One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position. ~By Tim Pawlenty ~
The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed or actions undertaken. ~By Carol Bellamy ~
It's depressing and scary, but he needs to know the world around him because he's fourteen now and in two years he's going to drive. He needs to know what goes on out in the world. I'm not going to always be there. ~By Jami Gertz ~
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. ~By Simone Weil ~
The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker peoples. ~By Carter G. Woodson ~
There are enough churches already, but the world still needs salvation. ~By Sun Myung Moon ~
Everybody needs feedback, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than paying a trainer. ~By Doug Lowenstein ~
Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs of the powers that be. ~By Thor Heyerdahl ~
Every woman needs to know the facts. And the fact is, when it comes to breast cancer, every woman is at risk. ~By Debbie Wasserman Schultz ~
I don't think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don't have monopolies out there, so that people don't have a chance to compete fairly. ~By Dan Glickman ~
A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ~By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps ~
When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something you need rather than something the child needs. ~By Frank Shorter ~
Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind. ~By Gene Fowler ~
Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less. ~By John Major ~
He exists and we have four people who identified him and I know who he is, where he is, what his phone number is, everything about him that one needs. All I need is a criminal trial so I can have him subpoenaed. ~By William Pepper ~
A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat. ~By Paul Westerberg ~
Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs. ~By George Soros ~
As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees. ~By Solomon Ortiz ~
We believe that, by the time that we leave office, it will be institutionalized, and these programs will be addressing the needs and curing the problem that we set out to do. ~By Alphonso Jackson ~
Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to. ~By Mark Twain ~
However, as our brave men and women continue to return from the battlefields of the War on Terror, Congress must respond by enacting policies that meet the evolving needs of the veterans community. ~By Randy Neugebauer ~
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around. ~By Jim Rohn ~
All men and women have an equal need for love. When these needs are not fulfilled it is easy to have our feelings hurt, for which we blame our partner. ~By John Gray ~
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself. ~By Lucius Annaeus Seneca ~
But clearly an economy that's growing and expanding like this one - and it certainly is doing that with high GDP output, employment numbers strong, capacity utilization strong - that's an environment in which the Fed needs to continually be alert to early signs of inflation. ~By John W. Snow ~
The fact is I've been in Massachusetts for the last two weeks, and it seems over the last few days that the price is increasing by the hour at the pump, so there needs to be an aggressive investigation. ~By Marty Meehan ~
A mad, keen photographer needs to get out into the world and work and make mistakes. ~By Sam Abell ~
I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs. ~By Kathleen Turner ~
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. ~By Morris West ~
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. ~By Buddha ~
In twenty years I've never had a day when I didn't have to think about someone else's needs. And this means the writing has to be fitted around it. ~By Alice Munro ~
It sort of filtered into their subconscious through motion pictures, but it's an historical secret. This - whatever this is - needs to be studied and, in a kind of definitive way, talked about. ~By Dwight Schultz ~
He shouldn't be alone at a time like this. This is a special time for me to be around as much as I can. He needs his family and his friends and his fans. ~By Joseph Jackson ~
I think one of the unique aspects of Catholic school education is the opportunity to care for the material and intellectual needs of the child in a community atmosphere. ~By Mark Foley ~
Every soul is a melody which needs renewing. ~By Stephane Mallarme ~
I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution. ~By Paul Lynde ~
If the picture needs varnishing later, I allow a restorer to do that, if there's any restoring necessary. ~By Edward Hopper ~
Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him. ~By Remy de Gourmont ~
I'm not patient, and some things drive me crazy. In my work, I get incredibly upset when people don't get it right or don't respect others' needs. ~By Colin Firth ~
Boy George is all England needs - another queen who can't dress. ~By Joan Rivers ~
I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know. ~By Garry Shandling ~
The H-1B visa program which helps sustain our rapidly growing economy and also helps meet the health care needs of families living in rural New Mexico. ~By Heather Wilson ~
Being gifted needs courage. ~By Georg Brandes ~
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. ~By Saint Teresa of Avila ~
No matter how much we love our family and friends, a part of us needs the occasional moment of solitude as a plant needs water. It is the inmost core of each of us that, that part which nobody can define but which we all recognize because it never changes. ~By Anna Neagle ~
Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time for this to stop and for Washington to focus on what needs to be done. ~By Ken Salazar ~
