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I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.'

~Adam Clayton

Topics: Actually Being Brought Class Class Clown Clown Comedian Defense Defense Mechanism Disruptive Front Getting Going Grow Grow Up Happen Lot Mechanism Obviously Pretty Remember Said School Shy Trouble Up Well Who You I Remember

Keywords: Ability


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A big part of becoming a funny person was a major defense mechanism. Onstage, especially as a woman, I've had to be really tough. The second you show a crack, the audience can literally leave.

~Amy Schumer

Topics: Audience Becoming Big Big Part Crack Defense Defense Mechanism Funny Funny Person Had Leave Literally Major Mechanism Onstage Part Person Really Second Show Tough Woman You

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I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism.

~Andy Dick

Topics: Childhood Defense Defense Mechanism Laugh Mechanism Much Pain People See Sometimes Survival Think Where You I Think I See

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Does any woman really just come in and say, 'I'm a plus-size woman?' Maybe as a defense mechanism or maybe as a way to kind of cope with fitting into society but... I just think it's divisive.

~Ashley Graham

Topics: Any Come Cope Defense Defense Mechanism Divisive Does Fitting Just Kind Maybe Mechanism Really Say Society Think Way Woman

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People use irony as a defense mechanism.

~David Byrne

Topics: Defense Defense Mechanism Irony Mechanism People Use

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I wish I trusted people more. But when I meet someone, the first thing is, 'What does this person want?' And I put up a defense mechanism. But I've always been that way.

~Derek Jeter

Topics: Always Been Defense Defense Mechanism Does First First Thing Mechanism Meet More People Person Put Someone The First Thing Thing Trusted Up Want Way Wish I Wish

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I was just a ham since about the age of five. If I was performing at Medieval Times or something, I'd be the court jester. That was always my defense mechanism. I was never all that funny; I was just obnoxious and loud.

~Emma Stone

Topics: About Age Always Court Defense Defense Mechanism Five Funny Ham Just Loud Mechanism Medieval Never Obnoxious Performing Since Something Times

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To understand the fanatic rejection of women's liberation in the Muslim world, one has to take into account the time factor. Most of us educated women have illiterate mothers. The conservative wave against women in the Muslim world is a defense mechanism against profound changes in both sex roles and the touchy subject of sexual identity.

~Fatema Mernissi

Topics: Account Against Both Changes Conservative Defense Defense Mechanism Educated Factor Fanatic Identity Illiterate Liberation Mechanism Most Mothers Muslim Muslim World Profound Rejection Roles Sex Sexual Subject Take Time Touchy Understand Us Wave Women World

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