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title: "Famous Denial Qoutes"
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> [Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-tullius-cicero/though-silence-is-not-necessarily-an-admission-it-is-not-a-denial/)

[Marcus Tullius Cicero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-tullius-cicero/)

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> [“Denying that you’re in denial is being in denial and is utterly redundant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-naeole/denying-that-you-re-in-denial-is-being-in-denial-and-is-utterly/)

[S.L. Naeole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-naeole/)

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> [Im tired of pretending what we have is special when we both know theres one heart missing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-tired-of-pretending-what-we-have-is-special-when-we-both-know/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [A mistake doesnt make you a fool, but denying it surely makes you one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/a-mistake-doesnt-make-you-a-fool-but-denying-it-surely-makes-you-one/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

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> [“I protect myself by refusing to know myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floriano-martins/i-protect-myself-by-refusing-to-know-myself/)

[Floriano Martins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floriano-martins/)

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> [Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bradlaugh/better-a-thousandfold-abuse-of-free-speech-than-denial-of-free-speech/)

[Charles Bradlaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bradlaugh/)

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> [The road of denial leads to the precipice of destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bunyan/the-road-of-denial-leads-to-the-precipice-of-destruction/)

[John Bunyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bunyan/)

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> [People deny the truth until they're ready to accept it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/people-deny-the-truth-until-they-re-ready-to-accept-it/)

[Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/)

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> [Alas! this time is never the time for self-denial, it is always the next time. Abstinence is so much more pleasant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/alas-this-time-is-never-the-time-for-self-denial-it-is-always-the/)

[George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/)

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> [As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-the-fear-of-god-is-the-beginning-of-wisdom-so-the-denial-of-god-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“The dark might be dark, but at least we don’t have to look at ourselves when we’re standing in it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-dark-might-be-dark-but-at-least-we-don-t-have-to-look-at/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life, whether the case be one of coolish baked beans, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-stuart-phelps-ward/the-great-law-of-denial-belongs-to-the-powerful-forces-of-life/)

[Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-stuart-phelps-ward/)

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> [It is deeply pejorative to call someone a 'climate change denier.' This is because it is a phrase designedly reminiscent of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-north/it-is-deeply-pejorative-to-call-someone-a-climate-change-denier-this/)

[Richard D. North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-north/)

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> [All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-lipchitz/all-my-life-as-an-artist-i-have-asked-myself-what-pushes-me/)

[Jacques Lipchitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-lipchitz/)

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> [Rejection doesn't hurt, expectation does. Lying doesn't kill, denial does. Forgetting doesn't heal, forgiveness does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/rejection-doesn-t-hurt-expectation-does-lying-doesn-t-kill-denial/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [We're led by denial like lambs to slaughter, serving empires of style and carbonated sugar water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ani-difranco/we-re-led-by-denial-like-lambs-to-slaughter-serving-empires-of-style/)

[Ani DiFranco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ani-difranco/)

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> [In a world apart from God, the power of denial is absolutely essential if life is to proceed. The will or spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/in-a-world-apart-from-god-the-power-of-denial-is-absolutely-essential/)

[Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/)

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> [The person who loves his life will lose it: it could not be otherwise, for to love one's life is a fundamental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/the-person-who-loves-his-life-will-lose-it-it-could-not-be-otherwise/)

[D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/)

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> [For decades, Big Oil ravaged our environment. They knew what they were peddling was lethal, but they didn't care. They used the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-de-blasio/for-decades-big-oil-ravaged-our-environment-they-knew-what-they-were/)

[Bill de Blasio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-de-blasio/)

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> [Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-beattie/gratitude-unlocks-the-fullness-of-life-it-turns-what-we-have-into/)

[Melody Beattie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-beattie/)

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> [Naming things, breaking through taboos and denial is the most dangerous, terrifying, and crucial work. This has to happen in spite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-ensler/naming-things-breaking-through-taboos-and-denial-is-the-most/)

[Eve Ensler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-ensler/)

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> [But grief is a walk alone. Others can be there, and listen. But you will walk alone down your own path, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/but-grief-is-a-walk-alone-others-can-be-there-and-listen-but-you-will/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

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> [Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-simmons/integrity-is-the-first-step-to-true-greatness-men-love-to-praise-but/)

[Charles Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-simmons/)

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> [This rule of silence is upheld when the culture refuses everyone easy access even to the word “patriarchy.” Most children do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/this-rule-of-silence-is-upheld-when-the-culture-refuses-everyone-easy/)

[Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/)

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> [In Brazil, there is a fear and a denial of our past. Downtown Rio used to display the history of colonialism in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-braga/in-brazil-there-is-a-fear-and-a-denial-of-our-past-downtown-rio-used/)

[Sonia Braga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-braga/)

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> [“All I wanted to do was hide away from the world, but I still had a role to play. I had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/girl-a/all-i-wanted-to-do-was-hide-away-from-the-world-but-i-still-had-a/)

[Girl A](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/girl-a/)

