue; I don't even remember what day it was.” NeedsWritingRememberRealizingNeededMoodOverdue Author:Bradford Cox
“Now everybody knows about this thing that's my secret. It was my thing, the music I turned to when I was alone and needed it. It's what helps me get through these times. It's just between me and music, and now it's been shared with the world.” KnowsWorldHelpingSecretNeededHelp Me Author:Devendra Banhart
“You know, boy versus girl. But she's a tough warrior, so I almost treated it like unisex. But it makes a difference how tall the actors are, because I needed to know that if Olivia Wilde sits in a car that the director, Joe Kosinski can still get the angle he wants, as opposed to maybe in another vehicle than Jeff Bridges has to sit in. So that was fascinating. Because in a real car you change everything and adjust it. But here you have one shot.” IfsKnowsWantStillsRealGirlActorsDifferencesBoysCarNeededDirectorsShotsToughTreatedWarriorBridgesMaking A DifferenceFascinatingTallVehicleAngleVersusWildeOliviaUnisex Author:Daniel Simon
“Actually, I caught myself thinking that I was hoping for someone to break into my apartment and steal my computer, or a big fire would take place in my apartment, or thinking of uninstalling my firewall so someone could hack into my computer. I just had all these dreams and eventually realized what I needed to do was delete the songs because I really wasn't happy with them. I needed a fresh beginning.” ThinkingDreamBigsSongBreakFireNeededComputerCaughtStealingApartmentHacks Author:Jens Lekman
“I was not in a good space in my life, emotionally particularly, so I needed to do something to recharge my batteries emotionally and musically. I took a break and I learnt software and programming a little bit, and that's how I designed my live machine, which I've been using for years.” YearsLittlesBitsSpaceBreakNeededLittle BitMachinesProgrammingSoftwareBatteries Author:Jamie Lidell
“There's such a stigma around girls' periods, and women's sexuality - girls can't speak out for themselves or be who they want to be. I think that coming from the social platform that I have, I try to be a positive influence, and this was something that I felt needed to be seen and heard.” ThinkingWantTryingGirlSpeakSocialFeltHeardInfluenceNeededPeriodsSexualityPlatformsStigmaSpeaks OutPositive Influence Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“I was at the beginning stages of my pregnancy, and it never really feels real anyway, until you actually start showing and you start to feel the baby kick. Fortunately I didn't have any morning sickness or anything like that. And I really didn't want to be distracted from the work at hand, so I didn't tell anybody. It was really just towards the end of shooting where I was about five months, where I needed to tell a costume designer[ of the True Detective].” WantFeelsRealEndsHandsMorningFiveStageBabyMonthsNeededShootingDesignerKicksSicknessPregnancyCostumesDistractedDetectivesMorning Sickness Author:Michelle Monaghan
“I ended up realizing that NASA was unlikely to get me into space, or get me to the moon or beyond, and I needed some other way to drive this.” WayRealizingSpaceNeededMoonUnlikelyNasa Author:Peter Diamandis
“For me the very important thing was never to forget that they had no right to have me there, that my duty was to escape and that I needed to get back to my family and to my children no matter what. And that I could not accept to just see them as an authority, that I had to always keep in mind that I had to rebel and to keep my distance and to protect my soul because the core of the problem is dignity.” MindChildrenImportantSoulMatterProblemForgetAcceptingDutyNeededProtectAuthorityDignityMy FamilyNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsDistanceCoreMy SoulMy ChildrenGet BackRebel Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“There is a belief that children drop out of school because they're needed by their families to work, or the little girls are needed to take care of younger siblings. It turns out that's not really true.” ChildrenLittlesCareSchoolTurnsGirlBeliefNeededTake CareSiblingReally TrueYounger Siblings Author:Nicholas Negroponte
