"When you gone to get married? You need to have some babies. It’ll settle you.' 'I don’t want to make somebody else. I want to make myself."
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"When you're writing‚ you're conjuring. It's a ritual‚ and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you're inviting into the room."
"The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him."
"Gifts are abilities God gives us to meet the needs of others in Christ’s name."
"Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space."
"Finally, we need more Border Patrol agents. Although Congress has already tripled the number of Border Patrol agents since the late 1980s, more are still needed."
"If I have a rough day, and I'm angry, I'll just go into Kirk Douglas and throw over a table. And when I need to lift my spirits, Kermit can always do the trick."
"That moderation which nature prescribes, which limits our desires by resources restricted to our needs, has abandoned the field; it has now come to this -- that to want only what is enough is a sign both of boorishness and of utter destitution."
"There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won't make the crooked straight."
"You don't need more time in your day. You need to decide."
"There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear."
"I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything"
"Go out there and see where the world needs your touch. That kind of meaning not only makes you feel more connected to your environment on a local scale, but also to yourself - whether you can operate from something beyond the definition that others might place on you."
"[B]eyond poverty, beyond the point that the material needs are reasonably satisfied, only from within is peace."
"Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs"
"We need to appreciate how precious life is."
"I'm not writing about things other women do. I'm writing for other women to have more self-confidence because I need it myself! And if more women were in power, I would feel more comfortable."
"A bargain ain't a bargain unless it's something you need."
"There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion."
"The concept of why is already in the vernacular. It is now a noun. "That company doesn't know their why." "They need to learn their why." "That politician needs to understand his why." We talk about it as a noun. That never existed prior to 2009. That never existed prior to 2006 when I first started articulating it. This is the most amazing thing to me. It has now become a concept. It's part of the way we think about businesses and transactions and decisions."