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> [Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/love-without-truth-is-sentimentality-it-supports-and-affirms-us-but/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [Come awake, Tom. Fathers can willfully hurt their children. They can be addicts too weak to give up their vices, no matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/come-awake-tom-fathers-can-willfully-hurt-their-children-they-can-be/)

[Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/)

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> [“They saw me. Milton's smile curled off his face like unsticky tape. And I knew immediately, I was a boy band, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisha-pessl/they-saw-me-milton-s-smile-curled-off-his-face-like-unsticky-tape-and/)

[Marisha Pessl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisha-pessl/)

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> [States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kennedy/states-rights-as-our-forefathers-conceived-it-was-a-protection-of-the/)

[Robert Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kennedy/)

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> [Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose... one of the great problems of history is that the concepts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/power-properly-understood-is-nothing-but-the-ability-to-achieve-2/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [Denial of numerous problems can happen in any organization, and I don't mean this as flip or negative as it's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lowney/denial-of-numerous-problems-can-happen-in-any-organization-and-i-don/)

[Chris Lowney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lowney/)

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> [“Lies don't end relationships the truth does.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/lies-don-t-end-relationships-the-truth-does/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [Most people find facts irritating. Facts interfere with their systems of denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-darby-bannard/most-people-find-facts-irritating-facts-interfere-with-their-systems/)

[Walter Darby Bannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-darby-bannard/)

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> [There is no real joy that does not involve self-denial and self-discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-b-wirthlin/there-is-no-real-joy-that-does-not-involve-self-denial-and-self/)

[Joseph B. Wirthlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-b-wirthlin/)

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> [ “\[denial\] is an attempt to bring order to our lives.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-galli/denial-is-an-attempt-to-bring-order-to-our-lives/)

[Mark Galli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-galli/)

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> [“Survival depends on denial, and death comes swiftly to those who forsake it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-g-bowers/survival-depends-on-denial-and-death-comes-swiftly-to-those-who/)

[B.G. Bowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-g-bowers/)

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> [The tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/the-tragedy-of-the-poor-is-that-they-can-afford-nothing-but-self/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [“To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dark-jar-tin-zoo/to-find-out-if-she-really-loved-me-i-hooked-her-up-to-a-lie-detector/)

[Dark Jar Tin Zoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dark-jar-tin-zoo/)

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> [“I don’t think there’s anything else we can do for him as long as he’s in denial. No one’s going to convince…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-francisco-amador/i-don-t-think-there-s-anything-else-we-can-do-for-him-as-long-as-he-s/)

[Xavier Francisco Amador](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-francisco-amador/)

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                        "text": "In Brazil, there is a fear and a denial of our past. Downtown Rio used to display the history of colonialism in Brazil. They had beautiful buildings and theaters, and there was a bakery that was threatened to be demolished, but people insisted against it. They laid down in front of it and said, \"You're going to have to go over my body to destroy it.\" It frustrates me when I see people on Facebook posing in front of old buildings while on vacation, because they could've posed in front of equally beautiful buildings at home in Rio.",
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                        "text": "Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. God's saving love in Christ, however, is marked by both radical truthfulness about who we are and yet also radical, unconditional commitment to us. The merciful commitment strengthens us to see the truth about ourselves and repent. The conviction and repentance moves us to cling to and rest in God's mercy and grace.",
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                        "text": "Come awake, Tom. Fathers can willfully hurt their children. They can be addicts too weak to give up their vices, no matter the pain it causes. Mothers can turn you invisible with neglect. They can erase you with a denial, a refusal to see. Friends can deceive you. People lie. It is a cold, hard world. I do not blame Nell Hawkins for retreating from it into a madness of her own choosing.",
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                        "text": "“They saw me. Milton's smile curled off his face like unsticky tape. And I knew immediately, I was a boy band, a boondoggle, born fool. He was going to pull a Danny Zuko in Grease when Sandy says hello to him in front of the T-Birds, a Mrs. Robinson when she tells Elaine she didn't seduce Benjamin, a Daisy when she chooses Tom with the disposition of a sour kiwi over Gatsby, a self-made man, a man engorged with dreams, who didn't mind throwing a pile of shirts around a room if he wanted too. My heart landslided. My legs earthquaked.”",
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                        "text": "States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently about states' rights today are not seeking the protection of the individual citizen, but his exploitation. . . . The time is long past - if indeed it ever existed - when we should permit the noble concept of States' rights to be betrayed and corrupted into a slogan to hide the bald denial of American rights, of civil rights, and of human rights.",
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                        "text": "Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose... one of the great problems of history is that the concepts of love and power have usually been contrasted as opposites --- polar opposites --- so that love is identified with a resignation of power, and power with a denial of love... What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.",
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                        "text": "Denial of numerous problems can happen in any organization, and I don't mean this as flip or negative as it's going to sound, but you see it a lot in corporate cultures right before they hit a wall. People tell themselves a story that it can turn around, it's going to turn around, we're doing all the right things, and then that story lasts until it's literally no longer sustainable or believable.",
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