--- title: "11 Needed Think Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Needed Think quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Needed Think sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/baltasar-gracian-1090_done_for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-mor_1857184.jpg" --- > [For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baltasar-gracian/for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-more-is-needed-than-to-think-of/) [Baltasar Gracian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baltasar-gracian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/baltasar-gracian-1090_done_for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-mor_1857184.jpg) > [“Friends will hand over anything that is needed and think nothing of it!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-golding/friends-will-hand-over-anything-that-is-needed-and-think-nothing-of-it/) [William Golding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-golding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/william-golding-1233_friends_friends-will-hand-over-anything-that-is_301860.png) > [“I realized I needed to think about how to leave priesthood—if it was even possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/i-realized-i-needed-to-think-about-how-to-leave-priesthood-if-it-was/) [Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/charles-benedict-3426_catholic_i-realized-i-needed-to-think-about-how-t_621364.jpg) > [When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-frazier/when-i-needed-to-think-or-was-really-upset-generally-i-climbed-a-tree/) [Ian Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-frazier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/ian-frazier-13331_climbed_when-i-needed-to-think-or-was-really-ups_2271132.png) > [Collected my belongings and I left the jail. Well thanks for the time, I needed to think a spell. I had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/modest-mouse/collected-my-belongings-and-i-left-the-jail-well-thanks-for-the-time/) [Modest Mouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/modest-mouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33f/modest-mouse-14870_time_collected-my-belongings-and-i-left-the-j_1054478.jpg) > [This was all he wanted now. Some signs that the immense world would accept him and give him the long time he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/this-was-all-he-wanted-now-some-signs-that-the-immense-world-would/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/ray-bradbury-75_accepting_this-was-all-he-wanted-now-some-signs-th_657952.jpg) > [I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-polamalu/i-knew-that-i-had-it-tough-compared-to-children-around-me-but-i-felt/) [Troy Polamalu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-polamalu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/790/troy-polamalu-7387_around_i-knew-that-i-had-it-tough-compared-to-c_1008909.png) > [I needed to think about last night. So I galloped into a wooded glen, and after punch-dancing out my rage and suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-samberg/i-needed-to-think-about-last-night-so-i-galloped-into-a-wooded-glen/) [Andy Samberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-samberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/andy-samberg-8077_anger_i-needed-to-think-about-last-night-so-i_612910.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) > [We assured Phelan that we were more than happy to let him have you and your menagerie,” Leo retorted. “After that, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kleypas/we-assured-phelan-that-we-were-more-than-happy-to-let-him-have-you/) [Lisa Kleypas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kleypas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/lisa-kleypas-111_amelia_we-assured-phelan-that-we-were-more-than_1288456.jpg) > [“I was by myself for a pretty long time. I needed to do that. I think everyone that I know has wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-vernon/i-was-by-myself-for-a-pretty-long-time-i-needed-to-do-that-i-think/) [Justin Vernon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-vernon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/justin-vernon-4380_bon-iver_i-was-by-myself-for-a-pretty-long-time-i_1840393.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needed-think/#itemlist", "name": "Needed Think Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Baltasar Gracian" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baltasar-gracian/for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-more-is-needed-than-to-think-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/baltasar-gracian-1090_done_for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-mor_1857184.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/baltasar-gracian-1090_done_for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-mor_1857184.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/baltasar-gracian-1090_done_for-a-thing-to-remain-undone-nothing-mor_1857184.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done.” — Baltasar Gracian", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Friends will hand over anything that is needed and think nothing of it!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Golding" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-golding/friends-will-hand-over-anything-that-is-needed-and-think-nothing-of-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/william-golding-1233_friends_friends-will-hand-over-anything-that-is_301860.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/william-golding-1233_friends_friends-will-hand-over-anything-that-is_301860.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/william-golding-1233_friends_friends-will-hand-over-anything-that-is_301860.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Friends will hand over anything that is needed and think nothing of it!” — William Golding", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I realized I needed to think about how to leave priesthood—if it was even possible.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Benedict" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/i-realized-i-needed-to-think-about-how-to-leave-priesthood-if-it-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/charles-benedict-3426_catholic_i-realized-i-needed-to-think-about-how-t_621364.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/charles-benedict-3426_catholic_i-realized-i-needed-to-think-about-how-t_621364.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/charles-benedict-3426_catholic_i-realized-i-needed-to-think-about-how-t_621364.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I realized I needed to think about how to leave priesthood—if it was even possible.” — Charles Benedict", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ian Frazier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-frazier/when-i-needed-to-think-or-was-really-upset-generally-i-climbed-a-tree/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/ian-frazier-13331_climbed_when-i-needed-to-think-or-was-really-ups_2271132.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/ian-frazier-13331_climbed_when-i-needed-to-think-or-was-really-ups_2271132.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/ian-frazier-13331_climbed_when-i-needed-to-think-or-was-really-ups_2271132.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.” — Ian Frazier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Collected my belongings and I left the jail. 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