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title: "3 Important Needed Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“It was important to do what needed doing, no matter the day or the circumstance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayana-mathis/it-was-important-to-do-what-needed-doing-no-matter-the-day-or-the/)

[Ayana Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayana-mathis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ayana-mathis-8325_quote_it-was-important-to-do-what-needed-doing_904824.jpg)

> [Is there a reason there's not a tampon dispenser in the West Wing basement?" And it was like, "No." Nobody had really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alyssa-mastromonaco/is-there-a-reason-there-s-not-a-tampon-dispenser-in-the-west-wing/)

[Alyssa Mastromonaco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alyssa-mastromonaco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/alyssa-mastromonaco-17634_ask-questions_is-there-a-reason-there-s-not-a-tampon-d_1335799.jpg)

> [School was very important. But I needed to watch basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayson-tatum/school-was-very-important-but-i-needed-to-watch-basketball/)

[Jayson Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayson-tatum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/jayson-tatum-8565_basketball_school-was-very-important-but-i-needed-t_2332917.jpg)

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