The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique. — Monica Raymund Copy Share Image
Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“I loved that vulnerable excitement when he first caught sight of something that made him feel before he could cover it up.” — Emily Henry Copy Share Image
“Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I've never known a Philadelphian who wasn't a downright 'character'; possibly a defense mechanism resulting from the dullness of their native habitat. — Anita Loos Copy Share Image
Pretending to be okay is a natural defense mechanism of the mind. A persons way of attempting to remains strong! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Executive dysfunction isn’t distraction. It’s your brain’s defense mechanism kicking in to protect itself from overwhelm.” — Felecia Etienne Copy Share Image
I don't like smiley pictures. A smile is a defense mechanism. It says, You can't have the real me but here's my… — Chris Killip Copy Share Image
I was just a ham since about the age of five. If I was performing at Medieval Times or something, I'd be… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether… — Chester Himes Copy Share Image
We often engage the defense mechanism of tunnel vision, just to keep ourselves focused on our daily lives. This makes us terribly… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so… — Andy Dick Copy Share Image
“Not impossible, Robert, just unthinkable. The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
..but maybe this was a defense mechanism. Maybe my mind was making me see things I refused to accept were gone forever.… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
I wish I trusted people more. But when I meet someone, the first thing is, 'What does this person want?' And I… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
“How can one who has been abandoned—truly, no one left in sight—be less alone? Before, his answer would have been 'books,' but… — A.D. Aliwat Copy Share Image
The masks we wear are simply veils that we have chosen to hide behind in order to get our way, or to… — John Randolph Price Copy Share Image
“Being in a state of denial is a universally human response to situations which threaten to overwhelm. People who were abused as… — Sarah E. Olson Copy Share Image
Christianity has a built-in defense system: anything that questions a belief, no matter how logical the argument is, is the work of… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
So I make no effort to hide my pain. I don’t ever put it all on display like this—but for today and… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“It was a gross, tasteless thing to say – my brain had been burping up such inappropriate thoughts at inopportune moments. Mental… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“We know a lot nowadays about how to extrapolate from rats to people, but we don't only have to rely on that.… — John Brunner Copy Share Image
I don't really know. I think the first test is when you're very little and you fart, and you laugh at it… — Joel McHale Copy Share Image
“Aw, angel," he said, shaking his head as he looked around. "I get you now." He got me? What the heck was… — Jessica Gadziala Copy Share Image
I turned it into my armor, my defense mechanism and my weapon of self destruction. — Sixx AM Copy Share Image
“There are some people in this world who can emotionally disconnect like a light switch. It’s like a mental defense mechanism.” — Vicki Perry Copy Share Image
Humor is his defense mechanism, so that would allow me to talk about some serious subjects, but get a lot of hilarious… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I could always make people around me laugh. It was more of a defense mechanism more than anything else, because I was… — Tim Hawkins Copy Share Image
Black people in America have to, for their own protection, develop a defense mechanism, and I just grew terribly tired of it. — Randall Robinson Copy Share Image
When you're walking at the airport, you're expected to smile at people because they know you... I find that tough. I'm only… — Katrina Kaif Copy Share Image
Most people don't see themselves as sitting on that bottom rung as a defense mechanism. The more they blame poor people for… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
There's hardly any precedent for a guy like me to have the career that I've had. Because I grew up the way… — John Singleton Copy Share Image
I had to either make people laugh or make them afraid of me making fun of them. It was sort of a… — Tony Hinchcliffe Copy Share Image
When my wife and I met, I couldn't talk to her - and my defense mechanism is sarcasm. I belittle someone with… — Mike Vogel Copy Share Image
Everyone is a little bitter. We're born bitter. The personality itself is really just a very complex defense mechanism. A reaction to… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
“Personal growth commences with an ego death. Self-pride blunts personal growth because the ego resists change. The ego wants to maintain the… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I wish I trusted people more,” Jeter has said. “But when I meet someone, the first thing is, ‘What does this person… — Joseph Bottum Copy Share Image
[W]hen the empirical investigator glories in his refusal to go beyond the specialized observation dictated by the traditions of his discipline, be… — Karl Mannheim Copy Share Image
“DENIAL Defense mechanism in which the existence of unpleasant realities is disavowed; refers to keeping out of conscious awareness any aspects of… — Benjamin Sadock Copy Share Image
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