The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists. ~By Walter Ulbricht ~
That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves. ~By Chester W. Nimitz ~
Right now, America's middle class is struggling to meet their basic needs. ~By Ruben Hinojosa ~
What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self. ~By Helen Keller ~
This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and as much as possible convert all of their manufacturing facilities to the immediate needs of the war, including civilian, as well as military requirements. ~By W. Averell Harriman ~
So, we're saying, if we can give developers and builders incentives to cut down on the regulatory barriers that are faced in this country, then we might be able to address the needs of affordable housing. ~By Alphonso Jackson ~
No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it. ~By Andrea Dworkin ~
I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs. ~By Carl Andre ~
President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind? ~By David Letterman ~
But once you have satisfied your material needs, which I think every wealth creator should - the house, the car, the plane, the boat - what comes next? ~By Tom Hunter ~
She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her. ~By John Podhoretz ~
I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail. ~By Oliver Reed ~
He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment. ~By Meister Eckhart ~
But apart from the military measures, security measures, of course, Afghanistan needs great help for building up its social life, its economic life. It has become a very poor country, neglected for many years. ~By Bulent Ecevit ~
All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel. ~By Hedy Lamarr ~
If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources. ~By Bob Woodward ~
The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia. ~By Frank Carlucci ~
The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight. ~By Ben Hogan ~
I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment. ~By Gale Norton ~
But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing. ~By Bobby McFerrin ~
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool. ~By Rudyard Kipling ~
I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web. ~By Wally Schirra ~
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net. ~By Cynthia Heimel ~
What Ireland needs now above all else is peace. ~By Albert Reynolds ~
When a man has done his best, has given his all, and in the process supplied the needs of his family and his society, that man has made a habit of succeeding. ~By Mack R. Douglas ~
We are truly indefatigable in providing for the needs of the body, but we starve the soul. ~By Ellen Wood ~
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. ~By Thomas Jefferson ~
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist. ~By Stewart Alsop ~
Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor. ~By Donovan Bailey ~
One poll shows that by 61 percent to 29 percent Americans under 40 say that Social Security needs to be fixed. ~By Virginia Foxx ~
I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs. ~By Sargent Shriver ~
Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners. ~By Mark Udall ~
A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife. ~By Sophocles ~
What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends. ~By Ambrose Bierce ~
What is more important is that Foreign Service Officers understand business, about the needs of U.S. business and how to help U.S. companies make the right connections abroad. ~By Lawrence Eagleburger ~
As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. ~By Diogenes ~
As soon as you go into any biological process in any real detail, you discover it's open-ended in terms of what needs to be found out about it. ~By Joshua Lederberg ~
When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. ~By Horace Mann ~
When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver. ~By Linus Torvalds ~
For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen. ~By John Dryden ~
The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor. ~By Tony Campolo ~
Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs. ~By Richard M. Nixon ~
Our failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq thus far has been deeply troubling, and our intelligence-gathering process needs thorough and unbiased investigation. ~By Adam Schiff ~
The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at the same time, he needs no one at all. ~By James A. Baldwin ~
Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor. ~By Marge Kennedy ~
By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation. ~By Christopher Dodd ~
People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives. ~By Thomas Mann ~
It is time that we take control and find a way to curtail the explosive costs of health care. Small businesses deserve a chance to channel these funds toward other needs, such as expanding and creating more jobs for the economy. ~By Christopher Bond ~
I'm not trying to get back on a team, but I have tried to stay in shape just in case a team needs a point guard. A championship team. I wouldn't go to any other team. ~By Tim Hardaway ~
What the customer demands is last year's model, cheaper. To find out what the customer needs you have to understand what the customer is doing as well as he understands it. Then you build what he needs and you educate him to the fact that he needs it. ~By Edna St. Vincent Millay ~
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. ~By Sarah Ban Breathnach ~
That difficult place to put your finger on about the world - it needs to be illustrated. ~By Elisabeth Rohm ~
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him. ~By Maya Angelou ~
Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage. ~By Hedy Lamarr ~
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