“The first thing I do when I come home is check the refrigerator for cats because I'm convinced that if one dies, my husband will hide it in there because I don't cook and so I won't see it. I do drink Cokes, though ,so technically he should hide the corpse in the oven. And now I need to start checking the oven.” IfsNeedsShouldFirstsHomeDiesDrinkHusbandCatConvincedChecksCooksMy HusbandComing HomeCorpsesCokeRefrigeratorsOvens Author:Jenny Lawson
“It's phenomenally important to me that, if I'm going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I'm not there to be on my own. And if I'm going to be with these people, I'd best be interested in their work.” PeopleIfsNeedsYearsImportantWholeMy OwnProjectsSpending Author:Mary McDonnell
“I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.” IfsNeedsSometimesWould BeCreativeOutletsCreative Outlets Author:Jodie Foster
“If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.” PeopleIfsNeedsTwoSpeakSuccessfulLots Of Money Author:Jodie Foster
“If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantNeedsKindMovingCertainGriefScaredDistress Author:James Nachtwey
“I need to say how I feel.aIf you were a political person before, and you just happened into a movie, to stop being a political person makes no sense. I always laugh and say, 'Dudes, if I have to choose, I'm a political person first. I would never do another movie again and be completely happy.' I need to say how I feel.” IfsNeedsFeelsFirstsPersonsPoliticalLaughingHappened Author:Kathy Najimy
“Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.” IfsNeedsDreamAbleHumanityExistenceMiseryInstant Author:Oscar Niemeyer
“I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.” IfsNeedsFeelsYearsFallFiveCrazyPositionSevenExplorationSeven YearsDiscomfortFalling Asleep Author:Karen O
“With drama, you need to be laughing, in between takes, 'cause you're going to those recesses of your soul and those dangerous parts. Normally, if you're not an actor or some crazy artist, you don't feel the need to run around in those areas. You keep them separate because it's painful.” IfsNeedsFeelsSoulRunningArtistActorsCausesLaughingCrazyDangerousDramaAreasPainfulYour SoulRecess Author:Josh Peck
“It's very important that you focus on winning games and being consistent down the stretch. I think that's what we're focused on. All of the other stuff about who wins and who loses and how many wins do we need, if we're focusing on that, then that's not good.” IfsThinkingNeedsImportantGamesWinningStuffLosesFocusFootballFocusedConsistentAmerican FootballWinning Games Author:Mike Singletary
“If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right's deeply held view now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy, and your health benefits should be cut.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldFactsPoliticalViewsCuttingRepublicanTaxesBenefitsCrisisWealthyHealth Benefits Author:John Podhoretz
“If this prinicpal thinks blogging isn't educational, he needs his head examined: he should be seeking out every student blogger in the school and giving them special time to blog more - and giving them extra credit besides.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingShouldSchoolFunnySpecialStudentsSeekingEducationalCreditExtrasThoughtfulBlogsBloggingBloggersSpecial Times Author:Cory Doctorow
“If you listen to the news, read the news, you'd think we were still in a recession. Well, we're not in a recession. We've had growth; people need to know that. They need to be more upbeat, more positive.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsWellsStillsPoliticsGrowthNewsRecessionsUpbeat Author:Dan Quayle
“If you can stand to wait 24 hours before you decide the fate of what you have written - either good or bad - you're more likely to see that invisible thing that is invisible for the first few days in any new writing. We just can't know what all is in a sentence until there are several sentences to follow it. Pages of writing need more pages in order to be known, chapters need more chapters.” IfsKnowsNeedsWritingFirstsOrderWaitingHoursKnownFateWrittenPagesSentencesInvisibleChaptersInvisible Things Author:Lynda Barry
“When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push myself harder. And if at the end of the day I don't have it, then I don't have it, but at least I'm going to put myself out there. If I fail, I'm going to fail terrifically.” IfsNeedsEndsFailingHarderThe End Of The Day Author:Ali Larter
“I'm pretty actively involved with the military because I think they're incredible human beings. If I can give back to them for what they're doing for us, it's a good thing. And I think to have happy soldiers, you need to feed them well.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingHumansWellsI CanHuman BeingsMilitaryInvolvedGood ThingsIncrediblesSoldierGiving Back Author:Emeril Lagasse
