“When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.” LittlesSaidUsedMotherAirNeededDrawsFingersPencils Author:Oscar Niemeyer
“What the study I chaired actually said was we needed tougher regulation of cash and capital in banks, as credit was too easy. Events proved that right.” SaidEasyStudyEventsNeededCreditCashRegulation Author:John Redwood
“Who was it that said he needed a fulcrum? Give me an unobstructed right-of-way and I'll show them how to move the earth!” WayGivingSaidShowsEarthMovingNeededGive MeFulcrum Book:Ayn Rand Reader Source: Ayn Rand Reader
“When Ben Stiller and I first got married and we first had kids, I felt I needed to prove we could still do it and I could still work separately from Ben and I could still work with him. I just let go of all of that now. I said to him, 'For me, a little bit goes a long way.'” WayFirstsLittlesLongSaidStillsKidsFeltBitsNeededProveLetting GoMarriedLittle BitLong WayJust Let Go Author:Christine Taylor
“The most upsetting thing is that the US is a leader in the world, and if they don't sign, then how do you expect to convince Russian and China and Iran, Pakistan, all these other countries, to sign? They simply won't. (The US government) feels it's against their constitutional right to bear arms, or they've said that it's needed in North and South Korea, on the border. I don't think any of these are good enough excuses for the damage.” IfsThinkingWorldFeelsSaidCountryEnoughGovernmentLeaderArmsBearsNeededSouthExcuseChinaBordersUpsetDamageConvinceIranGood EnoughOther CountriesPakistanKoreaRight To Bear ArmsSouth KoreaNorth And SouthLandmines Author:Angelina Jolie
“In my prayers I never said I needed a home. I said I wanted a sanctuary.” SaidHomeWantedPrayerNeededSanctuaryFirefighter Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn't see the sky or nothing, and I said, 'Well, there ain't no mountain high enough,' and I just started - the words just fell out of my mouth, really.” WellsSaidRealEnoughHelpingSkyNew YorkBuildingNeededMountainMouthsNo Friends Author:Nickolas Ashford
“I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical release, we couldn't get all the money we needed. We had to get some money from television. So we said, ok, let's do it both ways. So we did it in four parts.” WaySaidWantedFilmFourTelevisionNeededFinanceReleaseFeaturesTheatricalJerusalem Author:Bille August
“In the early stages of the fight Mr. Winston Churchill spoke with affectionate raillery of me and my "Chicks." He could have said nothing to make me more proud; every Chick was needed before the end.” SaidEndsFightingStageProudNeededAviationSpokesChicksAffectionateAir PowerAirpower Author:Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
“One of the clues that I chased was that Dan Cooper, whoever he was, found an old magazine story called "How to Leave Your Life." And followed the directions on how to leave your life, and just went to the beach one day with his wife and kids, and said he needed to go to the bathroom, and went to the restroom at the beach and never came home.” SaidStoriesHomeKidsFoundWifeNeededOne DayMagazinesBeachClueBathroomRestroom Author:Geoffrey Gray
“Wood heat is not new. It dates back to a day millions of years ago, when a group of cavemen were sitting around, watching dinosaurs rot. Suddenly, lightning struck a nearby log and set it on fire. One of the cavemen stared at the fire for a few minutes, then said: Hey! Wood heat! The other cavemen, who did not understand English, immediately beat him to death with stones. But the key discovery had been made, and from that day forward, the cavemen had all the heat they needed, although their insurance rates went way up.” WayYearsMadeSaidMillionsFireGroupsMinutesKeysNeededBeatsHumorousSittingDiscoveryYears AgoStonesRateWoodsHeyHeatLightningDinosaursSitting AroundCavemenInsurance Rate Author:Dave Barry
“Goethe said that the worst thing in art is technical facility accompanied by triteness. Many an artist, like God, has never needed to think twice about anything. His works are the mad scene from Giselle , on ice skates: he weeps, pulls out his hair holding his wrists like Lifar and tells you what Life is, all at a gliding forty miles an hour.” ThinkingArtSaidLife IsArtistHoursWorstHairNeededSceneArt IsMadMilesIceFortyWorst ThingsFacilityWristsSkatesThink TwiceGliding Author:Randall Jarrell
“Does religion fill a much needed gap? It is often said that there is a God-shaped gap in the brain which needs to be filled: we have a psychological need for God -- imaginary friend, father, big brother, confessor, confidant -- and the need has to be satisfied whether God really exists or not. But could it be that God clutters up a gap that we'd be better off filling with something else? Science, perhaps? Art? Human friendship? Humanism? Love of this life in the real world, giving no credence to other lives beyond the grave?” WorldNeedsGivingHumansDoeArtSaidRealBigsReligionFatherBrainBrotherNeededFilledHumanismGravesSatisfiedPsychologicalThis LifeGapsReal WorldImaginaryBetter OffFillingClutterCredenceImaginary FriendConfidantPsychological Needs Author:Richard Dawkins
“As my mother said, I never sprang out of bed with a glad shout! My voice needed oiling and then it took off.” SaidMotherVoiceNeededBedGlad Author:Julie Andrews
“I often ask people if they would like to give their organs when they pass on, and they say "Well, I'm not so sure, I don't know." And I said, "Well, would you accept one if you needed one?" "Well, yeah, sure." And I say "Well, there you go - where do you get them from?".” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingWellsSaidAsksAcceptingNeededYeahOrgans Author:Larry Hagman
“I have occasionally thought that some [TV] hosts have needed treatment, and some of these hosts have even admitted they could benefit from therapy. Having said that, I think most people can benefit from treatment. Those who need it and refuse to get it generally have the most "issues.” PeopleThinkingNeedsSaidIssuesTvsNeededBenefitsRefuseTherapyTreatmentHost Author:Robi Ludwig
“You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.” SaidNeededProveWeak Author:Steve Prefontaine
“It's sort of like in the movie The Karate Kid when Daniel said he needed Mr. Miyagi. And Mr. Miyagi gave him that confidence to believe he really didn't. These guys think they really need me right now, but they don't. When I come back, we'll all need each other to step up our games and do what needs to be done.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveSaidDoneKidsGuyGamesWinningStepsNeededRight NowBasketballStep UpKarate Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I always wanted to be on Glee. As soon as the pilot aired, I said I needed to be on the show.” SaidShowsWantedNeededPilotsGlee Author:Alex Newell
“When I was working on Big Fan, I didnt really feel like any lines needed to be changed or enhanced or expanded upon in any way. I thought it was a solid script. All you had to do was what it said.” WayFeelsSaidBigsLinesFansChangedNeededScripts Author:Kevin Corrigan