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title: "6 Business Rejection Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Business Rejection quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Business Rejection sayings and thoughts."
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> [Such a big part of this business is rejection. Each time that you get rejected, a big part of it is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-campbell/such-a-big-part-of-this-business-is-rejection-each-time-that-you-get/)

[Danielle Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-campbell/)

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> [I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-aniston/i-was-told-to-avoid-the-business-all-together-because-of-the/)

[Jennifer Aniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-aniston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/jennifer-aniston-1109_advice_i-was-told-to-avoid-the-business-all-tog_637184.jpg)

> [I've had those periods in my career when I was sitting around waiting for a phone call and had an agent who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-elliott/i-ve-had-those-periods-in-my-career-when-i-was-sitting-around-waiting/)

[Sam Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-elliott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/sam-elliott-14136_business_i-ve-had-those-periods-in-my-career-when_763258.jpg)

> [One of the defense mechanisms I have for the difficulties in the business, one of which is rejection, is that if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-mcgill/one-of-the-defense-mechanisms-i-have-for-the-difficulties-in-the/)

[Bruce McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-mcgill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/bruce-mcgill-56911_always_one-of-the-defense-mechanisms-i-have-for_1260765.jpg)

> [It is very easy to slowly lose your self confidence in a business where rejection is a possibility with every trial. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-a-hoffman/it-is-very-easy-to-slowly-lose-your-self-confidence-in-a-business/)

[Irena A. Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-a-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/irena-a-hoffman-51631_actors_it-is-very-easy-to-slowly-lose-your-self_1795874.jpg)

> [I've had people pass on stuff that I do a lot - the nature of this business is rejection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/i-ve-had-people-pass-on-stuff-that-i-do-a-lot-the-nature-of-this/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/cord-jefferson-6009_business_i-ve-had-people-pass-on-stuff-that-i-do_2002114.jpg)

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