“If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsBodyAmericaHouseEventsMembersFunctionPortionsWipe Author:Charles W. Pickering
“My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.” IfsWantNeedsTryingFirstsTwoShowsSeemsPoliticalCareersRolesConcernIslamObviousDividesRelevantBefore And After Author:Daniel Pipes
“If we were the problem, it would be very convenient, kick Greece out, everything's fine. But what happened to Spain? What about Portugal? What about Italy? What about the whole of the Eurozone? We need more cooperation and less simplification and prejudice about what has to happen.” IfsNeedsWholeProblemHappensWould BeFinePrejudiceKicksZoneCooperationSpainGreeceConvenientEuroSimplificationPortugal Author:George Papandreou
“If you're going to think mean things about me or not be a true friend, then we don't need to be friends.” IfsThinkingNeedsMeanTrue Friend Author:Kay Panabaker
“I went to go see 'Final Destination' which you have to be 17 and over to see and they're like 'Uh, we need to see your I.D.' Here's the really funny thing is that I actually had done my hair and makeup that day. If I don't do my hair and makeup I can understand it but I had actually made an effort to look older.” IfsNeedsLooksMadeI CanDoneEffortHairFinalsMakeupDestinationFunny ThingsHair And MakeupFinal Destination Author:Kay Panabaker
“As the economy faces such difficulties, more tough questions need to be asked about what the Tories would do if elected. Their ideology of free markets and small government needs challenging. That has to be part of our job.” IfsNeedsGovernmentJobsFacesChallengesEconomyToughDifficultyIdeologyFree MarketSmall GovernmentTough Questions Author:Lucy Powell
“The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator.” IfsNeedsUniverseLiteratureViewsImpossibleCreatorPoint Of ViewInternals Author:Manuel Puig
“I always tell myself that when you're playing a character, pretend they're on trial and you're giving the best witness of their life. You really need to think about every element of the character and represent them properly, as if they were a real person. You want to give 100 percent of what they're worth and what they deserve as people.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNeedsGivingPersonsRealCharacterElementsPercentDeserveTrialsWitnessReal PersonGive 100 Percent Author:Pauley Perrette
“There isn't a theologian in the world who can argue with me on this. God has no gender. If that's the case, then everything needs to be rewritten now, right now.” IfsWorldNeedsCasesRight NowGenderArguingTheologian Author:Susan Powter
“You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're going to be a critical success. But not everyone who works hard gets it right, or has the success they deserve: there's an element of luck.” IfsNeedsIdeasHardHard WorkElementsDeserveLuckCriticalGreat Idea Author:Ian Rankin
“I can't always control my body the way I want to, and I can't control when I feel good or when I don't. I can control how clear my mind is. And I can control how willing I am to step up if somebody needs me.” IfsWayWantNeedsFeelsMindI CanBodyStepsClearWillingFeel GoodStep UpI Feel Good Author:Michael J. Fox
“In this day and age, you need a lot of patience if you are in the movie business.” IfsNeedsAgeThis DayMovie Business Author:Brett Ratner
“If you think about it, candidate Obama, Sen. Obama, was running on sort of long-run economic issues, like restoring prosperity to the middle class, dealing with the perennial problem of health care in the United States. He talked a lot about the budget deficit, about the need to transition to clean energy.” IfsThinkingNeedsLongStatesProblemCareRunningEnergyUnitedClassUnited StatesIssuesEconomicMiddleCleanProsperityHealth CareBudgetsCandidatesMiddle ClassTransitionLong RunsDeficitRestoringClean EnergyEconomic IssuesBudget Deficit Author:Christina Romer
“Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.” IfsNeedsNaturalAnimalPolicyBecomingAnimal RightsPursuedZoosAnimal WelfareCaricaturesHabitatWild AnimalSave Mother EarthAnimals In NatureNature And AnimalsNatural Habitats Author:Michael J. Fox
“In business, the market gives you feedback in real time. Your sales figures tell you what's working, what isn't, and how you need to change. If you don't listen to the feedback, you go belly up. In philanthropy, there is no market.” IfsNeedsGivingRealFiguresPhilanthropyBellyFeedbackNeed A ChangeYou Need To Change Author:Jeff Raikes
“The three main political parties all agree the UK deficit is high and needs to be brought down. All agree that it is easier to get a deficit down if you have faster growth, cutting unemployment-related costs and raising revenues.” IfsNeedsPoliticalThreeGrowthPartyCuttingEasierCostAgreeFasterRelatedUnemploymentPolitical PartiesRevenueDeficit Author:John Redwood
“I find being a mother is a huge advantage. Of course, I'm probably a little more tired than I might be if I didn't have children, but I think they provide me the balance that I need to keep my mind off of lifting.” IfsThinkingNeedsMindChildrenLittlesMightMotherCoursesHugeBalanceAdvantageTiredLiftingBeing A Mother Author:Melanie Roach
