I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization… — Peter Jennings Copy Share Image
“He said cynicism’s self-protection, a defense mechanism used by cowards who give up on love because they’re afraid love’s given up on… — Linda Yellin Copy Share Image
“We live in an era where everyone is terrified of being caught trying. So, the defense mechanism is to pretend you never… — Lokesh Tuli Copy Share Image
“I exposed every part of myself to him, keeping no secrets, no defense mechanism in place.” — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Sometimes when we're angry, it's okay because, sometimes, feeling like we don't care helps. It's a defense mechanism. Use it wisely. — Anonymous 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
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
“David used to tell me that not believing in God was a defense mechanism against human suffering. It’s easier to say nothing… — Tarryn Fisher Copy Share Image
“Hope was a pathological part of puberty, like acne and surging hormones. You might sound cynical to the world, but that was… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
A lot of the turning points happen in high school and in college, and it defines a lot of how you see… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Does any woman really just come in and say, 'I'm a plus-size woman?' Maybe as a defense mechanism or maybe as a… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was reticent to be vulnerable on camera and everything I was doing was just a really finely… — Ryan Reynolds 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
“It wasn't courage that motivated this casual, impersonal manner of treating so much pain; it was a special brand of cowardice, a… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
The nerves of the skin send pain signals to the brain to warn us of the danger from and impending injury. In… — Steven Levenkron Copy Share Image
“...repeated trauma in childhood forms and deforms the personality. The child trapped in an abusive environment is faced with formidable tasks of… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
The thing is too that when you sell people a false reality and they take that to be the norm, when that… — David Icke Copy Share Image
“If I didn't know better, I'd think I suffer from some sort of Tourette's-autism hybrid, but Dr. Pat insists I can control… — Corey Ann Haydu Copy Share Image
“She'd learned how to disappear in place long ago. She was like one of those animals whose defense mechanism is to blend… — Kristin Hannah Copy Share Image
I've been criticized more for the things I've done right and/or said in truth than any wrong thing I've said or done.… — Andrew Cervantes Copy Share Image
“Romeo laughed harder. "Lady doctors?" "Wyatt calls 'em that." Jules giggled. "Poor fella, stuck with me for a twin. He's been hearing… — Kele Moon Copy Share Image
“Like a lot of people with mental illness, I spend a lot of time fronting. It’s really important to me to not… — S.E. Smith 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 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
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
In Ronald Reagan's chaotic childhood, the imagination was armor. There is nothing unusual about that; transcending the doubts, hesitations, and fears swirling… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and… — Tim Conway 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
“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
[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
A big part of becoming a funny person was a major defense mechanism. Onstage, especially as a woman, I've had to be… — Amy Schumer Copy Share Image
“My mind felt numb, like I couldn't really grasp the hurtful things that I had just recently learned. I was well aware… — Courtney Cole 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
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