denial quotes

Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren’t happening.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

I am not a crook.

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

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 gives a lovely light.

The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments. We all have a dark side, a tendency to manipulate, and aggressive desires. The most dangerous types are those who repress their desires or deny the existence of them, often acting them out in the most underhanded ways.

I re-invented my image so many times that I’m in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman.

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist.

I’m afraid the SS’s relationship with the Catholic Church is something the Church still has to deal with and does not deny.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

What I’m denying is that I’m this cutthroat financier.

I definitely don’t plead guilty to being a heartthrob.

God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

I was ill, and everyone could see it but me.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.

Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.