“What we need to do is we need to create new international standards of behavior - not just national laws, because this is a global problem. We can't just fix it in the United States, because there are other countries that don't follow U.S. laws. We have to create international standards that say that cyber attacks should only ever occur when it is absolutely necessary.” NeedsShouldCountryStatesProblemLawUnitedUnited StatesBehaviorStandardsInternationalOther CountriesCyberCyber Attacks Author:Edward Snowden
“The United States need to be focusing more on creating a more secure, more reliable, more robust, and more trusted internet, not one that's weaker, not one that relies on this systemic model of exploiting every vulnerability, every threat out there.” NeedsStatesUnitedUnited StatesInternetCreatingModelsThreatSecureVulnerabilityRelyTrustedRobust Author:Edward Snowden
“What needs to happen is more of a global understanding, and I believe the United States can work as a global partner and not be the hegemon.” NeedsBelieveStatesHappensI BelieveUnderstandingUnitedUnited StatesPartners Author:Oliver Stone
“Governor Gray Davis has asked the California state Supreme Court to delay the October recall vote because he says that's not enough time to put on a fair election. Hey, let me tell you something. If we didn't need a fair election to pick the president of the United States, we don't need a fair election to pick the governor of California.” IfsNeedsStatesEnoughPresidentUnitedUnited StatesPicksFairsVoteLet MeElectionCourtSupremeHeyCaliforniaGrayGovernorsRecallsSupreme CourtDelayOctoberEnough TimeNot Enough Time Author:Jay Leno
“I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong military for our country. We live in dangerous times, but we must remember that we have to defend the United States against dangerous and modern threats. The Cold War is ending. Defense hawks like Senator Nunn need to understand this.” NeedsWarCountryStatesRememberLyingStrongUnitedUnited StatesHeardModernMilitaryDangerousPolicyColdThreatCriticsDefenseOur CountryEfficientSenatorsCold WarHawks Author:Mario Cuomo
“We live amid falling taboos. In our crowded little hour of history we have seen how the prejudice of religion no longer can bar the way to the White House. Some of you may live to see the day when the prejudice of sex no longer places the Presidency beyond the reach of a greatly gifted American lady. Long before them, I hope you will see a woman member of the Supreme Court of the United States. In Congress and in our State Legislatures we need more women to bring their sensitive experience to the shaping of our decisions.” WayNeedsMayLittlesLongStatesFallHousePoliticsSexWomenHoursWhiteDecisionUnitedUnited StatesMembersPrejudiceCourtCongressSupremeBarsSensitiveWhite HouseGiftedPresidencySupreme CourtCrowdedTabooLegislatureState Legislatures Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Woman--with a capital letter--should by now have ceased to be a specialty. There should be no more need of "movements" on her behalf, and agitations for her advancement and developmentthan for the abolition of negro slavery in the United States.” NeedsShouldStatesUnitedUnited StatesMovementLettersSlaveryLiberationBehalfAdvancementAbolitionAgitationSpecialty Author:Mary Virginia Terhune
“Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy needs - don't also embrace cleaner fuels, then we don't stand a chance against climate change.” IfsNeedsCountryStatesEnergyChangeChanceUnitedUnited StatesGrowingIndiaEmbraceClimateClimate ChangeFuelSoarEmissionsCleanersCurb Author:Barack Obama
“We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States.” NeedsStatesSchoolScienceUnitedUnited StatesResearchDollarsRebuilding Author:Barack Obama
“President Vladimir Putin continues to call for new peace plans as his troops roll through the Ukrainian countryside and he absolutely ignores every agreement that his country has signed in the past and he has signed recently, we, the United States, and Europe as a whole, have to stand with Ukraine at this moment. Ukraine needs our financial assistance and support as it pursues reforms and even in the face, in the face of this military onslaught.” NeedsCountryStatesWholeMomentsPastFacesPeacePresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportPlansMilitaryEuropeFinancialPursueReformAgreementTroopsAssistancePutinUkraineCountrysideUkrainianFinancial Assistance Author:Joe Biden
“Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.” LifeNeedsYearsDoeCountryStatesFactsRealityUnitedUnited StatesCenturySickPaidSevenEmployeeAllowingMinimum21st CenturyWorkplaceHandfulFamily LifeShamefulSick DaysSick Leave Author:Rosa DeLauro
“Putin doesn't need Donbass (east Ukraine). He wants to determine the fate of the world at talks with a U.S. President, putin is dreaming of getting a deal with the United States about a new-old order for the world, when the world is split on zone of influence. When you cannot interfere in someone else's zone. Not even to mention internal politics.” WorldWantNeedsStatesDreamOrderPoliticsPresidentUnitedDealsUnited StatesFateInfluenceDetermineEastInternalsZoneSplitsInterferePutinUkraine Author:Mikhail Khodorkovsky
