A lot people are in denial about it. They look at it as a real negative. It's a coping mechanism and not a positive one.

Historically, we have been looking for ways to have people get better sooner from major abdominal surgery, especially intestinal surgery.

[He says the ordeal led to] denial, repression, accommodation and disassociation ... subconsciously repressed.

Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris.

We're not mourning a loss. We're celebrating a victory: his victory in life over forces that would hurt his people, his victory in terms of letting us know that love is more powerful than hate.

A lot of people are in denial. They are expecting it to come down. They think the price is related to [the U.S. invasion of] Iraq, and that the price will fall eventually. But it's a lot more complex than that.