Quotes About Determination

It is important to send your work to as many publishers as possible. For every one publisher who may show interest in your work, there will be at least five who will reject you.

I haven't got enough fingers to count the number of clubs who rejected me.

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

You're constantly getting rejected in acting. You get rejected more than you get hired!

When my record company rejected 'Full Moon Fever', I was hurt so bad. I was pretty far along in my career at that point. I'd never had anything rejected; I'd never really even had a comment. So when that happened, it was really just a board to the forehead. But then, finally, I picked myself up.

I got rejected from all the good drama schools first time.

I was being rejected all the time. Agents would say, 'I don't think you're the type they're looking for.' I was always like, 'You think? I don't want you to think. I want them to think that.' This business is all about someone's opinion, but not the agent or the manager's. How do they know? They're not that person.

I've gotten rejected a lot.

I kept sending out stories and getting rejected.

I decided to write short stories because they got rejected quicker.

As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward.

Many clubs rejected me, but I wanted to be a footballer and to learn as quickly as possible, so I persisted until I got into Real Sociedad when I was 13.

You're rejected 10 to 20 times for every part you are going to get.

The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.

I find the roller-coaster ride of auditioning most challenging. It's always about putting yourself out there, being rejected, and then getting back out there and trying again.

I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.

We all serve a purpose. My purpose isn't to be rejected. My purpose isn't to think small or to be introverted. This door closed is literally pushing me to the next door.

I have been rejected 120 times, probably because I didn't write the right book.

I didn't expect any success at all. I was rejected by every publisher in the world and every agent in town.

I got rejected from journalism school!

I was rejected from 'American Idol' - and I'm happier for it now.

After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.

It's okay if you get rejected 20, 30 or 200 times... You don't need everyone to like your story - you just need one person who really likes your story.

I've gotten rejected hundreds of times.