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title: "21 Need Story Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Need Story quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Need Story sayings and thoughts."
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> [Life need not be a story, but it does need to be an adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/life-need-not-be-a-story-but-it-does-need-to-be-an-adventure/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

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> [“you need a story to replace a story”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/you-need-a-story-to-replace-a-story/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

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> [You need a story to displace a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/you-need-a-story-to-displace-a-story/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

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> [“No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-kahneman/no-one-ever-made-a-decision-because-of-a-number-they-need-a-story/)

[Danny Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-kahneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/danny-kahneman-92359_decision-making_no-one-ever-made-a-decision-because-of-a_1591919.jpg)

> [“The person you need to please the most with your story is yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giuseppe-bianco/the-person-you-need-to-please-the-most-with-your-story-is-yourself/)

[Giuseppe Bianco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giuseppe-bianco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/giuseppe-bianco-21596_need_the-person-you-need-to-please-the-most-w_3064682.jpg)

> [“WE all need a story of where we came from and how we got here.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monique-truong/we-all-need-a-story-of-where-we-came-from-and-how-we-got-here/)

[Monique Truong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monique-truong/)

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> [“all of us need a story outside ourselves, a form through which we imagine ourselves as players in the game.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siri-hustvedt/all-of-us-need-a-story-outside-ourselves-a-form-through-which-we/)

[Siri Hustvedt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siri-hustvedt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/siri-hustvedt-860_story_all-of-us-need-a-story-outside-ourselves_426155.jpg)

> [We have this thing as human beings: we have a profound need for story. That's what kids need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/we-have-this-thing-as-human-beings-we-have-a-profound-need-for-story/)

[Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/kate-dicamillo-599_human_we-have-this-thing-as-human-beings-we-ha_941875.png)

> [It has been said that sometimes we need a story more than food in order to live. p 374](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-naomi-remen/it-has-been-said-that-sometimes-we-need-a-story-more-than-food-in/)

[Rachel Naomi Remen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-naomi-remen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09f/rachel-naomi-remen-3110_food_it-has-been-said-that-sometimes-we-need_709802.png)

> [Being there for people but no one being there for you when you need them seems to be the story of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-there-for-people-but-no-one-being-there-for-you-when-you-need/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/anonymous-1_being-there_being-there-for-people-but-no-one-being_44194.jpg)

> [Eventually, it came to this place like, 'I'd like to direct, but I need to find the story to tell.' 'Man of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keanu-reeves/eventually-it-came-to-this-place-like-i-d-like-to-direct-but-i-need/)

[Keanu Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keanu-reeves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/keanu-reeves-2935_direct_eventually-it-came-to-this-place-like-i_1770042.jpg)

> [I need another story something to get off my chest. My life gets kinda boring need something that I can confess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/one-republic/i-need-another-story-something-to-get-off-my-chest-my-life-gets-kinda/)

[One Republic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/one-republic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/one-republic-18212_confess_i-need-another-story-something-to-get-of_626216.jpg)

> [We need myths to get by. We need story; otherwise the tremendous randomness of experience overwhelms us. Story is what penetrates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-coover/we-need-myths-to-get-by-we-need-story-otherwise-the-tremendous/)

[Robert Coover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-coover/)

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> [So I need the story, Jenna. I need the truth. Right, like the two are the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilsa-j-bick/so-i-need-the-story-jenna-i-need-the-truth-right-like-the-two-are-the/)

[Ilsa J. Bick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilsa-j-bick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/ilsa-j-bick-13201_needs_so-i-need-the-story-jenna-i-need-the-tru_2171014.jpg)

> [We, in America, love a story - we need a story to get involved in. But then everything becomes more about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-pitt/we-in-america-love-a-story-we-need-a-story-to-get-involved-in-but/)

[Brad Pitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-pitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b5/brad-pitt-1608_america_we-in-america-love-a-story-we-need-a-sto_803334.jpg)

> [“You have information for us? No, you have all the information you need in your head, what you want, what you need,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v/you-have-information-for-us-no-you-have-all-the-information-you-need/)

[V](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/v-44594_data_you-have-information-for-us-no-you-have_89404.jpg)

> [There's a certain amount of world-building that I hold off on until I need it for the story. World building in advance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-van-eekhout/there-s-a-certain-amount-of-world-building-that-i-hold-off-on-until-i/)

[Greg van Eekhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-van-eekhout/)

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> [We all need a story. It just turns out that the story we have been told for years - that people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-mayo/we-all-need-a-story-it-just-turns-out-that-the-story-we-have-been/)

[Ed Mayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-mayo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/ed-mayo-68897_bleak_we-all-need-a-story-it-just-turns-out-th_1902494.jpg)

> [Don't be afraid to ask for what you need to get the story you want. Be yourself and be informal. Forming trusting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivy-meeropol/don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-for-what-you-need-to-get-the-story-you-want-be/)

[Ivy Meeropol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivy-meeropol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/ivy-meeropol-72932_asks_don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-for-what-you-need_2510991.jpg)

> [If I'm to remain queen I'll need a story for when I go back to Andalasia. What about 'a giant, dangerous monster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enchanted/if-i-m-to-remain-queen-i-ll-need-a-story-for-when-i-go-back-to/)

[Enchanted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enchanted/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e8/enchanted-20719_quote_if-i-m-to-remain-queen-i-ll-need-a-story_1182465.jpg)

> [I need another story, something to get off my chest. My life is kind of boring, needs something that I can confess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/one-republic/i-need-another-story-something-to-get-off-my-chest-my-life-is-kind-of/)

[One Republic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/one-republic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/one-republic-18212_life_i-need-another-story-something-to-get-of_536005.jpg)

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