Dire Quotations

I was proud to share the stories of my friends at Georgetown Law who have suffered dire medical consequences because our student insurance does not cover contraception for the purpose of preventing pregnancy.

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

The World Health Organization did a world health report in 2006. In the whole world about 60 countries are in dire situation in terms of having enough doctors. And many of these countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa. You know, that part of the world alone needs one million doctors.

I think I'm still chewing on my years as a foreign correspondent. I found myself covering catastrophes - war, uprising, famine, refugee crises - and witnessing how people were affected by dire situations. When I find a story from the past, I bring some of those lessons to bear on the narrative.

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.

I grew up in Los Angeles, and I was always fascinated by the La Brea Tar Pits. Right in the middle of the city, in an area called the Miracle Mile, for crying out loud, we have these eldritch ponds of dark, bubbling goo. And down in the muck, there're all these amazing fossils: mammoth and saber tooth cat and dire wolf.

Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the time these dire projections were made, and we are very close now to having a balanced budget. All that has been very helpful.

At a time when we have much work to do to address our Nation's critical infrastructure, and, as I said, which is currently in dire need of upgrade and repair, this legislation is also a jobs bill and is obviously a jobs creator.

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.

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

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

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.

My favourite dish is pollo ajillo; my favourite drink is a good Rioja with it. And as for my favourite music, oh God - there's so many things I like. Well, I'd say it's 'Walk of Life' by Dire Straits.

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

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.

Superficial pop will always exist - there've always been Fabians - but when people like Dire Straits and Bruce Hornsby start having hits, it suggests that there's a revolution going on in music.

The permanent status talks haven't begun. They're scheduled to end in a year. These are excruciating issues that are going to take a long time to negotiate. That is why I characterize the peace process in dire straits.

We're in so dire need for baby clothes. Everything she can give to us we can use. I even keep them in my car because I sometimes do home visits. It's nice to give a little gift to the mom for the baby.

We're in real dire straits in the marketplace right now.

When it came to dire warnings about Obamacare, the Republicans were the kings of 'swing and a miss.' People would flee the health care industry to avoid Obamacare? Nope - according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health care gained about 1 million new jobs in preparation for increased demand.

We're just in dire need of room for special education. We're using all the space we can, including closets and showers.

We're still on pause waiting for things to shape up better. I don't think the commentary is anywhere near as dire as it had been.

We were in dire need of something like that, and it was an exciting thing for us. But as time went on, it just seemed like there was something there we were not getting full disclosure on.

We were in dire need of moisture because some of the plants were bone dry. We're still evaluating what the storms meant to the crops because we had reports that pea-size hail fell later in the morning. Some plant leaves were damaged and possibly fruit as well, but it's too early to tell the extent of the damage. We'll be monitoring the situation over the next couple of days.

We were in dire need of a point guard. And we believe we got the best in the state.

We're approaching or hitting the tipping point. The dire consequences of doom and gloom have proven false.

The fact that some dire predictions didn't materialize mainly reflects the robustness of the U.S. economy. 2005 has showed us that it is able to absorb more shocks than previously thought.

The fact that it has been two individuals, that you know, helped each other out in a pretty dire situation, it's pretty extraordinary.

When I was 14, I saw 'Waiting for Godot.' It's one of those plays that if it's done badly is absolutely dire and can put you off acting for life. But I was laughing all the way through it.

Siebel was in a world of hurt. For Tom Siebel to sell to Larry Ellison, this is his worst nightmare. That shows the dire straits Siebel was in.

Mr. Bush's performance last week will rank as one of the worst ever during a dire national emergency.

Obviously, consumers just ignored all the dire warnings and kept on spending.

nearly as dire as technology stock prices currently reflect.

If it doesn't rain pretty soon and there's nothing I can see in the long-range forecast that we're going to get a whole lot of rain then I think a lot of our people are going to be in dire straights.

Hemingway's minimalism is based on the psychological mechanics of repression. An echo of his approach can be detected in a favorite trope of 1980s minimalists: a pattern of reference to dire secrets and hidden wounds these authors didn't realize they were supposed to have imagined.