“I'd like my children to learn that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, and that when you make a decision to do something like pursuing the Olympics, like I have, it needs to be a family affair.” IfsNeedsMindChildrenDecisionAffairMy ChildrenOlympicsAnything Is Possible Author:Melanie Roach
“If you see someone in the kitchen that has good hands and a quick brain, then you need that person to be in the front of everything.” IfsNeedsPersonsHandsBrainFrontsKitchen Author:Rene Redzepi
“If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good business leaders should be half a step ahead of what customers want, i.e. they don't actually quite know they want it. That's what innovation's about. With Plan A, we didn't wait for the consumers to tell us.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldWaitingHalfLeaderStepsPlansLateInnovationCustomersConsumersToo LateBusiness LeadersGood Business Author:Stuart Rose
“I didn’t try to intimidate anybody. I wanted to inform my employees of what their future would hold if they make the wrong decision. I wasn’t threatening any of the employees. If they vote for Obama they’re not going to lose their jobs.” IfsKnowsNeedsWantedChoicesWorryEmployeeWrong Choices Author:David A. Siegel
“In certain parts of the world - where I'm at right now in New York, you're going to pay a whole lot more. In Los Angeles, your average starter home is a million dollars. So I need more money in Los Angeles to live like a normal person. If I live in another city, Iowa maybe, I wouldn't need as much.” IfsWorldNeedsPersonsWholeHomeCertainPayCitiesMillionsNew YorkRight NowNormalDollarsAverageLos AngelesMore MoneyMillion DollarsIowaStarters Author:Karrine Steffans
“If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.” IfsKnowsNeedsGreaterPrayingGreat PowerHope And Pray Author:Charles Schumer
“A lot of women are in a crazy exercise cycle; they're so afraid they'll gain weight if they stop, and it's especially hard when they get pregnant. What they need to realize is that if you're not exercising so much, you don't have to eat so much, and your body adjusts. It sounds so simple, but you really do have to listen to your body.” IfsNeedsHardBodySoundRealizingSimpleCrazyExerciseGainsWeightYour BodyCyclesPregnant Author:Courtney Thorne Smith
“Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good players.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsBelievePlayerGood PeopleBelieve In Me Author:Gordon Strachan
“I get the feeling a lot of politicians are there to help themselves financially, first and foremost. I don't really need to do that, and I thought if I could do something for sport in Scotland, that would be really fulfilling.” IfsNeedsFirstsHelpingFeelingsWould BeSportsPoliticianIf I CouldFulfillingScotland Author:Gordon Strachan
“I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantNeedsFeelsTryingMatterAbleGuyPlayerResponseStriveCoachesKnow It All Author:Gordon Strachan
“I'm not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there, if we need to repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who are struggling, and I'll continue to take that message across the country.” IfsNeedsHeartCountryAmericaValuesPoorStruggleRichFineMessagesPercentConcernedSafetyConservativeSafety NetConservative Values Author:Mitt Romney
“Well, higher-income people don't have to pay taxes if they don't want to because they can move their money somewhere else, they can move their investments. They can stop investing. They can stop working. They don't need to work. They're higher-income people.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsWellsMovingValuesPayHigherTaxesInvestmentInvestingConservativeIncomeSomewhere ElseConservative Values Author:Rick Santorum
“The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes. Maybe he's concerned about that. But if it's going to come out, he needs to get it out now so he has a couple of months to explain it.” IfsNeedsYearsMayFactsMonthsCoupleRepublicanTaxesConcernedPaid Author:Joe Scarborough
“If suddenly you get depressed, it doesn't have to throw you. You can push those emotions aside. You can cultivate happy emotions or become emotionless when you need to be very sensitive.” IfsNeedsEmotionBuddhismBalanceSensitive Author:Frederick Lenz
“The danger to power is obsession - power junkies. You need a very strong mind and humor to balance yourself. If you don't, you will get shredded.” IfsNeedsMindStrongDangerBuddhismBalanceObsessionVery StrongJunkieStrong Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“Life is not a malfunction. It's beautiful. But if you do not see it that way, it's simply because your room needs cleaning.” IfsWayNeedsBeautifulHappinessLife IsRoomsBuddhismCleaningYour RoomMalfunction Author:Frederick Lenz