I don’t necessarily believe that stories need closure. I just believe they need a beginning, middle, and end, but the end doesn’t have to prevent us from continuing to grapple with the story at hand. It ideally should demand that we remain engaged with the story.
People get used to more complex forms of entertainment, and they become bored by simpler forms. Television has become more complex in order to feed our demand.
I don’t feel the need to act. But if I really like the role and it doesn’t demand much of my time, maybe.
Every second, every day, every year, we fail to address demand for reproductive health and family planning services. Lives are lost, and girls’ opportunities to thrive and contribute to their country’s development shrink. These are real people.
To simply demand that Assad go, and create a vacuum, could make the circumstances worse. To ‘protect’ Assad and his brutality is unconscionable. So you have to have a transition period here.
I still don’t know what the ‘ideal’ woman is. Waifs will always be in demand because it’s a lot easier to design for straight up and down rather than round curves. This is the reality, unfortunately.
Libido is a normal part of being human. Nothing scandalous about it. But without it, in either women or men, would there be a demand for birth control?
The best way of me not doing things is to demand it from me.
Many people, men in particular, just can’t not be active. I guess our minds demand that we seek other challenges.
Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not expanded our ability to produce domestic sources of fuel.
I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life.
Turkey initiated true multiparty elections in 1950 to join NATO. As a requirement of its membership, NATO can and should demand that Turkey honor its commitment to the alliance’s democratic norms.
Israel has the right to demand full allegiance from all its citizens.
I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect.
We are fortunate that there is a lot of demand on us to deliver our brand of interactive entertainment within the powerful franchises we have at Gearbox Software and the challenge for us is growing to meet this demand.
All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays… a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.
Wherefore when a man giveth out his money upon condition that be may not demand it back until a certain time to come, he certainly may take a compensation for this inconvenience which he admits against himself.
The countries of the American continent and the adjacent islands are for the United States the natural marts of supply and demand.
To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it – this is a hard lesson.
Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don’t trust their government anymore, and demand a change?
The costs of marriage breakdown are borne by the entire society, and therefore it is reasonable for the entire society to demand support for marriage – to insist that it is privileged both culturally and legally.
No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It’s because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand – demand – demand change.
It’s wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return.
Globally, manufacturing jobs are on the decline, simply because productivity growth has outpaced growth in demand.
It always had occurred to me that drugs misuse was obviously a major driver of demand in the criminal justice system.
Black Lives Matter is really an affirmation for our people. It’s a love note for our people, but it’s also a demand. We know that the system was not designed for justice for us.
If the President really wanted to know exactly how Rove and Libby were involved, he could walk down to their offices and demand that they answer him honestly.
Public-Private Partnership in financing, service delivery and provision of workspaces and training of trainers must be promoted to meet the demand and supply gap in the field of skill development.
Artists and art institutions have to learn how to play hardball. A democratic society needs a democratic art and we have a right to demand it.
As Canadians who proudly demand the equal treatment of minorities, religious freedom, gender equality and basic human rights for its citizens – allowing our political leaders to shamefully ignore these values in the name of business abroad, falls short of the high standard we rightfully set for ourselves.
As demand goes down, you will see prices come down.
Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.
In a given year, the government may decide that farmers are growing more raisins than Americans will want to eat. That would cause supply to outstrip demand. Raisin prices would drop. And raisin farmers might go out of business.
I had a respected SF writer call me ‘girlie’ and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together.
It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while asking others to eliminate theirs.
Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect – demand – diligence.
We demand privacy, yet we glorify those that break into computers.
If we talk about character actors they are always in demand. Actress like Aruna Irani will always be needed in a script.
I think the greatest demand actually comes from within, not from outside.
It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.
We live in a cynical system where the powerful are able to exploit the demand of the aggressive few, from whichever religion or group, to bargain for more power or cynical advantage.
I am glad to be in demand as a director.
The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.
Baking has always been one of my many hobbies. After I uploaded my first baking tutorial video, I got a really positive response from the online community, and they started to demand more videos like that.
Capitalism does millions of things better than the alternatives. It balances supply and demand in an elegant way that central planning has never come close to.
Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
Productivity gains are vital to long-term growth because they typically translate into higher incomes, in turn boosting demand. That process takes time, of course – especially if, say, the initial recipients of increased income already have a high savings rate.
Price creates incentive, and energy will be developed if there’s demand for it at the price you can develop it.
As consumers, we need to demand that companies sell us sustainable products that do not disregard and destroy our natural world.
There is a good supply of Russia experts out there – people who have lived there with lots of good experience – but the demand has just not been there from government.
The further left you are, the more your concern for the underdog crowds out everything else, leading you to overlook inconsistencies. You might, for example, argue for immigration and multiculturalism in the UK, but not in the Amazon. You might demand equality before the law and, at the same time, gender quotas.
I imagine that the intention is to get rid of them. The interests of security demand that we get rid of them.
I’m really proud of an independent movie called ‘Angel’s Perch’ that you can get now on demand. It’s a labor of love. People worked really, really hard, and it’s a beautiful film.
It’s not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won’t.
There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.
I’m a filmmaker. I’m always searching for the truth in everything I do. I demand it from my writing partner and my crew, actors, and so hopefully, we’re making people think.
Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this country, and Syrians should rightly demand that the perpetrators be held accountable.
I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
We will support anything to stabilize the oil demand and supply.
Citizens continue to demand government help in fighting cybercrime, defending children from stalkers and bullies, and protecting consumers.
