Rejected Quotes

486 Rejected quotes by 422 unique authors

On the trees are only a few gnarled apples that the pickers have rejected. They look like the knuckles of Doctor Reefy's hands. One nibbles… — Sherwood Anderson
Prayers are like those appeals of ours. Either they don't get through or they're returned with 'rejected' scrawled across 'em. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
To the warriors of light, there is no such thing as impossible love. They don’t allow themselves to be intimidated by silence, or by rejection.… — Paulo Coelho
Your enemies hate you more than they hate your ideas. Should you want a project to be undone propose it. Even if it were as… — Jose Rizal
You must know that you are worth much to me whether you accomplish anything or not. Even if you are rejected in the world's eyes,… — Stormie Omartian
I rejected the church for a time because I found so little grace there. I returned because I found grace nowhere else. — Philip Yancey
The point is, I can’t tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being… — Kathryn Stockett
The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected. — E. M. Forster
Do not tell everyone your story. You will only end up feeling more rejected. People cannot give you what you long for in your heart.… — Henri Nouwen
...there began to come to her a first dim realization of God's humility. Rejected by the proud in His own right by what humble means… — Elizabeth Goudge
I've been rejected, but I am still in love. — Steve Jobs
Because of social pressure, individualism is rejected by most people in favor of conformity. Thus the individual relies mainly upon the actions of others and… — Viktor E. Frankl
I was rejected, never given any expectations. ... Then at least, I won't be a burden to others. It's alright if the only one who… — Jun Mochizuki
She loved the sea for its storms alone, cared for vegetation only when it grew here and there among ruins. She had to extract a… — Gustave Flaubert
The next time you feel rejection's sting, remember God's words to Samuel: "It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me." (1… — Beth Moore
This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that you've addressed it… — Barbara Kingsolver
Because of that she had never had enough energy to be herself, a person who, like everyone else in the world, needed other people in… — Paulo Coelho
Once again she would arrive at a foreign place. Once again be the newcomer, an outsider, the one who did not belong. She knew from… — Laura Esquivel
When I was growing up, I didn't really know much about being popular or cliques or anything like that. In elementary school and middle school,… — Taylor Swift
Sometimes I think about the sly, flickering line that separates being spared from being rejected. Sometimes I think of the ancient gods who demanded that… — Tana French
Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath. — Kohta Hirano
Yet you told him you loved him?" "Yes, I did." Bridgid was clearly impressed. "You're more courageous than I am. The fear of being rejected… — Julie Garwood
Jesus.. says, 'Let go of your complaints, forgive those who loved you poorly, step over your feelings of being rejected, and have the courage to… — Henri Nouwen
Love brings up our unresolved feelings . One day we are feeling loved , and the next day we are suddenly afraid to trust love… — John Gray
We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his art work junk simply because we differ with his outlook… — Francis Schaeffer

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