Rejection Quotes

807 Rejection quotes by 600 unique authors

The 19thc hatred of Realism is Caliban's enraged reaction to seeing his own face in the mirror. The 19thc rejection of Romanticism is Caliban's fury… — Oscar Wilde
All issues, therefore, must be resolved through dialogue and there can be no place for violence. Negativity and rejection cannot be the path for a… — Pratibha Patil
“I winked and locked my arm in Carter's, and we stood there, watching Dean stroll away. "You know the guy's never gonna give up," Carter… — Rachel Wade
I feel like it has gone very fast for me, but I feel like it wasn't instantaneous, at all. I was getting a lot of… — Anthony Doerr
Strauss admits to being obsessed by his mother's rejection, and with the resultant rents in self-esteem. The Game echoes with disturbingly abusive comments leveled at… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust,… — Charlotte Bronte
Jesus says that every Christian has his own cross waiting for him, a cross destined and appointed by God. Each must endure his allotted share… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Respect depicts acceptance while disrespect is rejection. — Fawad Afzal Khan
Like every audition I go on, I do my best, but after that, I let it go because, you know, the rejection rate is so… — Ian Ziering
He took a moment to get over the shock, and to remind himself that this had surely been difficult for her and she was probably… — Julianne MacLean
There were about ten years of trying, failing, trying again, suffering rejection, etc. My first published book, 'Story of a Girl', was the fourth book… — Sara Zarr
Misfortune is the best fortune. Rejection by all is victory. — Valmiki
A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection. — Warren Farrell
Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try… — Angela Cartwright
You've got to really be able to accept the rejection. — Barry Mann
I am Joe's Enraged, Inflamed, sense of rejection. — Chuck Palahniuk
I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly. — Howard Barker
Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published. I wrote four novels that nobody wanted, sent them out all over,… — Jerry Spinelli
You've got to love this business. You have to be able to take rejection. — Jessica Biel
The rejection that we all take and the sadness and the aggravation and the loss of jobs and all of the things that we live… — Marlo Thomas
I tried to avoid Mimi. Her presence seemed to call forth every rejection I'd ever experienced-the teachers who'd looked at me as though I held… — Melissa Bank
So much had been surrendered! And to such little purpose! There had been mad wilful rejections, monstrous forms of self-torture and self-denial, whose origin was… — Oscar Wilde
I had never seen a woman in such despair before. It was worse than death, it was a constant longing for death and a constant… — Philippa Gregory
"You know, I've wondered if it's more painful to lose someone you love to death or to lose someone you love because she no longer… — Richard Paul Evans
Your greatest creation is your creative life. It's all in your hands. Rejection can't take it away; reviews can't take it away. The life you… — Sara Zarr

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