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title: "Top Denial Quotations"
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> [I didn't want to be the monster! I didn't want to kill this room full of harmless children! I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-didn-t-want-to-be-the-monster-i-didn-t-want-to-kill-this-room-full/)

[Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/)

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> [“you cannot replace negative beliefs with positive ones you can't believe- positive ones that are too ambitious. you must find and choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-dodson/you-cannot-replace-negative-beliefs-with-positive-ones-you-can-t/)

[Frederick Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-dodson/)

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> [Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-lasch/ostensibly-rigorous-and-realistic-contemporary-conservatism-is-an/)

[Christopher Lasch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-lasch/)

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> [More consequences for thought and action follow the affirmation or denial of God than from answering any other basic question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mortimer-adler/more-consequences-for-thought-and-action-follow-the-affirmation-or/)

[Mortimer Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mortimer-adler/)

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> [Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/doubt-indulged-and-cherished-is-in-danger-of-becoming-denial-but-if/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

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> [“Denial does not change reality for everyone else. Only for the one denying and those who are foolish enough to believe the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-casey/denial-does-not-change-reality-for-everyone-else-only-for-the-one/)

[Elle Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-casey/)

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> [The present non-aristotelian system is based on fundamental negative premises; namely, the complete denial of 'identity.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-korzybski/the-present-non-aristotelian-system-is-based-on-fundamental-negative/)

[Alfred Korzybski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-korzybski/)

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> [A lot of people go straight from denial to despair without pausing in the middle and doing something about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/a-lot-of-people-go-straight-from-denial-to-despair-without-pausing-in/)

[Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/)

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> [We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/we-ve-all-heard-of-dr-elisabeth-kubler-ross-five-stages-of-grief/)

[Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/)

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> [Can I ask you a personal question"? Of all the rhetorical questions in the world, that is the one which irritates me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamila-shamsie/can-i-ask-you-a-personal-question-of-all-the-rhetorical-questions-in/)

[Kamila Shamsie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamila-shamsie/)

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> [“With respect to the acceptance of dissociative disorders, as with most issues in life, it is counterproductive to spend time trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-middleton/with-respect-to-the-acceptance-of-dissociative-disorders-as-with-most/)

[Warwick Middleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-middleton/)

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> [“Many of these mixed-blood Indian people were eventually forced into hiding or denial of their Indian ancestry because of their fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickey-butch-walker/many-of-these-mixed-blood-indian-people-were-eventually-forced-into/)

[Rickey Butch Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickey-butch-walker/)

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> [Taiwan needs to start looking at some asymmetric and anti-access area denial strategies and really fortify itself in a manner that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-c-o-brien/taiwan-needs-to-start-looking-at-some-asymmetric-and-anti-access-area/)

[Robert C. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-c-o-brien/)

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> [“I'm a firm believer in denial. My reasoning is why deal with unpleasantness today when you could get hit by a bus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/i-m-a-firm-believer-in-denial-my-reasoning-is-why-deal-with/)

[Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/)

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> [“Without realizing it, I fought to keep my two worlds separated. Without ever knowing why, I made sure, whenever possible, that nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-van-derbur/without-realizing-it-i-fought-to-keep-my-two-worlds-separated-without-2/)

[Marilyn Van Derbur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-van-derbur/)

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> [What we call "normal" is a product of repression, denial, splitting, projection, introjection, and other forms of destructive actions on experience...It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-d-laing/what-we-call-normal-is-a-product-of-repression-denial-splitting-2/)

[R. D. Laing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-d-laing/)

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> [Donald Trump gets things done. That's all there is, getting things done, accomplishing objectives. And you watch. The reaction to Trump is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/donald-trump-gets-things-done-that-s-all-there-is-getting-things-done/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [“I have refused to believe that Mother will die. And by denying her cancer, even her death, I deny her life. Denial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/i-have-refused-to-believe-that-mother-will-die-and-by-denying-her/)

[Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/)

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> [Dani," Decker said firmly. "Trust me, this is not a dream." "Why is it you men always say trust me before spitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynsay-sands/dani-decker-said-firmly-trust-me-this-is-not-a-dream-why-is-it-you/)

[Lynsay Sands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynsay-sands/)

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> [There is no logical basis for the prohibition of marijuana. $7.7 billion is a lot of money, but that is one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/there-is-no-logical-basis-for-the-prohibition-of-marijuana-7-7/)

[Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/)

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> [ The literary game is the abyss of human society itself: interactive, playful and tragic. We can't live alone. For me, Robinson \[Crusoe\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dumitru-tepeneag/the-literary-game-is-the-abyss-of-human-society-itself-interactive/)

[Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dumitru-tepeneag/)

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> [“This vacillation between assertion and denial in discussions about organised abuse can be understood as functional, in that it serves to contain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-salter/this-vacillation-between-assertion-and-denial-in-discussions-about/)

