I make terrible jokes every time I go into a hospital. I think it's a defence mechanism. — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
When I talk about my childhood I used to say it as if it was scripted and I'd make jokes because it… — Kerry Katona Copy Share Image
Tools and techniques ought to be an extension of consciousness, but they can just as easily be a protection from consciousness. Then… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
Part of my defence mechanism is humour, so sometimes when I'm being funny, it's just as a way of stopping people from… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
“every psychic defence mechanism known to the modern psychologist makes its appearance somewhere in Shakespeare.” — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
Dealing with the press it was pretty obvious there was a right answer and there was an honest answer. I think quite… — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
Until I was about 14, I was a fat boy, or at least I looked like a fat boy. I think that… — Pippa Evans Copy Share Image
“Her jaundiced eyes became yellower when she realized she's been a victim of (mis)information. She couldn't go back. Some defence mechanism.” — Rahul Tushar Copy Share Image
This arrogance thing... I've had that my whole life. I flip between, 'Oh really? Oh, thank you. Wow. That's amazing' and, 'Yeah!… — James Corden Copy Share Image
“Jungle's sound-world constitutes a sort of abstract social realism; when I listen to techstep, the beats sound like collapsing (new) buildings and… — Simon Reynolds Copy Share Image
“You are no longer human, with all those depths and highs and nuances of emotion that define you as a person. There… — Jake Wood Copy Share Image
We are not here to give challenges to anyone, but we will also not take challenges casually. Our defence mechanisms would be… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
I think as much as I talk about humour being a defence mechanism, I'm also really grateful that I developed it, because… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
Growing up, I would use comedy as a kind of defence mechanism - you know, I'm going to call myself a nasty… — Asim Chaudhry Copy Share Image
Going to religious places gives me clarity. When I am sitting there, I am in a state of gratitude with my defence… — Arjun Rampal Copy Share Image
“It’s so easy to lose faith and become lost in all of the politics of the world. That’s why we need the… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“The second sort was waking up alone. That was characterised by an awareness that he was alone in bed, alone in life,… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
“It is part of our nature to survive. Faith is an instinctive response to the aspects of existence that we cannot explain… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Conventional cancer therapies damage the blood, liver, and immune system so severely that if they fail, as they usually do, the patient… — Daniel P. Reid Copy Share Image
“The addict’s reliance on the drug to reawaken her dulled feelings is no adolescent caprice. The dullness is itself a consequence of… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“To defend ourselves from this threat, and to sustain our peace of mind, we make use of a variety of ego-defence mechanisms,… — Anthony Stevens Copy Share Image
“The addict’s reliance on the drug to reawaken her dulled feelings is no adolescent caprice. The dullness is itself a consequence of… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“To be honest? I'd thought myself above them. What a nasty little counter-culture snob I was. There they were, doing their fucking… — Joolz Denby Copy Share Image
“Of course, I should have known the kids would pop out in the atmosphere of Roberta's office. That's what they do when… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“When one looks at the numbers, the situation becomes even more perplexing. The effect of lambda grows steadily with respect to the… — John D. Barrow Copy Share Image
With wives, men hide behind the air of bravado, which is basically a defence mechanism, I think. Clever creatures, women. Very clever. — Les Dawson Copy Share Image
