Rejected Quotes

486 Rejected quotes by 422 unique authors

I have quite a few different Bibles. Having rejected my parents' religion, I still think the King James Bible is the most important work of… — Ken Follett
The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And… — Francis Bacon
By keeping her heart protected, she'll never ever feel rejected. — Kelly Clarkson
The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New… — Rachel Gibson
More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any opportunity for a human being to take a look. That… — Patricia Ireland
When I am grappling with ideas which are radical enough to upset grown-ups, then I am likely to put these ideas into a story which… — Madeleine L'Engle
Imaginary testing is unreliable, and in many cases, it's a huge waste of time and energy. In truth you just don't know what will happen… — Steve Pavlina
When the war broke out I decided I would be very patriotic. Standing my full height. I presented myself to the Wacs and the to… — Julia Child
I made it very clear that I rejected bigotry of all forms. — Steve Scalise
You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it safe. You just can't. — M. Night Shyamalan
I?d rather be rejected than used because they both amount to the same thing in the end, but being used takes a lot longer. — Marilyn vos Savant
I don?t feel rejected by the sky. I?m a part of it- tiny, to be sure, but everything is tiny compared to that overwhelming immensity. — Carl Sagan
It is as certain that many opinions, now general, will be rejected by future ages, as it is that many, once general, are rejected by… — John Stuart Mill
It is the metaphysically given that must be accepted: it cannot be changed. It is the man-made that must never be accepted uncritically: it must… — Ayn Rand
How painful it is to find that my figure can be of no help to my future... how painful to see it rejected on account… — Auguste Rodin
When you're fired, you're rejected. It's as simple as that. — Harvey Mackay
Perspective is a law of optics... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the idea of the… — David Hockney
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow,… — Albert Ellis
rejected both the appropriateness of an apology and of monetary redress. — John J. McCloy
use every tool in our arsenal to ensure that his nomination is rejected again this year. — Edward Kennedy
Recently, the administration has rejected conservation attempts like more accurate fuel mileage for cars and bipartisan proposals for reducing our dependence on foreign oil by… — Maria Cantwell
Rules and particular inferences alike are justified by being brought into agreement with each other. A rule is amended if it yields an inference we… — Nelson Goodman
Actually, I was a little rejected at first. I kind of got slapped down. — Britney Spears
But also there are all the famous stories about the songs that have been rejected, but then went on to become hits. — Cynthia Weil
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its method of reasoning, .. Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method… — Arlen Specter

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