Rejection Quotes

I had immediate success in the sense that I sold something right off the bat. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and it really wasn't. I have drawers full of - or I did have - drawers full of rejection slips.

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.

Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

You get used to the rejection and you don't take it personally.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.

Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.

Don't let anyone, or any rejection, keep you from what you want.

We did not start a fight with America, and we don't want a war with America. If someone launches an attack, though, we will respond. We will not take rejection or humiliation. We do not want to fight.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

There's no way I'm going to put this kid in the movies, because of the rejection. It's so hard as an adult, so why set her up to feel that bad as a child?

I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to have a normal job and a normal family?' I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act.

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 to discover who they are.

An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will, of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason.

Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's going down.

It is on the acceptance or rejection of the theory of the Unity of all in Nature, in its ultimate Essence, that mainly rests the belief or unbelief in the existence around us of other conscious beings besides the Spirits of the Dead.

Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.

There is going to be a hundred thousand doors slammed in your face before one opens, so feel ok about taking rejection.

As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection.

Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting.

I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly.

Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace.

I think that you have to believe in your destiny; that you will succeed, you will meet a lot of rejection and it is not always a straight path, there will be detours - so enjoy the view.

Our rejection of the occupier at heart is resistance.

Some actors couldn't figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

By 17, I was submitting to publications and collecting my first rejection slips.

My rejection of the idea of entertainment in its current form is based on the audience that comes with it.