#denial

Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#good soldier #however #outstanding #qualities #recognized

It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial. ↗

— Zoe Saldana

#courage #denial #face #feed #lot

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having the ability to vote. Unfortunately, as history has shown, the denial of this right to minorities is a scar on our system of democracy. ↗

— Jan Schakowsky

#been #birth #democracy #denial #having

God's delays are not God's denials. ↗

— Robert H. Schuller

#denials #god

I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#denial #found #happened #i #myself

What will you do with your self? Many men and women are still in darkness, trying to figure out the meaning and purpose of life. But no matter what you try to do with your self— whether you deny it, obliterate it, annihilate it, accept it or express it—believe me, it is still alive and kicking. ↗

— K.P. Yohannan

#self-denial #life

And the kids?" "Quincy, nothing. All she wants to do is look for Saturn's rings and bring home every creature from the pound. Nelson, though, he's..." She looked at Nicholas. "He's like you. Gifted, but ignorant." Nicholas bristled, "I'm not ignorant." "You are about magic." "That's because I don't believe in magic." "Nicholas," She stopped, hands on hips, waiting until he turned around. "You're haunted. You see the dead. How can you not believe in magic? ↗

— Stephen M. Irwin

#brother #denial #family-traits #ghosts #magic

Being upright and uncompromising will lead to unemployment by themselves. But to be willfully ignorant of a calling in life as well, that is the denial of a born alcoholic. ↗

— Bauvard

#callings #denial #funny #humor #jobs

I hope someday she meets just the right man and has babies - a whole passel of babies, more than I could have - so she understands how it kills me now that she won't let me hug her when she's in obvious distress. (The Life You've Imagined) ↗

— Kristina Riggle

#daughters #denial #love #motherhood #mothers

We have had this discussion before. You are my son. I love you. I will always love you. But I also love Nell, and if you give her the chance and stop rejecting her advances, she will take you into her heart as well." "Oh, yeah, like he's going to allow me to do that," I muttered ↗

— Katie MacAlister

#denial #love #nell #vampires #love