Deflecting Quotes

“While we are expecting everybody to tell downright the truth, many are muddying the water, drowning questions in a river of words and trying to make us forget what actually the real issue is about. If paltering and deflecting matters might become a new way of telling the truth, interaction might be doomed to culminate in a cluster shell of suspicion and mutual trust to become frantically undermined. ( “Blame storming” )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“A person can't heal as long as they are deflecting and blaming. One must accept responsibility for their own actions and make the shift necessary for growth.”
― Sanjo Jendayi

“There is nothing like the moving solidarity of survivors to bring out seemingly boundless impulse to deflect, deny, and defend.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci

“People are fallible. People make mistakes. No one is impervious to mistakes. When we learn to be more forgiving of ourselves we will feel better about ourselves. We liberate ourselves from that internal conflict. This will lead to us also being more forgiving of others. We won’t be deflecting what is going on inside of ourselves on to others. We can be more forgiving of others.”
― Akiroq Brost

“When structural violence begins to break into public awareness, those responsible for it briskly and effectively deflect the dawning awareness onto more sensational or easily understood acts of direct violence.”
― Cynthia Moe-Lobeda

“Aw, are you worried about me?' I teased. 'You're such a good father.'

His expression turned bland. 'Stop deflecting, Poppy.'

'Why? I'm so good at it.'

'But you're actually not.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“This reporter cannot see the vacuum form his excellent vantage point under the couch… with NO FRIENDS to obscure his view.”
“We here under the bed would once again like to extend our sincerest apologies—“
“And once again, my anger shield is deflecting them back into your faces.”
― Georgia Dunn, Behind the Scenes with Burt: A Breaking Cat News Adventure