Rejected Quotes

486 Rejected quotes by 422 unique authors

As a seasoned insomniac, I knew sometimes the way to beat sleeplessness was to outwit it: to pretend you didn't care about sleeping. Then sometimes… — Erica Jong
If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist. — Rachel Maddow
When I was heavier, I danced and I jumped out of planes. I've always rejected the idea that there's a certain look or size that… — Kathy Najimy
But Iran has gone far beyond what is necessary for a purely civilian programme. It has concealed several nuclear facilities from the International Atomic Energy… — Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Whenever I felt happy about having discovered something, the first encounter, not only with the public, with other musicians, with specialists, etc, was that they… — Karlheinz Stockhausen
It's my belief that you should never show your work to anyone in the publishing world until it shines like a diamond. Rough drafts don't… — Patrick Rothfuss
It doesnt hurt to repeat here the statement, still rejected by many people in spite of its obviousness, that education is a political act. — Paulo Freire
Kitsch is: a species of beauty, which, as it is florid and superficial, pleases at first; but soon palls upon the taste, and is rejected… — David Hume
No benefit comes from a just man's prayer if he who asks for it finds more pleasure in sin than in virtue. For Samuel mourned… — Maximus the Confessor
He who prides himself an extraordinary person by his deeds is rejected by the world; he who has independent ideas is hated by the mass. — Shang Yang
Men are often a lot less vindictive than women are, because we are rejected constantly every day. — Warren Farrell
Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we've fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our… — Marsha Blackburn
For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning… — Barry Corbin
Well, if Democratic members in the House elect Nancy Pelosi as their leader, it's almost as if they just didn't get the message from the… — Eric Cantor
I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that… — Kara DioGuardi
I remember being at school during morning meeting and looking around at everybody, 350 kids, saying a prayer. We're all very young and no one… — Sean Durkin
The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests. — David Deutsch
Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot. — Christopher Eccleston
I love the acting process. What I don't like is what's around it. The auditions and being rejected every other day. The look thing. That… — Julie Delpy
Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping… — Mark Dayton

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