Defense Mechanism Quotes

25 Defense Mechanism quotes by 24 unique authors

People use irony as a defense mechanism. — David Byrne
[W]hen the empirical investigator glories in his refusal to go beyond the specialized observation dictated by the traditions of his discipline, be they ever so… — Karl Mannheim
Fashion has always been my defense mechanism. — Rihanna
Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive. — Garry Shandling
If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether one is a… — Chester Himes
Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves. — Mark Batterson
I could always make people around me laugh. It was more of a defense mechanism more than anything else, because I was a pretty shy… — Tim Hawkins
As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with… — Tim Conway
Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique. — Monica Raymund
The challenge of abating one with a genuine ego problem is to not try to put him down. Any and all antagonization, in his mind,… — Criss Jami
I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you… — Andy Dick
My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part in it.That's how… — Judd Apatow
I’m instantly mortified by my fat, uncontrollable mouth, but that’s when it occurs to me that my humor is a self-defense mechanism. Even though I… — Jen Lancaster
Christianity has a built-in defense system: anything that questions a belief, no matter how logical the argument is, is the work of Satan by the… — Bill Hicks
A lot of the turning points happen in high school and in college, and it defines a lot of how you see the world and… — Judd Apatow
I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. — Peter Jennings
Fear is a healthy instinct, not a sign of weakness. It is a natural self-defense mechanism that is common to felines, wolves, hyenas, and most… — Hunter S. Thompson
So I make no effort to hide my pain. I don’t ever put it all on display like this—but for today and all the rest… — Ann Aguirre
..but maybe this was a defense mechanism. Maybe my mind was making me see things I refused to accept were gone forever. It was filling… — Becca Fitzpatrick
The nerves of the skin send pain signals to the brain to warn us of the danger from and impending injury. In the case of… — Steven Levenkron
The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called… — Dan Brown
Everyone is a little bitter. We're born bitter. The personality itself is really just a very complex defense mechanism. A reaction to the first time… — Marc Maron
I was the fat kid, so as a defense mechanism, I was the jokester. — Peter DeLuise
I've been criticized more for the things I've done right and/or said in truth than any wrong thing I've said or done. I think this… — Andrew Cervantes
I turned it into my armor, my defense mechanism and my weapon of self destruction. — Sixx AM

Who Wrote These Defense Mechanism Quotes

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