Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.

Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

I was in dire need of a band that was serious about getting out of El Paso.

There's only so many ways you can cope with being in dire means, and one way is humour.

It is with pain that I read of the dire effects of my book upon the minds of young girls.

I see dog stories as an antidote to the dire news that nothing is ever going to get better.

I think I'd much rather have a wooden stick and metallic ball than a real dire wolf on set.

In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family.

When your country is in dire straits, it doesn't matter whether you're a social democrat or not.

I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire.

We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help.

There was a point in time when I was in dire need of changing the way the model agency was working.

Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

As somebody who visits countless schools, I see firsthand the dire situation our educational system faces.

Spend too much time alone with your own words, and your writing grows anemic, in dire need of a transfusion.

Healthcare in the U.S. remains a dire mess, and the Obama presidency, unfortunately, didn't really address that.

Old-school Dire Straits songs are on heavy rotation: 'So Far Away,' 'Romeo and Juliet' and of course 'Sultans of Swing.'

When I became an actor, I decided I had enough time, talent, and resources to support people who are in dire need of assistance.

Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

I am tremendously inspired by many women around the world who work under dire circumstances to make a difference for their families.

Dire Straits is a great band. Someone tells you they like 'Brothers in Arms' and immediately you know they're a stupid annoying git.

Without imagination and without love, life can be pretty bleak. I think having both will get you through the most dire of situations.

We can't constantly tell stories of heroes. We have to hear the other stories, too, about people in dire straits who make bad choices.

I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money or being able to support family.

Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to be powerful.

To me, nothing is more fascinating or theatrical than real life. These people are in dire situations, where something extreme has happened in their lives.

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

There are times, like with Dire Straits, where you can get as close as you can be to being good at your instrument and not cross over to that tasteless place.

I'm not so fascinated by these ingenue roles. I tend to gravitate towards women in plays or shows or films that are more chaotic or have something dire going on.

The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort. And only in the most urgent and dire of situations.

Hold on to your dream. Don't let past failures or dire economic forecasts make you a pessimist. Keep your youthful dreams alive and create your own opportunities.

I'm not really good at worrying. I think I get that from my pops. He can be in some really dire straights and be a real optimist, so I don't sweat the petty stuff.

This war is being played in the realm of public opinion and has dire consequences for our soldiers in Iraq, the future of our country, and freedom around the world.

A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm.

Wars don't happen on battlefields; they go on happening in people's hearts for generations and generations, and the ecological damage is unfathomably complex and dire.

The situation in the United States is becoming more dire for average ordinary Americans and the last thing we need to do is to spend money on death, destruction and war.

I call it 'The Breakfast Club' philosophy. There's something about being trapped in a dire situation with a group of people that you would never normally be trapped with.

When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise your original conception of who they are.

The world is littered with the tales of small businesses in the dire straits of hiring that spent time and money they couldn't afford to hire people who couldn't perform.

The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers.

I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.

While I was into many different types of music, and played with many different local groups, I really didn't have a band to call my own until Dire Straits was formed in 1977.

Humanitarian issues must bring together all people who act in good faith trying to alleviate the suffering of people in dire need - especially women, children and the elderly.

The tea party movement and its passion arose in response to trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see and out of a sense that Washington is in need of dire fiscal reform.

The lack of free, child-directed play time for our kids today will have dire consequences for these future leaders, making them less prepared to solve complex challenges and problems.

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesn't come any more marked than here.

I do try to wash my face before I go to bed now, which I never really used to do. Sometimes, if it's really dire, I won't, but most times I get around to it, even if it's just with water.

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