Sentence examples for not needy from inspiring English sources

Obama is, above all, calm, cool — not needy in any way, and that absence of neediness, that pervasive cool, which reads to even his admirers at times like a slight, ironic detachment from his own eloquence, must seem to his detractors like an infuriating arrogance and remoteness.

"He comes from the neediest profession of all, except for acting, but he is not needy and he doesn't fully understand the neediness of others; it's an abstraction to him," says Jonathan Alter, who wrote "The Promise" about Obama's first year in office and is working on a sequel.

He enjoys chatting, but he's not needy.

Albee works best with actors who are humble but not needy.

A man who is not needy, a philosopher once said, does not always recognize the needs of others.

"If people say nice things, I'm not saying I'm not appreciative, but I'm not needy in that way, no.

"I wasn't needy or neurotic," he said with pride.

Her example: she uses school funds to mail notices to parents; couldn't needy nonprofit organizations benefit from her mailing list and postage budget?

"A lot of people apply that aren't needy — we need to help people that actually need help".

Don't be needy and DO NOT STALK HER AT HER WORK.

Don't act needy, but do not act like you're ignoring him.