[Michael Salter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-salter/)

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> [ “Mum was pregnant, then there was Sharron. \[...\] I wanted to keep him away from her - but for the wrong reasons.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-matthew/mum-was-pregnant-then-there-was-sharron-i-wanted-to-keep-him-away/)

[Laurie Matthew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-matthew/)

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> [Did I say "republic?" By God, yes, I said "republic!" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/westbrook-pegler/did-i-say-republic-by-god-yes-i-said-republic-long-live-the-glorious/)

[Westbrook Pegler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/westbrook-pegler/)

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> [Such self-denial 'may appear demanding,' but it will allow you, so to speak, to be and to breathe within the heart of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/such-self-denial-may-appear-demanding-but-it-will-allow-you-so-to/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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> [employers sense in me a denial of their values...they fear me. i suspect that they can see that i am forced to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kennedy-toole/employers-sense-in-me-a-denial-of-their-values-they-fear-me-i-suspect/)

[John Kennedy Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kennedy-toole/)

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> [Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-overmire/those-who-refuse-to-look-at-or-give-expression-to-the-dark-side-of/)

[Laurence Overmire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-overmire/)

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> [He that is impatient, and cannot wait on God for a mercy, will not easily submit to Him in a denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gurnall/he-that-is-impatient-and-cannot-wait-on-god-for-a-mercy-will-not/)

[William Gurnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gurnall/)

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> [“Professor, when people say such things after impossibility smacks them in the face, we call it denial”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taona-dumisani-chiveneko/professor-when-people-say-such-things-after-impossibility-smacks-them/)

[Taona Dumisani Chiveneko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taona-dumisani-chiveneko/)

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> [ \[Heresy is\] the dislocation of a complete and self-supporting scheme by the introduction of a novel denial of some essential part therein. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilaire-belloc/heresy-is-the-dislocation-of-a-complete-and-self-supporting-scheme-by/)

[Hilaire Belloc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilaire-belloc/)

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> [Take away from love the fullness of self surrender, the completeness of personal commitment, and what remains will be a total denial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-ii/take-away-from-love-the-fullness-of-self-surrender-the-completeness/)

[Pope John Paul II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-ii/)

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> [“If there’s one thing I learned in Alanon, it’s that you got to face the music because it just grows louder when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/if-there-s-one-thing-i-learned-in-alanon-it-s-that-you-got-to-face/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

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> [Never think that God's delays are God's denials. True prayer always receives what it asks, or something better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tryon-edwards/never-think-that-god-s-delays-are-god-s-denials-true-prayer-always/)

[Tryon Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tryon-edwards/)

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> [“I've been told there are five stages of grief, and if that's true, then he's stuck in stage one; denial.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-downham/i-ve-been-told-there-are-five-stages-of-grief-and-if-that-s-true-then/)

[Jenny Downham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-downham/)

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> [ The obvious danger is that in some situations \[denial\] can lead to procrastination in seeking help or to avoidance of action that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shlomo-breznitz/the-obvious-danger-is-that-in-some-situations-denial-can-lead-to/)

[Shlomo Breznitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shlomo-breznitz/)

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> [Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-parker/self-denial-is-indispensable-to-a-strong-character-and-the-highest/)

[Theodore Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-parker/)

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> [Denial is pushing something out of your awareness. Anything you hide in the basement has a way of burrowing under the house…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-sasportas/denial-is-pushing-something-out-of-your-awareness-anything-you-hide/)

[Howard Sasportas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-sasportas/)

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> [I am in denial about sport. I refuse to accept that I watch it. I am not the kind of man who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-jacobson/i-am-in-denial-about-sport-i-refuse-to-accept-that-i-watch-it-i-am/)

[Howard Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-jacobson/)

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> [Freedom that ignores the transcendent difference between good and evil ends in the denial of freedom itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/freedom-that-ignores-the-transcendent-difference-between-good-and/)

[Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/)

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> [“It is a fundamental denial of your humanity to narrow the size of your life to the size of your own existence,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/it-is-a-fundamental-denial-of-your-humanity-to-narrow-the-size-of-2/)

[Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/)