“Defeating terrorism in Libya can only be achieved through the political and institutional determination of a united Libyan government, which will need the strong and unequivocal support from the international community in confronting the myriad challenges facing Libya.” NeedsGovernmentPoliticalStrongCommunityChallengesUnitedSupportDeterminationInternationalTerrorismConfrontingInternational CommunityLibyaUnequivocal Author:Bernardino Leon
“I am thankful for the strong, united response of our university community to the desecration of the James Meredith statue last year, confirming our university values of civility and respect. what it is saying is that the only possible justice for a black in the state of Mississippi is the federal government and if there's anything that we don't need it's that being our only means of expecting justice.” IfsNeedsYearsMeanStatesGovernmentLastsValuesStrongBlackCommunityJusticeUnitedResponseUniversityExpectingLast YearFederal GovernmentStatuesCivilityMississippiI Am Thankful Author:James Meredith
“Our province needs united leadership and shared purpose in tackling the challenges we face.” NeedsFacesPurposeChallengesLeadershipUnitedProvincesTacklingChallenges We Face Author:Jim Prentice
“I think the immigration system we have now is terrible for the United States of America. We have a legal immigration system that does not work. It does not reflect the economic needs of this country in the 21st century. It needs to be modernized.” ThinkingNeedsDoeCountryStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesEconomicCenturyTerribleImmigrationWorking ItUnited States Of America21st CenturyLegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“I think Republicans need to do a better job of reaching out to everyone in the United States. Politics is always about getting the support of the majority of our people.” PeopleThinkingNeedsStatesJobsUnitedUnited StatesSupportRepublicanMajorityReachingReach OutBetter Jobs Author:Marco Rubio
“Over time I began to realize that the level of cinema criticism in the last part of XX century in the United States was pretty low. The institution itself is not what it's supposed to be, and I realized that I didn't need to take that seriously.” NeedsStatesLastsRealizingLevelsUnitedUnited StatesCenturyLowsCriticismInstitutionsI RealizedSupposed To BeCinema Author:George Lucas
“We [Americans] really need a system that comprehensively looks at the fact that we need these workers in the United States, we need to be able to provide a pathway to citizenship. We need to be able to allow them to be here legally and to do the work that they are doing and that we need.” NeedsLooksStatesFactsAbleUnitedUnited StatesWorkersCitizenshipPathways Author:Pramila Jayapal
“We need to fund No Child Left Behind. We need to start at the beginning and we are not doing the job here in the United States of America.” NeedsChildrenStatesJobsAmericaLeftUnitedBehindsUnited StatesFundUnited States Of AmericaLeft BehindNo Child Left Behind Author:Tim Ryan
“We're not going to give tax breaks to billionaires and then cut back on the needs of our elderly or poor or kids or education. We're not going to privatize Social Security - in fact, we're going to strengthen it. We're going to provide quality education for every kid in America, from preschool through college. We have to take on these corporate leaders who are selling out the American people, whose allegiance is now much more to China than it is to the United States. If we have the courage to take these people on, I think we can overwhelm George W. Bush and his friends.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGivingStatesFactsKidsAmericaSocialPoorUnitedQualityLeaderBreakUnited StatesCuttingSecurityCollegeTaxesChinaSellingCorporateSocial SecurityElderlyAllegianceBillionaireQuality EducationSelling OutTax BreaksPreschool Author:Bernie Sanders
“The sooner we switch away from carbon-based fuel and start relying on renewable energy sources available in the United States, the sooner we will grow our economy by creating the millions of new jobs that will come from retrofitting homes and businesses, building smart grids, renewable energy systems and planting trees and all the rest. We need to create a lot of jobs that can't be outsourced.” NeedsStatesHomeJobsEnergyGrowsUnitedMillionsUnited StatesEconomyTreeBuildingSourceCreatingSmartAvailableFuelCarbonRenewable EnergyNew JobGridsEnergy SourcesRenewable Energy SourcesOutsourced Author:Al Gore
“Islamic terrorists are the greatest security threats to the United States, both domestically and abroad. We need to be vigilant every day. Now, every citizen has to be vigilant because they are vital links in the national security chain.” NeedsStatesUnitedUnited StatesSecurityCitizensThreatTerroristChainsIslamicLinksNational SecurityVigilant Author:Ralph Abraham
