(351 quotes found)
“To live... in any sense of the word... is to reject others; to accept them, one must renounce, do oneself violence.”
Emile M. Cioran
“I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.”
James Lee Burke
“Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.”
“Don't reject the good together with the bad”
Proverb
“This business is very challenging--you must get used to rejection no matter what level you are at. Not everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer; however, if you can't see yourself doing anything else, and you have the drive and ambition, get the training and go for it. Because there is nothing more rewarding”
Kristin Chenoweth
“The notion that they are engaged in spying activities is completely ridiculous, and CNN totally rejects it,”
Chris Cramer
“When you're fired, you're rejected. It's as simple as that.”
Harvey MacKay
“Salzburg was where he was born and where he was rejected.”
Lorin Maazel
“I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.”
Lisa Alther
“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.”
Dr. Carl Sagan
