I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to… — Roger Nash Baldwin Copy Share Image
Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is eternal, and the cutting off of ultimate hopes; spiritualism means theaffirmation of… — William James Copy Share Image
“What man ever openly apologizes for slander? It is not so much a feeling of slander as it is that of a… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
To deny that human beings are filled with anti-social passions betrays a denial of reality and a lack of self-awareness. One has… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
When you are surrounded by something so big that requires you to change everything about the way you think and see the… — Paul Gilding Copy Share Image
“I'd wasted so much of my life. So many of my days, and all of my promise, all of my dreams, lost… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
A self-denial, no less austere than the saint's, is demanded of the scholar. He must worship truth, and forgo all things for… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In a world apart from God, the power of denial is absolutely essential if life is to proceed. The will or spirit… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The person who loves his life will lose it: it could not be otherwise, for to love one's life is a fundamental… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
For decades, Big Oil ravaged our environment. They knew what they were peddling was lethal, but they didn't care. They used the… — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
“With respect to the acceptance of dissociative disorders, as with most issues in life, it is counterproductive to spend time trying to… — Warwick Middleton Copy Share Image
“Many of these mixed-blood Indian people were eventually forced into hiding or denial of their Indian ancestry because of their fear of… — Rickey Butch Walker Copy Share Image
A man begins dying at the moment of his birth. Most People live in denial of Death's patient courtship until, late in… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I am one of the most irresponsible beings that ever lived. Irresponsibility is part of my invisibility; any way you face it,… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Can I ask you a personal question"? Of all the rhetorical questions in the world, that is the one which irritates me… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
“I'm a firm believer in denial. My reasoning is why deal with unpleasantness today when you could get hit by a bus… — Janet Evanovich 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
What we call "normal" is a product of repression, denial, splitting, projection, introjection, and other forms of destructive actions on experience...It is… — R. D. Laing Copy Share Image
Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican is not a girl, she’s a woman. We… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I believe the election and reelection of Obama were among the most conspicuous acts of denial in recent years. Voters just stopped… — Allen West Copy Share Image
Taiwan needs to start looking at some asymmetric and anti-access area denial strategies and really fortify itself in a manner that would… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
I surely don't think ignorance is bliss. But like everything else that has survived thousands of years of human evolution, ignorance -… — Scott Spencer Copy Share Image
I said I'm over you. I said I'm done with this. I said I've found new love else where. Well, guess what?… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behavior…I think Obama gets up every morning with a worldview that is fundamentally… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
“To be alone with myself in the space of silence is horrifying, for I know with the utmost certainty that in that… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The most difficult part after a breakup is acting like you've moved on already, but deep inside, your heart and soul all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Forgiveness: You cannot afford to withhold forgiveness. Nothing will destroy your life more surely, for there is a great hidden grief in… — Glenda Green Copy Share Image
While the Right of Suffrage is conceded to thousands notoriously ignorant, vicious, and drunken, ... a Constitutional denial to Black men, as… — Horace Greeley Copy Share Image
only a matter of time before it broke through our fragile web of denial, forcing us to confront the truth and acknowledge… — Tabitha Suzuma Copy Share Image
Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
The phenomenal success of the recovery movement reflects two simple truths that emerge in adolescence: all people love to talk about themselves,… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
Acknowledging that there's something you desire, not going after it, and deciding that, 'You know what, it's fine; I'll just focus on… — Jen Sincero Copy Share Image
Character is the direct result of mental attitude. I believe that character is higher than the intellect. I believe that leadership is… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
It is just man's turning away from instinct--his opposing himself to instinct--that creates consciousness. Instinct is nature andseeks to perpetuate nature; while… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
But the Church cannot be, in any political sense, either conservative or liberal, or revolutionary. Conservatism is too often conservation of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For all his learning or sophistication, man still instinctively reaches towards that force beyond. Only arrogance can deny its existence, and the… — Hal Borland Copy Share Image
