“There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I didn't deny it I just said 'that's it' and I had to go home and explain it.” WaySaidHomeOpportunityHappenedPressesExcuseDenyNo Excuses Author:John Prescott
“One of the most sublime and hazardous moments in human experience comes when two people lock eyes and realize that they are sexually attracted to one another. They may not act on the knowledge.They may file it away for future reference. They may deny it. They may never see each other again. But the moment has happened, and for an instant all other considerations are insignificant.” PeopleHumansMayTwoMomentsEyeRealizingHappenedDenyInstantConsiderationLocksSublimeInsignificantHuman ExperienceFilesSexually Book:Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007 Source: Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007
“Over and over victims are blamed for their assaults. And when we imply that victims bring on their own fates - whether to make ourselves feel more efficacious or to make the world seem just - we prevent ourselves from taking the necessary precautions to protect ourselves. Why take precautions? We deny the trauma could easily have happened to us. And we also hurt the people already traumatized. Victims are often already full of self-doubt, and we make recovery harder by laying inspectors blame on them.” PeopleWorldFeelsSelfSeemsHurtDoubtFateHappenedProtectHarderVictimBlameDenyTraumaRecoveryAssaultSelf-doubtPrecautionInspectors Author:Anna C Salter
“We will never be able to understand the terrible things that happened between 1933 and 1945 if we deny from the outset that Hitler also had human characteristics, and if we fail to take into account not only his criminal energies, but also the appealing qualities he had.” IfsHumansAbleEnergyQualityFailingHappenedTerribleAccountsDenyCriminalsCharacteristicsTerrible Things Author:Volker Ullrich