Denial Quotes

636 Denial quotes by 510 unique authors

The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find. — Denis Diderot
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those… — Denis Diderot
You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has… — Atom Egoyan
I think the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. It's actually the biggest distortion and lie. In fact, staying asleep is what's… — Eve Ensler
How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him. — Frank Herbert
Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you. — Bill Hicks
In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often… — Christopher Hitchens
I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways. — Marian Keyes
Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier. — William Lyon Mackenzie King
America does not need another political campaign based on denial and avoidance of some of our real problems. It needs a crusade to reform and… — Richard Lamm
Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. — Christopher Lasch
Not eating meat is a decision, eating meat is an instinct. — Denis Leary
I suppose it's a very highly developed form of denial, but some part of me completely denies that I'm a performer. — Daniel Day-Lewis
The next time someone uses denial of citizenship as a weapon or brandishes the special status conferred upon him by the accident of birth, ask… — Eric Liu
Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. — Vince Lombardi
I am camp. Lots of gay men can't cope with their campness. They are in denial about it. — Graham Norton
I have a very highly developed sense of denial. — Gwyneth Paltrow
Delay is the deadliest form of denial. — C. Northcote Parkinson
One picture is worth 1,000 denials. — Ronald Reagan
True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial… — Jonathan Sacks
It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial. — Zoe Saldana
Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's… — Sharon Salzberg
Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about. — Sharon Salzberg
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
If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore our… — Theodore C. Sorensen

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