Dire Quotes

126 Dire quotes by 120 unique authors

Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to be powerful. — B.F. Skinner
When a mother or father is willing to pay smugglers and risk the lives of their own children by sending them on a dangerous journey… — Al Sharpton
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… — Hallie Ephron
Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life. — Nic Pizzolatto
The appeal of the paranormal bad boy - or James Bond super-spy, as one example of male escapism - can sometimes make everyday problems seem… — Jeaniene Frost
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. — Debra Messing
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… — Hugh Shelton
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… — Ari Fleischer
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… — Sandra Fluke
We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help. — John Sweeney
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… — Margaret Chan
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… — Darrell Hammond
In dire times when you need a sign that's when they appear. — Drake
No matter how dire the situation may be, as long as people are firm, a turnaround, revival and progress can be possible. — Senoraroy
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… — Mark Knopfler
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… — Howard Coble
Dire poverty drives this mother back again to the factory (no intelligent person will say she goes willingly). — Margaret Sanger
Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need… — William James
There are five pups. One for each of the Stark children. The Dire Wolf is the sigil of your house. They were meant to have… — Unknown Author
Ecomnoies are in dire straits, but I can count on this! — Kiona
Coupez, et ptraount, meme si ap parle en amateur (je crois qu'il est peintre) je me souviens (j'etais encore adolescent) d'une expo en 87 ou… — Angela
I can't seem to filter myself ever. I used to say when I first started, the unspoken rule was 'no cancer, no AIDS.' But then… — Kathy Griffin
God does not leave us comfortless, but we have to be in dire need of comfort to know the truth of His promise. It is… — Peter Marshall
Quotes ''When You listen to Your heart and intuition, people dont always agree with You. When little and not so little things make You happy… — Ritu Ghatourey
No. Don't give up hope just yet. It's the last thing to go. When you lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think… — King Raphy

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