We can expect to hear news out of Iran that, on one hand, says they continue to produce and, on the other hand, threatens dire consequences.

There is a dire shortage of great advertising to men,

There is a dire need for helicopters. We could send two more.

What you're finding in the automotive business is the products you design today affect your profitability three to four years down the road. What we are seeing today is some pretty good changes at General Motors, but nothing like that at Ford, and I think Ford is really going to be in dire straits in five to 10 years from now.

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.

I would say that on or around Nov. 15 you would be hearing a revised revenue estimate and that midterm fiscal report would say we were in dire straits and that we were in immediate need of a tax increase.

I think it has an attraction: the Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, the fun area, it's warmer than Madison. But now it's got the attraction of a city in dire need, a physical manifestation of a way we can help out.

I think it is taking a very risky approach, and I don't think the situation is that dire to warrant such a risky approach.

It is clear that the debt limit must be increased. Failure to approve an increase would have dire consequences for government finances and financial markets. Delaying action on an increase until the last possible moment, forcing Treasury to utilize extraordinary measures to avoid a default, is unnecessary and irresponsible. However, under the current fiscal circumstances approving a large-scale increase in the debt limit without a plan to restore fiscal discipline would also be irresponsible.

I think we'll all have a deep sigh of relief in regards to the diagnosis. I guess the dire situation we thought we had coming in here this morning doesn't appear to be that right now.

I think that the affordable-housing problem in New Jersey has become so dire and become so widespread that we are seeing a broader group of people supporting this. The problem has become broader so the coalition has become broader.

It isn't the same as it was. What students could casually say 10 years ago, they know that if they get into those kinds of conversations (today), they're going to be facing pretty dire consequences.

I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps. Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.

I respond by saying it's always more important to look to the future than to the past, ... The country is in a dire situation. We need to improve the quality of life of the Iraqi people and establish Iraq in the community of the nations.

Pakistan is in dire need of energy for its growing economy and Pak-Iran-India gas pipeline program is intact.

Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

That facility is in dire need of some cosmetic and functional upgrades.

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

It is difficult to understand the lack of preparedness and the ineffective initial response to a disaster that had been predicted for years and for which specific, dire warning had been given for days.

When I think how art education is eliminated whenever we get a budget crunch in the schools, I have to stand up and say that even when there was dire poverty ten blocks away from Tiffany Studios in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, there was art and creativity within.

Weekly earnings growth has been steadily declining. ... It's not dire yet, but clearly it's not helpful, and it's caused us (Americans) to have negative saving rates. People have poured all of their money from the stock market into housing. ... If the housing (market) busts it will get ugly fast.

We're a long way from what anybody would call dire straits,

When you're in the noose, maybe that's dire straits. We come out tomorrow and we play. Who says we can't win four in a row? Who says they can't lose four out of five? Until you're mathematically out, you go out there and play ball.

We have been warned that if we attempt to challenge the actions of the NIAA, there will be severe and dire consequences; however, I feel confident that once the school has a fair hearing, it will be vindicated.

We have an immediate and dire need for this. The board has voted already to go ahead with this.

We know that teenagers aren't going to be swayed by dire warnings, but we know they love music, and maybe they will protect their ears if they realize it will allow them to enjoy music for many more years.

While we need to work to maintain the health of that sector of the business, it's not in dire straits. It's definitely challenged by the conditions it's facing, but it's had two years of increase, which speaks to the quality of the experience and demand.

The problems are very nuanced and complex. We are in dire need of leadership from our government if we are going to see any change.

The problems are very nuanced and complex... we are in dire need of leadership from our government if we are going to see any change,

The problems are very nuanced and complex, ... We are in dire need of leadership from our government if we are going to see any change.

The problems are very nuanced and complex and are things that we are in dire need of leadership from our government if we are going to see any change.

The problem of overwhelming caseloads in many courts is in dire need of improvement.

The problem of many cases and few people ... has become especially apparent. The problem of overwhelming caseloads in many courts is in dire need of improvement.