“The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more outspoken. So, I hope that we'll hear more of this because young men and women taking to the streets in Tehran need our support. The signs are in English. They're basically asking for us to speak up on their behalf.” MenWorldNeedsHas BeensStatesYoungSpeakNationsPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportStreetsMen And WomenAskingYoung ManBehalfOutspokenFree WorldTehran Author:Barack Obama
“You essentially have a human-relations database on millions of Americans. The administration said, "Well we're not listening to calls, we don't collect content." As [Vice President] Joe Biden said when he was a United States senator, you don't need to listen to those calls. If you have who somebody called, when and where, and you learned, for example, somebody called a psychiatrist three times in the last few days and twice after midnight, you know a lot about that person that they may not want people to know about them, especially the government.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantNeedsHumansWellsMayPersonsSaidStatesGovernmentLastsThreePresidentUnitedMillionsUnited StatesExampleListeningRelationVicesAdministrationSenatorsMidnightThree TimesPsychiatristHuman RelationsVice PresidentBidenDatabases Author:Ron Wyden
“I definitely don't agree with that sort of rhetoric from the United States - this idea that all the major conflicts of our age need to be solved militarily.” NeedsIdeasStatesAgeUnitedUnited StatesConflictMajorsAgreeRhetoric Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
“Barack Obama is a threat to the continued existence of the United States, and he must be impeached, or resign. The real question is, what will we replace his bad policies with? Real patriots understand the need to think ahead, to create a meaningful purpose and direction as we rebuild our nation. We know that the next several generations need a better world to live in, which can only be a Post-Obama World.” ThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsRealStatesPurposeNextNationsUnitedExistenceUnited StatesGenerationsPolicyThreatMeaningfulBarackPostsPatriotReal QuestionsPurpose And Direction Author:Kesha Rogers
“Marriage is the real vocation crisis in the United States... We have a vocation crisis to life-long, life-giving, loving, faithful marriage. If we take care of that one, we'll have all the priests and nuns we'll need for the Church.” IfsNeedsGivingLongRealStatesCareChurchUnitedUnited StatesCrisisTake CareFaithfulPriestsVocationLong LifeNun Author:Timothy M. Dolan
“With all the divisive forces tearing at our country, we need the glue of language to help hold us together. If we want to ensure that all our children have the same opportunities in life, alternative language education should stop and English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.” IfsWantNeedsShouldChildrenCountryStatesHelpingTogetherOpportunityLanguageForceUnitedUnited StatesOur ChildrenOur CountryAlternativesOfficialsGlue Author:Bob Dole
“Once you take yourself off the pedestal, saying, "It's bad for you to torture, but for us, this is our national security, so we're gonna do it". You can't live that way and the United States doesn't need to do it, it shouldn't do it, and I think a Democratic administration, whoever the democratic president is, will repudiate that kind of conduct. I think it was an overreaction caused by a lot of different strains of thought in the administration. I think it was clearly wrong and I think that repudiation, which will come from the United States, will be a key in restoring America's legitimacy.” ThinkingWayNeedsKindDifferentStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityKeysDemocraticAdministrationTortureNational SecurityStrainPedestalLegitimacyRestoringOverreaction Author:Wesley Clark
“Marco [Rubio] is a gifted politician. He is incredibly gifted. And he needs to be able to do his job. He's going to be a great candidate [for presidency], for sure. But I think - he's a United States senator. He ought to show up.” ThinkingNeedsStatesShowsAbleJobsUnitedUnited StatesOughtPoliticianCandidatesGiftedSenatorsPresidencyMarcos Author:Jeb Bush
“We only have one penal code in the United States, and it applies in every single state, every city, no matter who is there. This is part of the fear mongering, that has gripped the United States, the notion that we need to pass a law forbidding the institution of a foreign Law in the United States when it is forbidden by the constitutions is yet another example of targeting Muslim communities because they are seen as different, or exceptional in other ways.” WayNeedsDifferentMatterStatesLawCommunityUnitedCitiesUnited StatesExampleConstitutionInstitutionsNotionCodeForbiddenExceptionalMuslim CommunityFear Mongering Author:Mark Durie
“One great lesson from history we need to keep on re-learning. It is that sometimes your adversaries tell you exactly what they're going to do. How many times did [Osama] bin Laden say prior to 9/11 that he was coming after the U.S.? ISIS made clear that when they established their caliphate in Iraq and Syria, they were coming after the United States too.” NeedsMadeSometimesStatesUnitedUnited StatesClearLessonsIraqSyriaAdversariesIsisBin LadenOsama Bin Laden Author:Michael Morell