Rejection-and the fear of rejection-is the biggest impediment we face to choosing ourselves. Votes: 3
James AltucherTo be successful you have to deal with CRAP. Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure. Votes: 3
Ryan BlairRejection is inevitable. Let it hit you hard for a moment, feel the hurt, and then move on. Votes: 3
Molly CrabappleRejection is a gift and failure is the best educator, so when someone knocks you down, get back up! Votes: 3
Kathy IrelandA rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success Votes: 2
Robert Foster BennettThe greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection. Votes: 2
Henri NouwenIt's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. Votes: 2
Chuck PalahniukDon't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good. Votes: 2
Ralph Waldo EmersonI really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection. Votes: 2
Billy JoelI don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection. Votes: 0
Nicholas HoultA pure style in writing results from the rejection of everything superfluous. Votes: 0
Suzanne CurchodWhen you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard. Votes: 0
David MorrisseyInner freedom demands the rejection of any imposition that injures our dignity. Votes: 0
Fausto CercignaniBy 17, I was submitting to publications and collecting my first rejection slips. Votes: 0
Laurell K. HamiltonSocial rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being. Votes: 0
Leonard MlodinowThe primary concern of the human animal is to avoid rejection and abandonment. Votes: 0
Laura SchlessingerEvery great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. Votes: 0
Thomas HuxleyAn excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship. Votes: 0
Greg BehrendtBeing angry, resentful, or saddened by rejection can suck the sweetness out of acceptance. Votes: 0
Charles F. GlassmanIf rejection destroys your self-esteem, you're letting others hold you as an emotional hostage. Votes: 0
Brian TracyThe recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem. Votes: 0
Richard WintersAttitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws. Votes: 0
Stuart ChaseAttitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws. Votes: 0
Jim RohnBeware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky Votes: 0
Anais NinRefuse to let the fear of rejection hold you back. Remember, rejection is never personal. Votes: 0
Brian TracyIt's not a matter of rejection (of Israel's existence). Israel is here, present by power. Votes: 0
Mahmoud al-ZaharIf you are not sensitive to rejection, doesn't that also mean you're indifferent to love? Votes: 0
Wendy ShalitAfter rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere. Votes: 0
Mason CooleyConscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating within us. Votes: 0
Sigmund FreudMuch more prevalent than physical fear is the fear of criticism, rejection, and verbal opposition. Votes: 0
Derek A. CuthbertDespite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year. Votes: 0
Joseph BarberaNo one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganIt is necessary to put yourself out for rejection, and accept that you will be rejected. Votes: 0
Robert GennIn my work, there's a tremendous amount of rejection and waves of fertile and fallow times. Votes: 0
Marlo ThomasThere's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection. Votes: 0
Kabir BediHuman beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection. Votes: 0
John PowellThe wall that protects you from rejection also keeps out love and success. Accept your abundance. Votes: 0
Randy GageTo judge individuals before understanding them is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself. Votes: 0
Stephen CoveyI pray that former rejection and deep hurts will not color what I see and hear now. Votes: 0
Sue AugustineEverything is a rejection of you, not your product, or your script, or a cosmetic. It's you. Votes: 0
Morgan BrittanyI could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long. Votes: 0
Louise BrownA man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection. Votes: 0
Warren FarrellAs a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection. Votes: 0
Carol LeiferDenial and rejection is one of the most powerful weapons that can turn a man into an evil. Votes: 0
M.F. MoonzajerWhat part of me was born with the courage to stand in front of strangers and risk rejection? Votes: 0
William ShatnerAn intention that rejects what has no meaning in fact is a rejection of the entirety of being. Votes: 0
Georges BatailleYou can make your own way. It's about getting out there and not letting rejection get you down. Votes: 0
Jennifer ArmentroutWe are always afraid to ask because we aren't afraid of the answer but the feeling of rejection Votes: 0
Anna R.I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly. Votes: 0
Howard BarkerYou put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection. Votes: 0
Morgan BrittanyThe thing I learned from playing tennis is that I know what competition is. I can handle rejection. Votes: 0
Aaron ZigmanWhen we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise. Votes: 0
Bernie GlassmanI tell ya when I was a kid, all I knew was rejection. My yo-yo, it never came back. Votes: 0
Rodney DangerfieldI told the ambulance men the wrong blood type for my ex, so he knows what rejection feels like. Votes: 0
Pippa EvansI'm an actress so the amount of rejection and commentary you get right to your face is pretty rough. Votes: 0
Melanie GriffithYou have to learn to take rejection not as an indication of personal failing but as a wrong address. Votes: 0
Ray BradburyIf I went by all the rejection I've had in my career, I should have given up a long time ago. Votes: 0
Mike MyersYou've got to really be able to accept the rejection. Votes: 1 Barry Mann
My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in a New York publishing house. Being an editorial assistant is the purgatory would-be editors must endure before they can ascend the ladder and begin acquiring books on their own. I spent a year filing paperwork, writing copy, and typing rejection letters. Votes: 1 Lincoln Child
Taking risks is part of life, but to take risks invites the possibilty of failure and rejection, but also the possibility of true happines. Votes: 3 Morten Høgsberg
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. Votes: 1 Jennifer Aniston
As a writer, the worst thing you can do is work in an environment of fear of rejection. Votes: 7 Carol Leifer
I've had way more rejections than I've had jobs. Votes: 1 Matthew Morrison
You've got to love this business. You have to be able to take rejection. Votes: 1 Jessica Biel
Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh. Votes: 1 Meg Cabot
The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith. Votes: 3 Abraham Joshua Heschel
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. Votes: 1 James Lee Burke