Rejection Quotes

807 Rejection quotes by 600 unique authors

Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face of the Lord,… — Pope Francis
I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters.… — Anita Diament
I am the history of the rejection of who I am — June Jordan
Our ability to offer empathy can allow us to stay vulnerable, defuse potential violence, help us hear the word 'no' without taking it as a… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Macmillan's rejection had left him very downcast... Patrick Swift was invited to peruse the contents and decided that the poems should be published. — Patrick Kavanagh
The contemporary rejection of natural right leads to nihilism â€” nay, it is identical with nihilism, — Leo Strauss
As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection. — Carol Leifer
A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success — Robert Foster Bennett
Some beliefs may be subject to such instant, brutal and unambiguous rejection. For example: no left-coiling periwinkle has ever been found among millions of snails… — Stephen Jay Gould
Refuse to let the fear of rejection hold you back. Remember, rejection is never personal. — Brian Tracy
For Christians, the problem is not how to reconcile homosexuality with scriptural passages that condemn it, but how to reconcile the rejection and punishment of… — William Sloane Coffin
I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going. — Laura Kightlinger
The fear of rejection really kind of stunts your growth as a person.Â I mean, it's like a friend of mine says, who cares if… — John Rzeznik
The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on… — Steven Pressfield
Letâ€™s be clear about this. The rejection of the constitution was a mistake that will have to be corrected. — Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection. — John Powell
I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long. — Louise Brown
All great innovations are built on rejections. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
If you're a voracious reader and you write something that you want to read, odds are other people will want to read it, too. — Tim Maleeny
Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work. — James Lee Burke

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