“Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“Everyone has a breaking point. Deny it, and you'll blind yourself to know when you've reached yours.” — Dorothy McFalls Copy Share Image
“Buried emotions are caged nighthawks that have fallen in love with the moon. They don’t understand the sun because they were born… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
David Irving is under arrest in Austria for Holocaust denial. Perhaps there is a case for making climate change denial an offence… — Margo Kingston Copy Share Image
If our life is not a course of humility, self-denial, renunciation of the world, poverty of spirit, and heavenly affection, we do… — William Law Copy Share Image
“I repeat one of my mantras. 'This is not happening. This is not real. This did not happen to you. That was… — Emily Andrews Copy Share Image
It's up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
The foundation on which (our government is) built is the natural equality of man, the denial of every pre-eminence but that annexed… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The whole story of human and personal progress is an unmitigated tale of denials today-denials of rest, denials or repose and comfort… — James Carroll Copy Share Image
“The Irish-Indians, who were of dark complexion, would many times claim to be Black Dutch or Black Irish and deny their rightful… — Rickey Butch Walker Copy Share Image
“Reality may not be what you want it to be, but it is the reality you now must face. You can deny… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Copy Share Image
My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
“Ruthie started to cry at Julia's use of the word "hate," though Ruthie knew it was true, accurate. For a long time… — Susan Rebecca White Copy Share Image
Without free speech no search for truth is possible; without free speech progress is checked and the nations no longer march forward… — Charles Bradlaugh Copy Share Image
All forms of tampering with human beings, getting at them, shaping them against their will to your own pattern, all thought control… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
“People that hold onto hate for so long do so because they want to avoid dealing with their pain. They falsely believe… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Along with the trust issues, one of the hardest parts to deal with is the feeling of not being believed or supported,… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Tragedy was foresworn, in ritual denial of the ripe knowledge that we are drawing away from one another, that we share only… — William Gaddis Copy Share Image
You've got problems in Central Asia. And you've got problems within our own communities back home. So if we end up saying,… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
“Think about it. Ever look in a closet or under the bed, when you’re alone in the house, to ensure an intruder… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“Have you been infected with the toxin of denial? Here are the top five signs to help you find out: If you… — Kasey Van Norman Copy Share Image
I think that each of us is so much alike, and yet at the same time we are so different, and I… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Pretending not to care about someone is painful but in addition to that, it also makes your desire for them even stronger. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed. — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“Denial makes it easier to keep an addiction progressing smoothly along and, being a lie, it’s just better form.” — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
“I knew I was being an idiot. But I figured if I kept being an idiot, if I didn't actually accept the… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Denial is a powerful weapon. My dad taught me mind over matter. No matter how hurt I got, he didn't mind. — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
The highest praise of God consists in the denial of him by the atheist who finds creation so perfect that it can… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“I'd forgotten about it, and now I forgot it again. There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to… — Jim Thompson Copy Share Image
It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
“Christian worship is the strongest denial that can be hurled in face of the world’s claim to provide men with an effective… — Mike Cosper Copy Share Image
“Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a… — Margaret Weis Copy Share Image
Don't hide from your true feelings about somebody because they will catch up to you at some point. Feelings buried alive don't… — Michael Barbarulo Copy Share Image
“Denial exists when three beliefs intersect: 1. It cannot happen. 2. It cannot happen to you. 3. It cannot happen to you now.” — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
By looking the other way on climate change we facilitate a collective denial, and we do it for each other. — Margaret D. Klein Copy Share Image
There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machine-like. They'll refute this,… — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
That which distinguishes the new thought from the old is not a denial of this Divine Reality, but an affirmation of its… — Ernest Holmes Copy Share Image
“When our actions and choices are based on fear and denial ... Well, nothing good can come of that. Ever.” — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image