"Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society."
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"I don't think that design needs theory, but I think designers need theory."
"Every person born into the world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique....If there had been someone like her in the world, there would have been no need for her to be born." --Martin Buber as quoted in Narrative Means for Sober Ends, by Jon Diamond, p.78"
"Everyone in the world needs someone they can depend on. Be their faithful friends, determined advocates, or a loving family. But occasionally in life, the people we thought would always be there for us…leave. And if that happens, it’s amazing the lengths we’ll go to, to get them back."
"Love rests on two pillars: surrender and autonomy. Our need for togetherness exists alongside our need for separateness."
"Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE."
"Whatever you do in this life, take time to sit quietly and let the world tell you what it needs from you. Take a moment to honestly understand what your gifts are-you have them."
"Investment students need only two well-taught courses - How to Value a Business and How to Think About Market Prices"
"Food, clothing and shelter — these are the basic needs. Beyond that, if you want anything, it is the beginning of self-deception."
"The real mystery is this strange need. Why can't we just hide it and shut up? Why do we have to blab? Why do human beings need to confess?"
"All women need makeup. Don't let anybody tell you different. The only woman who was pretty enough to go without makeup was Elizabeth Taylor and she wore a ton."
"It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality."
"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them."
"The world needs you. It needs that special thing you've been dreaming about since you were little."
"The thing about getting older is that you don't need everything to be possible any more, you just need things to be certain."
"If we listen human instinct actually tells us what we need, but advertising makes us want things we don't need and things we can't have."
"God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received."
"Let’s love ourselves, then we can’t fail, To make a better situation. Tomorrow, our seeds will grow, All we need is dedication!"
"Sometimes I need to be a stranger to myself. Only then my soul can show me not what I want, but what I need to see."
"Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away."