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Denial Quotes

"It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept."

"It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

Denial, Reality

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"Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help."

"Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help."

Marion Ross, American Actor

Denial, Hearing, Help, Loss

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"Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you."

"Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you."

Bill Hicks, American Comedian

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"Everything was perfectly healthy and normal here in Denial Land."

"Everything was perfectly healthy and normal here in Denial Land."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Denial, Reality, Humor, Emotion

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"I have a very highly developed sense of denial."

"I have a very highly developed sense of denial."

Gwyneth Paltrow, American Actress

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"She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one."

"She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one."

Boy George, English Musician

Denial, Insecurity

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"I put up a huge wall of denial. It was years before I was able to break through it... accepting that your child has a disability, especially one like LD that cannot be seen or easily diagnosed, is one of the hardest things to come to terms with."

"I put up a huge wall of denial. It was years before I was able to break through it... accepting that your child has a disability, especially one like LD that cannot be seen or easily diagnosed, is one of the hardest things to come to terms with."

Anne Ford, American Author

Denial, Disability, Years

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"Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation."

"Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation."

Wayne Gerard Trotman, British Author

Denial, Consequence, Reality, Awareness

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"I knew I was being an idiot. But I figured if I kept being an idiot, if I didn't actually accept the truth, then the truth would become false."

"I knew I was being an idiot. But I figured if I kept being an idiot, if I didn't actually accept the truth, then the truth would become false."

Sherman Alexie, American Writer

Denial, Self-Deception, Truth, Irony

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"I know this is war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party."

"I know this is war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party."

Kristin Cashore, American Author

Denial, War, Irony, Contrast

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"Denial is a seductive ruse of our own making, force-fitting our agendas by forcing out truth all because we bent to fear rather than bowed to God."

"Denial is a seductive ruse of our own making, force-fitting our agendas by forcing out truth all because we bent to fear rather than bowed to God."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Denial, Fear, Faith, Truth

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"A kingdom established on hatred is a function of denial of God."

"A kingdom established on hatred is a function of denial of God."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Denial, Hatred, Kingdom, God

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"Or he was simply pretending-like many drinkers, he liked to think each new day drew a line under the day before."

"Or he was simply pretending-like many drinkers, he liked to think each new day drew a line under the day before."

Ian McEwan, British Author

Denial, Addiction, Repetition, Escape

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"The worst denial of all is being in denial that we're in denial in the first place. And I would wonder if that's not exactly where most of us live out most of our lives."

"The worst denial of all is being in denial that we're in denial in the first place. And I would wonder if that's not exactly where most of us live out most of our lives."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Denial, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"With their backs to the sunrise they worship the night."

"With their backs to the sunrise they worship the night."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Denial, Ignorance, Symbolism, Darkness

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"He may care for her, though she really has been almost rude to him at times. But she! ' why, Margaret would never think of him, I'm sure! Such a thing has never entered her head.'Entering her heart would do."

"He may care for her, though she really has been almost rude to him at times. But she! ' why, Margaret would never think of him, I'm sure! Such a thing has never entered her head.'Entering her heart would do."

Elizabeth Gaskell, British Novelist

Denial, Love, Heart, Realization

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"But Mr. Hale resolved that he would not be disturbed by any such nonsensical idea; so he lay awake, determining not to think about it."

"But Mr. Hale resolved that he would not be disturbed by any such nonsensical idea; so he lay awake, determining not to think about it."

Elizabeth Gaskell, British Novelist

Denial, Thought, Anxiety, Reflection

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"If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be ..."

"If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be ..."

Sophie Kinsella, British Author

Denial, Hope, Perception, Coping

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"I don't believe that, ' I said, and he raised his brow beneath his shaggy hair. 'I never asked you to. (Jessica)"

"I don't believe that, ' I said, and he raised his brow beneath his shaggy hair. 'I never asked you to. (Jessica)"

Shannon A. Thompson, American Author

Denial, Truth, Emotion, Resistance

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