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                        "text": "“I have refused to believe that Mother will die. And by denying her cancer, even her death, I deny her life. Denial stops us from listening. I cannot hear what Mother is saying. I can only hear what I want. But denial lies. It protects us from the potency of a truth we cannot yet bear to accept. It takes our hands and leads us to places of comfort. Denial flourishes in the familiar. It seduces us with our own desires and cleverly constructs walls around us to keep us safe.”",
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                        "text": "Dani,\" Decker said firmly. \"Trust me, this is not a dream.\" \"Why is it you men always say trust me before spitting out something completely unpalatable?\" she asked, irritation flickering through her. \"Vampires aren't supposed to be real. And how come you had to be a cute vampire? You should be a dog. All evil, vile people should look as ugly as they are inside.\" \"We aren't ev--\" Decker halted his denial, and then did something she hadn't yet seen him do and lifted his lips in a very rare-and in her opinion, totally inappropriate-grin as he asked, \"You think I'm cute?",
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                        "text": "There is no logical basis for the prohibition of marijuana. $7.7 billion is a lot of money, but that is one of the lesser evils. Our failure to successfully enforce these laws is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people in Colombia. I haven't even included the harm to young people. It's absolutely disgraceful to think of picking up a 22-year-old for smoking pot. More disgraceful is the denial of marijuana for medical purposes.",
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                        "text": "The literary game is the abyss of human society itself: interactive, playful and tragic. We can't live alone. For me, Robinson [Crusoe] is either a false myth or else he represents the denial of human society. We can't play by ourselves. In literature, it's even more complicated, because one has to play with an indeterminate number of players simultaneously and every game is different. The other player can abandon your game at any time...to go play chess.",
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                        "text": "“This vacillation between assertion and denial in discussions about organised abuse can be understood as functional, in that it serves to contain the traumatic kernel at the heart of allegations of organised abuse. In his influential ‘just world’ theory, Lerner (1980) argued that emotional wellbeing is predicated on the assumption that the world is an orderly, predictable and just place in which people get what they deserve. Whilst such assumptions are objectively false, Lerner argued that individuals have considerable investment in maintaining them since they are conducive to feelings of self—efficacy and trust in others. When they encounter evidence contradicting the view that the world is just, individuals are motivated to defend this belief either by helping the victim (and thus restoring a sense of justice) or by persuading themselves that no injustice has occurred. Lerner (1980) focused on the ways in which the ‘just world’ fallacy motivates victim-blaming, but there are other defences available to bystanders who seek to dispel troubling knowledge. Organised abuse highlights the severity of sexual violence in the lives of some children and the desire of some adults to inflict considerable, and sometimes irreversible, harm upon the powerless. Such knowledge is so toxic to common presumptions about the orderly nature of society, and the generally benevolent motivations of others, that it seems as though a defensive scaffold of disbelief, minimisation and scorn has been erected to inhibit a full understanding of organised abuse. Despite these efforts, there has been a recent resurgence of interest in organised abuse and particularly ritualistic abuse (eg Sachs and Galton 2008, Epstein et al. 2011, Miller 2012).”",
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                        "text": "“Mum was pregnant, then there was Sharron. [...] I wanted to keep him away from her - but for the wrong reasons. In my head he was mine, he was my special person but, of course, as I was getting older, his interest in me was waning anyway. I don't know whether it was because he had lost interest in me, or because the abuse elsewhere was so horrific, particularly without him in my life to make things seem better but, whatever the reason, I soon moved from wanted him to leave Sharron alone for my sake, to wanting him to leave her alone for the right reasons. She was tiny, just a toddler, and the thought of him touching her or abusing her horrified me. I started trying to attract his attention whenever he looked at her. I'd dance, I'd sing, I'd sit on his lap. I'd do a hundred things that were completely out of character - anything, anything to avoid seeing that look in his eye when he glanced at the baby. I knew that he was planing to do to her what he had done to me. I tried to get in the way, I tried to get him to play with me, but once Sharron was about three, the penny finally dropped. I had always thought he wasn't in the same category as the others; they weren't nice, and he always was. But as she began to replace me, it made me face up to things. What Uncle Andrew did wasn't right. [...] Even though I loved my uncle, and craved his attention, the thought of him coming into my bed was starting to repulse me. sharron slept in my bed, too, by then, and I wanted that to continue because I wanted to protect her. Of course, there were plenty of times when I wasn't there. I was still being taken away to be abused. I was at school; Sharon was often left unprotected. Something must have been happening because she started wetting the bed almost every night. This was a sign that even I couldn't turn away from. Sharon was being abused. I was sure of it. But I wouldn't stand for it, not for much longer. p209-2010”",
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                        "text": "Did I say \"republic?\" By God, yes, I said \"republic!\" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn democracy. It is a fraudulent term used, often by ignorant persons but no less often by intellectual fakers, to describe an infamous mixture of socialism, graft, confiscation of property and denial of personal rights to individuals whose virtuous principles make them offensive.",
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                        "text": "Such self-denial 'may appear demanding,' but it will allow you, so to speak, to be and to breathe within the heart of the church.",
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                        "text": "employers sense in me a denial of their values...they fear me. i suspect that they can see that i am forced to function in a century which i loathe.",
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                        "text": "Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom.",
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                        "text": "“Professor, when people say such things after impossibility smacks them in the face, we call it denial”",
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                        "text": "[Heresy is] the dislocation of a complete and self-supporting scheme by the introduction of a novel denial of some essential part therein.",
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