Denial Quotes - Page 9

Many years later, a psychiatrist friend of mine said something to us. He said, "Respect denial." It's a powerful force.

Though [Charles Guignebert] could not accept either the Christ myth theory, which held that no historical Jesus existed, or the Dutch Radical denial that Paul authored any of the epistles, Guignebert took both quite seriously.

If you try to assert wisdom before people have themselves walked it, be prepared for much resistance, denial, push-back, and verbal debate.

I actually believe in denial.

Denial is an ugly thing.

I'm very much in denial that I can't dance. I really go for it, which is almost more embarrassing.

Denial of one appetite sharpens the others.

The denial of suffering is, in fact a better definition of illness than its acceptance.

Most diets would have you cutting things out from your diet; they are about denial and discipline.

Optimism is denial for chumps with no life experience". "What's pessimism?" I said. "Religion without God.

Marriage is memory, marriage is time. Marriage is not only time: it is also, parodoxically, the denial of time.

While denial leads to certainty, it is only the certainty of death. This is true for individuals and also for civilizations.

Obviously, all religions fall far short of their own ideals.

What is even more worrying still is George Osborne's breathtakingly complacent response to today's figures. This is a Chancellor who is in total denial.

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 consciousness can only seek culture or its denial.

Republicans are afraid to act in accordance with the election results. Republicans seem to be in denial about election results. It's one thing for Democrats to be in denial about the Republican electoral juggernaut, but it's strange that Republicans are in denial about it too.

It is odd how, when you have a secret belief of your own which you do not wish to acknowledge, the voicing of it by someone else will rouse you to a fury of denial.

I have in my life concentrated more on self-expression than self-denial.

Anyone who would tackle our current addiction to fossil fuels is going to have to maneuver around denial.

There are only two states of being in the world of codependency - recovery and denial.

What I mean by "An Unspoken Hunger." It's a hunger that cannot be quelled by material things. It's a hunger that cannot be quelled by the constant denial.

To the right person, the person who is truly born to it, duty is a form of love, through which all is possible. Duty is not always a denial of things, but an expansion of them to others. Duty is not always a chore, but is best carried out with love.

I so wreak of logic and commonsense that it is obviously very refreshing in this world of otherwise soulless politically correct denial and dishonesty. God knows America would be the greatest again if she operated like the Nugent family. No takers, no whiners, no gangsters, no dopers, no drunks, no criminals, no bloodsuckers, no excuse makers, no crybabies, no punks, no Obama supporters. My entire team are dedicated to be the absolute best that we can be and as productive as humanly possible. Wouldn't that be great if all of America were like that.

The speed of the human mind is remarkable. So is its inability to face the obvious.

The obvious danger is that in some situations [denial] can lead to procrastination in seeking help or to avoidance of action that might prevent harm.