We are in dire straits come this January, ... If they're (California) telling us now they will not be able to give us any bit of electricity, we have a major crisis coming up.

We are in dire need to fortify our national unity and solve any differences through dialogue and dialogue alone.

Though slow to develop, terrorist humor has done all of this. Political satire has been particularly valuable in challenging the seemingly lockstep wartime outlook, reminding us that even in dire times it is always prudent to question authority.

We're going to be selective . And I'm not afraid to take that scholarship into the summer because we're not in dire straits. When we see the right thing to do, we'll do it.

We're at the point in time where if the system's not broken, we're in dire straits.

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

We're not in such dire straits as everyone thinks. We're probably in the rebuilding process, whatever, but I think we're a couple pieces away, or not that far away from getting to where we want to be. ... But it's a process.

We're not in as dire a situation as Orange or Seminole counties. We learned from last year's hurricanes to have as much fuel on hand as possible.

This year, there will be more North Island thermal generation and less South Island hydro. But I am informed that there is a low probability of the situation becoming dire this year. So while it's possible, it's unlikely.

With so much focus on New Orleans, the important thing to remember is the dire straits in Mississippi, ... We wanted to show how much help we need and how people can help.

When (McCall) came to Merrill, they were in dire need of adding growth funds to their lineup, ... There's no denying that he did really well at PBHG. If you go by that, you have a positive feeling.

Every time someone who arrives illegally in Australia is granted refugee status, it means that a place is denied to someone often in more dire circumstances,

The government may have overstated the dire circumstances going in. But when they actually came to prosecute the case, it didn't seem as dire or as strong a case when they came to the courthouse.

You can't call 43 days a dire emergency,

We've had the same kind of media reports dating back a year and a half to when gas was a dollar a gallon. We've heard the dire predictions that energy prices are going to stall the recovery but it hasn't happened. So far, I think people have been able to absorb the jump in gas prices to $2.25 or $2.50 a gallon. There's probably a limit, though, about $3 a gallon.

We gave a dire effort to get back into the game. My guys played with a lot of resilience but it was too little too late.

We don't really feel right now that the United States will be in such dire trouble in the year 2000.

You have to look back 43 years, to 1963, to find anything this severe. It is a dire situation that may take over a year for full recovery, once the rains return.

You had absolute harrowing, dire circumstances where it's very easy for me to see how kids were separated, because they were just trying to get out.

Dire times call for dire measures. We're going to cut in-service days. We're not spending more on teacher housing.

Dire poverty drives this mother back again to the factory (no intelligent person will say she goes willingly).

Contrary to the dire predictions that have become popular over the last decade, the sky is *not* falling on the Y. This research clearly demonstrates that natural selection has effectively preserved regions of the Y chromosome that have no mechanisms with which to repair damaged genes.

Each year between two and five million people worldwide die from lack of safe water and sanitation. Given this dire situation, the creation of a US-based advocacy group is long overdue, ... We know what the problem is and we have the knowledge and resources to save millions of lives - we simply need to extend water to those without it. Water Advocates and other US nonprofits can make enormous strides in helping solve this worldwide crisis by informing the public and ensuring that funding is available for more projects.

There's some encouragement in the initial sweeps. ... The numbers (of dead) so far are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

There's no reason for our skilled workers to come back because it's like taking an instant pay cut when you get off the plane. The government is swimming in money and it's time to encourage workers back to an economy that's in dire straits on skills.

The situation was dire and becoming worse by the minute -- food and water running out, no power, 4 feet of water surrounding the hospital and ... corpses outside,

The situation is dire for many students, and it has a real impact on the quality of our health care as a nation, ... If costs are so high that colleges have a hard time interesting the most qualified students to become physicians, the medical profession's future is put in jeopardy.

The situation is about as dire as dire can be.

The survey contains nothing more than a threat of dire outcomes designed to scare and infuriate parents into supporting $45 million in wasteful spending.

I've always felt that we were at our best in the most dire situations this year.

Seek out your faults and others' merits. Seeking others' faults is dire sin.

Right now, the system is in dire straits. Lake Okeechobee is a chocolate mess. Everybody understands that.