24 Rejection Quotes

Overcoming The Fear Of Rejection

The fear of not being accepted can sometimes hold us back. A little kindness, both toward ourselves and others, can help us face that fear.

Fear of rejection is one example of a bias toward negativity.
Thibaut Meurisse, Master Your Emotions

Though your gift of friendship's small everybody's lonesome. It may answer someone's call; someone who is lonesome.
Unknown, Everybody Is Lonesome

When we feel rejected, share an act of kindness, as there are many who feel rejected in this world and spreading kindness and love changes this world one person at a time.
Catherine Pulsifer

Finding Courage After Rejection

Being turned down can be discouraging, especially when we have worked hard or hoped for a different answer. These quotes remind us that rejection does not have to stop us from trying again.

Somewhere there is a writer who is writing alone. No one notices when they finish drafts, but they keep writing. The rejection slips keep coming, but still they keep writing.
Paul Jefferson Woods, Three Six Six

A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.
Bo Bennett

I might shed tears at times and feel rejected...but in my heart I know I've been accepted; His constant love and mighty power can save.
Greta Zwaan, God Will Come Through

A garden full of weeds feels like we do when we face denial or are rejected by those around us, we feel like the weed not belonging. But remember the flowers do bloom when the weeds are gone. Surround yourself with positive people.
Catherine Pulsifer

Staying Positive When Things Do Not Work Out

Rejection can make us question ourselves, yet an unexpected disappointment may also open a different door. These quotes encourage us to look ahead rather than give up.

It's amazing how we, as people, will accept the negative things but reject the positive.
Mackenzie Nelson, Beaten, But NOT Destroyed

....sometimes the situation that feels like the worst form of rejection—not getting the job, not getting the promotion, not getting the grant, client, or contract that you want—actually turns out to be a tremendous blessing.
Alexandra Franzen, You're Going to Survive

Rejection chips away at your self-image. It chisels down your confidence and challenges your hope.
June Hunt, Rejection

Salespeople are not successful unless they are able to handle rejection.
Byron Pulsifer

When confronted by failure, disappointment, or rejection, it may be far easier simply to give up. But this attitude can spell the difference between long-term success and a series of defeat.
Amy E. Dean, Peace of Mind

Protecting Your Confidence And Self-Worth

Rejection can be painful enough without adding harsh thoughts about ourselves. These quotations remind us to question negative assumptions and remember our value.

We often compound our rejection experiences by becoming extremely self-critical—essentially kicking ourselves when we’re already down.
Guy Winch, Emotional First Aid

I need not fear what the future brings forth – my love He (God) will never reject.
Greta Zwaan, I Am Free

Others may influence or suggest, but only you can control what your mind accepts or rejects.
Samuel Cypert, Believe and Achieve

To be accepted is to be approved of or admitted to fellowship by others. Rejection can then be classified as a profound sense of being unwanted.
Derek Prince, God's Remedy for Rejection

Realize that rejection isn’t all about you (and how inspiring this is!)
Scott Allan, Rejection Free

Learning To Accept Yourself

We cannot control every decision another person makes. But we can learn to treat ourselves with respect, recognize our strengths, and remain open to new possibilities.

If you want to love yourself, you are going to need to learn how to deal with rejections.
Veronica Smith, Loving Yourself

Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.
Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You

Collect personal moments of care and giving rejecting things of no lasting value.
Byron R. Pulsifer

Rejection has no power over me now because I know who I am in Christ. I know my worth.
Joyce Meyer, The Root of Rejection

Although rejection can hurt— and be deeply painful— it does not mean your true value is any less.
Leslie Becker-Phelps, Bouncing Back from Rejection

Growing Through Rejection

A rejection can also teach us where we need to prepare, improve, or take a new direction. What matters is what we choose to do next.

Preparation is a key ingredient to those who complain they did not get a promotion. These are the very people who shunned extra courses, or rejected opportunities to take on difficult assignments that would have provided them with new skills or a chance to hone current skills and elevate them to a new level of competency.
Theodore W. Higginsworth

We all have a tendency to take rejections too personally and to draw conclusions about our shortcomings when there is little evidence that such assumptions are warranted.
Guy Winch, Emotional First Aid