Achieving something in life is just amazing, and one of the worst feelings to go through is rejection and disappointment. When you have faced rejection, it does not mean the end of the world. Always, plan to get up and continue going, as eventually, you will get what you aimed and worked hard for. Such as, getting rejected for a job you really wanted is common, people who have secured a job know how difficult it is when you are told you have not been successful, but if you don’t give up, then eventually you will get what you deserve. These rejection quotes are inspirational, funny and mostly on love, these quotes will help you understand how to overcome rejection in all aspects of life.
50 Rejection Quotes
- “I am crying over the loss of something I never had. How ridiculous. Mourning something that never was – my dashed hopes, dashed dreams, and my soured expectations.” L. James
- “Misfortune is the best fortune. Rejection by all is victory.” Valmiki
- “Realize your true strength when people reject you. In actual fact, they do not reject you. They only show you your real strength.” Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- “Rejection isn’t failure. Failure is giving up. Everyone gets rejected. It’s how handle it that determines where you’ll end up.” Richard Castle
- “The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.” Henri Nouwen
- “Rejection can disappoint you, depress you, and may even stop you in your tracks… learn not to take rejection so personally… if you’re honest with yourself and believe in your work, others will too.” Bev Jozwiak
- “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Charles R.Swindoll
- “One law you should never reject; laws are for the comfortable human life not to discomfort the human life.” S. Jagadeesh Kumar
- “I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.” Sylvester Stallone
- “There’s nothing like rejection to make you do an inventory of yourself.” James Lee Burke
- “Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” Steve Maraboli
- “I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.” Billy Joel
- “It is unpleasant and disturbing to be rejected. It is deeply satisfying to be accepted.” Stephen Covey
- “I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That’s what keeps me going.” Laura Kightlinger
- “If you live for people’s acceptance you will die from their rejection.” LeCrae
- “Rejection is the sand in the oyster, the irritation that ultimately produces the pearl.” Burke Wilkinson
- “A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.” Bo Bennett
- “Don’t be tired of refusing your failures and don’t be tired of accepting your rejections.” S. Jagadeesh Kumar
- “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” Muhammad Ali
- “Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.” Marilyn Monroe
- “Rejection, though–it could make the loss of someone you weren’t even that crazy about feel gut-wrenching and world ending.” Deb Caletti
- “There is no doubt; even a rejection can be the shadow of a caress.” Jose Ortega y Gasset.
- “When we neglect knowledge, we have indirectly rejected light.” Sunday Adelaja
- “Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.” Sasha Grey
- “Remember, the pain of rejection is nothing compared to the pain of regret.” Matthew Hussey
- “A clear rejection is always better than a fake promise.” Rihanna A Mohammed
- “If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough.” Chris Dixon
- “Get use to rejection. No one starts from the bottom with applause or the word, yes being heard often.” Nicky Verd
- “We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don’t. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.” Henry Rollins
- “Rejection is never personal, so don’t let it consume you.” Melanie Scrofano
- “I am good at walking away. Rejection teaches you how to reject.” Jeanette Winterson
- “I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me.” Oprah Winfrey
- “When faced with many rejections, don’t give up. Hold fast to your dreams and keep up with sacred work, you will succeed in the sacred time.” Lailah Gifty Akita
- “There’s no point in dwelling on rejection.” Isabel Lucas
- “The better you are at communicating, negotiating, and handling your fear of rejection, the easier life is.” Robert Kiyosaki
- “Each rejection brings us closer to acceptance.” Ramesh Lohia
- “You have to take all the rejections that life will throw at you. We do not grow in happiness, but we grow in sadness. Each rejection teaches us something new.” Avijeet Das
- “The best jackpots in my life are my rejections.” S. Jagadeesh Kumar
- “I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.” Sylvia Plath
- “Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don’t base your self-esteem on their opinions.” Harvey Mackay
- “It’s easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.” Chuck Palahniuk
- “Institutionalized rejection of a difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people.” Audre Lorde
- “Rejected by man, yet accepted by the Maker.” Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Rejection is merely a redirection; a course correction to your destiny.” Bryant McGill
- “There is going to be a hundred thousand doors slammed in your face before one opens, so feel ok about taking rejection.” Heather Matarazzo
- “Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Rejection puts you out of your comfort zone which is usually when you’re at your best.” Stewart Stafford
- “Rejection is hurtful ONLY when you do not have enough prospects to sell to.” Chinmai Swamy
- “Rejection is a challenge.” Veronica Purcell
- “Rejection is a common occurrence. Learning that early and often will help you build up the tolerance and resistance to keep going and keep trying.” Kevin Feige
