Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Rejection Quotes

DisposalRejectionWorthlessness Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher
AchievementCreativityFashionPerseveranceRejection I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'
KW

Kanye West

Rapper, Producer, Fashion Designer
AuthenticityConnectionIdentityLabelsRejection I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever.
DB

David Bowie

BelongingIndependenceNonconformityRejection Please accept my resignation. I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.

Groucho Marx

American comedian and actor
IgnoranceRejectionWisdom Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.

Kahlil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer and poet
BelongingOvercoming ObstaclesPersistenceRejectionSelf-Identity I can remember getting rejected systematically by casting directors as a young kid. I felt like the biggest outsider there ever was; that I'd never belong in that club.
LD

Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor and Producer
IdentityMindfulnessPersonal GrowthRejectionSlowing Down I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler
IndividualismPersonal SalvationRejectionSelfishnessUniversal Concern The idea of personal salvation is intensely repugnant to me when it is not absurd. Imagine Roosevelt, the big brute, preserving his personality in a future state and swaggering about as a celestial Rough Rider!

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright and critic
DisgustEmbarrassmentRejectionUnpleasant ExperienceYouthful Memory The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.
LD

Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor and Producer