The air itself was ebony, like the denial, the refutation, of the idea of light. — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“Survival depends on denial, and death comes swiftly to those who forsake it.” — B.G. Bowers Copy Share Image
The tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self denial. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. — Charles Bradlaugh Copy Share Image
“To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my… — Dark Jar Tin Zoo Copy Share Image
Rejection doesn't hurt, expectation does. Lying doesn't kill, denial does. Forgetting doesn't heal, forgiveness does. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We're led by denial like lambs to slaughter, serving empires of style and carbonated sugar water. — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
The only the way that you can live and function without seeing the facts in front of you is to put yourself… — Bassem Youssef Copy Share Image
It is odd how, when you have a secret belief of your own which you do not wish to acknowledge, the voicing… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
It's weird...you know the end of something great is coming, but you want to hold on, just for one more second...just so… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is better to be charged with cowardice and weakness than to be guilty of denial of our oath and sin against… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I keep telling myself that I don't miss you and don't love you, hoping one day I'll believe it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I am one of the most irresponsible beings that ever lived. Irresponsibility is part of my invisibility; any way you face it,… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
A man begins dying at the moment of his birth. Most People live in denial of Death's patient courtship until, late in… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Can I ask you a personal question"? Of all the rhetorical questions in the world, that is the one which irritates me… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
“Without realizing it, I fought to keep my two worlds separated. Without ever knowing why, I made sure, whenever possible, that nothing… — Marilyn Van Derbur Copy Share Image
“I'm a firm believer in denial. My reasoning is why deal with unpleasantness today when you could get hit by a bus… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I believe the election and reelection of Obama were among the most conspicuous acts of denial in recent years. Voters just stopped… — Allen West Copy Share Image
Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican is not a girl, she’s a woman. We… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Friedrich Hayek made the point that one of the keystones of socialism is the denial of individual responsibility. Thus, the crusade for… — Thomas DiLorenzo Copy Share Image
He said that people who loved [animals] to excess were capable of the worst cruelties toward human beings. He said that dogs… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Naturally, men are prone to spin themselves a web of opinions out of their own brain, and to have a religion that… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
“In her book claiming that allegations of ritualistic abuse are mostly confabulations, La Fontaine’s (1998) comparison of social workers to ‘nazis’ shows… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
The force of what was called Panther rhetoric or word mongering resided not in elegant discourse but in strength of affirmation (or… — Jean Genet Copy Share Image
“Actually, nothing hurts like hearing the word slut, unless it is hearing the word rape dropped about carelessly. Again, a word I… — Christine Stockton Copy Share Image
The increasing tendency towards seeing people in terms of one dominant ‘identity’ (‘this is your duty as an American’, ‘you must commit… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
Most people find facts irritating. Facts interfere with their systems of denial. — Walter Darby Bannard Copy Share Image
There is no real joy that does not involve self-denial and self-discipline — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Im tired of pretending what we have is special when we both know theres one heart missing. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A mistake doesnt make you a fool, but denying it surely makes you one. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
“Denying that you’re in denial is being in denial and is utterly redundant.” — S.L. Naeole Copy Share Image
The best qualities we have are the ones we never see. And the worst qualities we have are the ones we always… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Alas! this time is never the time for self-denial, it is always the next time. Abstinence is so much more pleasant to… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image