Many years later, a psychiatrist friend of mine said something to us. He said, "Respect denial." It's a powerful force. — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
“They like to use those fancy words. They don't like to say “raped,'” he said. “They say “misdeed,' “inappropriate touching,' “mistake.' That's… — Charles L. Bailey Jr Copy Share Image
I don't run around feeling infused with positivity, but I'll have to be taking my last breath before I'll admit I'm dying.… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
Atheism is not the denial of the existence of God, but having doubts as to whether God is conscious. — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
People would believe propagate, spread rumors or conspiracy theories in order to protect their own system of denial. — Bassem Youssef Copy Share Image
Rejection doesn't hurt, expectation does. Lie doesn't kill, denial does. Forget doesn't heal, forgive does. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I feel the denial of gay marriage sends a prejudice message. Our youth deserve a fair and hopeful future with government that… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I think the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. It's actually the biggest distortion and lie. In fact, staying… — Eve Ensler 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
It is a mournful fact that most men, and indeed all men of worldly character, have so much regard to public opinion… — Charles Grandison Finney Copy Share Image
“Another of the difficulties of having DID is the denial. DID is a disorder of denial. It has to be because if… — Eve N. Adams Copy Share Image
REFUSAL, n. Denial of something desired; Refusals are graded in a descending scale of finality thus: the refusal absolute, the refusal condition,… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
He had the same empty confusion in his eyes that I saw in my mirror every morning, that odd sort of denial… — Mira Grant Copy Share Image
“I know she isn’t coming back, but I still think that she will. Nothing can make that go away. We figure out… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
“Too many people confuse real magic with magical thinking. Real magic isn't a trick and it transforms our lives. Magical thinking is… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“We came home because we were failures. We wouldn't admit that, of course, not at first, not to ourselves, and certainly not… — Eleanor Brown Copy Share Image
[E]ncouraging the Muslim world, and particularly the Arab Muslim world, which is the heart of the global terrorist threat - to adopt… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
“The capacity of sex offenders for denial, rationalization, and minimization of their deviant behavior is confirmed by Salter's (1995) finding that the… — Harvey L. Schwartz Copy Share Image
The establishment can't admit [that] it is human rights violations that make ... countries attractive to business - so history has to… — Edward S. Herman Copy Share Image
“She hated Jourdan as she had never hated anyone in her life before. She tried to move away, but he wouldn't let… — Penny Jordan Copy Share Image
“The ORDINARY RESPONSE TO ATROCITIES is to banish them from consciousness. Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“If I had the capacity to withstand instantaneous physical pain, I think I would have even considered taking a razor to my… — Leanne Waters Copy Share Image
“Shhh,” he murmurs, kissing away the droplets clinging to my cheeks. “We’re together now.” I shake my head, rejecting an answer that… — Lisa Renee Jones Copy Share Image
What is even more worrying still is George Osborne's breathtakingly complacent response to today's figures. This is a Chancellor who is in… — Ed Balls Copy Share Image
I tell myself, 'If I can wake up each day and be excited about what I'm doing, then I must be happy.'… — Alexandra Cassavetes Copy Share Image
“Like any good Englishman, he detests emotions and prefers a healthy dose of denial and tea.” — Feverishsea Copy Share Image
Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris. — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I accept death as a part of life, but I don't accept that we have the time given to us to live… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance... The 5 stages of buying fruits. — Kand3n Copy Share Image
“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse. Ironic, right? Denial is the exact… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. — John Sterling Copy Share Image
Everyone's crazy anyway. And those who think they aren't, are the ones who are even crazier - because they're in denial. — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
We believe very strongly that you stop that denial of coverage by promoting choice. Let people make the decisions. — Eric Cantor Copy Share Image
The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self,… — Henry Blackaby Copy Share Image
I do not believe Tony Blair was a fundamentally good man who went bad. I believe he was evil in the first… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
“Steady denial of feelings can confuse and enrage kis. Also teaches them not to know what their feelings are--not to trust them.” — Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Copy Share Image
Changing the story doesn't alter the past. Our past makes us who we are but how we deal with it shows the… — Rosa-Lee Beckwith-Powell Copy Share Image
The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
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