“That is how defense mechanisms work—in this case, denial and rationalization. We can distort reality so that we don’t feel its effects… — Anonymous 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
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
As we get older, we tend to grow quite fond of the planets of belief we have constructed for ourselves. We build… — Sean M. Carroll Copy Share Image
There are some authors who contend that meanings and values are "nothing but defense mechanisms, reaction formations and sublimations." But as for… — Anonymous 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
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
Marketers spend millions developing strategies to identify children's predilections and then capitalize on their vulnerabilities. Young people are fooled for a while,… — Douglas Rushkoff 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
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
“Our inner dialogue is frequently composed of old tape loops that we run again and again... The normal personality marshals sufficient defense… — Sam Keen 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
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
Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as… — Eckhart Tolle 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