“It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of this New York/D.C. elite group of feminists, or part of a mainstream feminist organization. And now it's kind of an amazing thing that you can just start a blog and put your voice out there and build your readership.” IfsKindWantedUsedStrongVoiceGroupsNew YorkMovementNeededOrganizationFeministUsed To BeElitesMainstreamBlogsInfluentialAmazing ThingsReadershipFeminist Movement Author:Jessica Valenti
“I don't think that any deal was needed: Iran was not a threat. Even if Iran were a threat, there was a very easy way to handle it - by establishing a Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, which is something that nearly everyone in the world wants.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWantEasyDealsMiddleNeededWeaponsThreatEastNuclearHandleZoneIranMiddle EastNuclear WeaponsEasy Way Author:Noam Chomsky
“When I first started my own brand, when I needed an icon, I had no other icon but myself. I had to create that.” FirstsMy OwnNeededBrandsIcons Author:Jeremy Scott
“The poets needed to learn to pay greater attention to character and to narrative.” CharacterPayAttentionGreaterPoetNeededNarrative Author:Edward Hirsch
“I lost my phone and I just really didn't look for it. It was the nicest feeling, like six weeks. ... A couple of times I needed to use a telephone, and I was always able to touch someone that had a telephone and say, "Hey, can I use your phone? May I please?" And they'd say, "Sure." And that was it! So it was OK, it was a real vacation. I took a real vacation from myself.” LooksMayRealUseFeelingsAbleLostWeekCoupleNeededPleaseSixPhonesHeyVacationTelephonesTouch Someone Author:Bill Murray
“I needed to slow down and quiet down deeply into a lot of these questions, yet at the same time what I was looking for, and continue to, is a way to have this exist within a regular, normal, modern life.” WayModernNeededQuietNormalDown AndSlow DownModern Life Author:Dani Shapiro
“Yeah, I did need a lot of breath [to play Margaret Thatcher]. I needed much more breath than I have, after all of my expensive drama school training. I couldn't keep up with her.” NeedsPlaySchoolNeededDramaTrainingBreathsYeahExpensive Author:Meryl Streep
“I mean it wasn't that they sat around thinking oh gosh I needed more choices in my grocery stores the way I had come to think about it as an American growing up.” ThinkingWayMeanChoicesGrowing UpGrowingNeededStoresSatGroceriesGrocery Stores Author:Sheena Iyengar
“We kind of lost a lot of that and puppeteers were sticking to the script and we thought everything needed to get a lot funnier, so we thought we would go to a good improv comedy instructor.” KindLostComedyNeededScriptsInstructorsPuppeteerImprov Comedy Author:Brian Henson
“I've always been sort of entrepreneurial. ... I felt that I needed to learn how to write and produce so I could write my own thing and not worry about Hollywood finding me.” WritingFeltMy OwnWorryProduceNeededFindingsHollywoodEntrepreneurial Author:Larry Wilmore
“When large companies take on risk, then they impose risks on the rest of the system. And these are systemic risks and these systemic risks we never used to think were really that important, but as soon as we recognize how the financial sector - the risks the financial sector takes on can impact the entire global economy, we realize that those risks needed to be controlled for the social good.” ThinkingImportantUsedSocialRealizingCompanyEconomyRiskNeededImpactFinancialControlledGlobal EconomySocial GoodLarge Companies Author:Robert F. Engle
“I never thought of serving as a conflict of interest, that would have been a luxury! I just needed something to survive. Initial needs have to be met first, and then later things like patriotism come in.” NeedsFirstsHas BeensInterestNeededMetsConflictLuxuryServingVeteranInitialsConflict Of Interest Author:Donna M. Loring
“When did I turn into a needywhiny angsty idiot who needed to be swept off her feet? She snorted then started running again, forcing me into a brief sprint to catch up. We're conditioned from birth she said. I swear to god,if I ever have a daughter I'll ban all of the Disney princesses from the house. Except Mulan. She kicks ass.” IfsSaidRunningTurnsHouseFeetBirthNeededDaughterAssIdiotKicksPrincessSwearBansKick AssSprintSwear To God Author:Diana Rowland