Rejected Quotes

486 Rejected quotes by 422 unique authors

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire, and… — Socrates
These criminals represent us. One of them recognized Jesus for who he was and received him; Jesus promised that when he died he would be… — James MacDonald
I bought a selection of short, romantic fiction novels, studied them, decided that I had found a formula and then wrote a book that I… — Louise Brown
The problem is one of opposition between subjective and objective points of view. There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before… — Thomas Nagel
I had been brought up in a church which decides everything and permits no doubts, so that having rejected one article of faith I was… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Shocked to learn of the serious attacks against certain areas in New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, which caused horrendous casualty, I… — Jiang Zemin
I'm glad I'm not bisexual. I couldn't stand being rejected by men as well as women. — Bernard Manning
Love does not ask many questions, because with thinking comes fear. This might be the fear of being scorned, of being rejected, or of breaking… — Paulo Coelho
When you know your work sells, then seeking a gallery or outdoor show is fine. Then, if an event or art gallery kicks sand in… — Jack White
Either God must be unjust, or you, Jews, wicked and ungodly. You have been, about fifteen hundred years, a race rejected of God. — Martin Luther
Organization for action will now and in the decade ahead center upon America's white middle class. That is where the power is. ... Our rebels… — Saul Alinsky
I don't know whether God exists or not. ... Some forms of atheism are arrogant and ignorant and should be rejected, but agnosticism—to admit that… — Karl Popper
I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected… — Pat Robertson
I believe neither the French nor the Dutch really rejected the constitutional treaty. — Jean-Claude Juncker
Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript, at which time we knew we had something pretty hot. — Kinky Friedman
The Bible says all men are without excuse. Even those who are given no good reason to believe and many persuasive reasons to disbelieve have… — William Lane Craig
Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or… — John Rawls
I hate the phrase “One thing led to another”. What kind of lazy writing is that? Isn't it your job as a writer to tell… — Brian Regan
Why do they murder and why do they hate us? Because all of them ... 80 years of history, they all want to conquer the… — Phil Robertson
The American people have entered upon the mightiest civic struggle known to their history. ... The Golden Rule is rejected by the heads of all the… — James B. Weaver
The testimony of scripture is so plain that to add anything were superfluous, were it not that the world is almost now come to that… — John Knox
I weep when I see these videos that are sent to me from all over the country. Whole groups of bodies jerking out of control, falling… — David Wilkerson
Christianity is not being weighed in the balance and found wanting. It's being tried, found difficult and rejected! — Leonard Ravenhill
But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the… — Franklin Pierce
You take the risk of being rejected. If you have pretentions to be an artist of any kind, you have to take the risk of… — Roger Waters

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