190 Overcoming Rejection Quotes To Boost Your Self-Esteem

How often have you heard someone say something negative about you or your ideas? Have you ever felt rejected because of those comments? If so, then you probably know how painful it feels.

Rejection hurts. Whether it comes from a friend, family member, colleague, boss, or even strangers, being told no is never fun.

And unfortunately, these experiences can leave a lasting impact on our self-esteem.

When faced with rejection, it is important to remember that everyone has their reasons for saying no.

Even though they might seem harsh, rejection is simply part of life. The key is to take rejection in stride and move forward.

In this article, we will give you hundreds of quotes to boost your self esteem so that you can handle rejection!

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190 Fear Of Rejection Quotes To Boost Your Self-Esteem

“The only thing constant in life are the changes.”
“It doesn’t matter if you’re right or wrong; but don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong.”
“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
“I’m not going to apologize for being who I am, doing what I do, and having my beliefs. That would be like me apologizing for breathing air.”
“Failure is just another word for success if you learn from it.”
“People may dislike you, but nobody dislikes change.”
“Never tell people how to live their lives, especially when they disagree with you.”
“There may come a time when you feel inferior to others, but never let it bring you down. Remember, everybody was once new at some point in his or her life.
“Whatever you are feeling now, one day you’ll be able to look back and smile knowing that you had the courage to try.”
No one cares about your life unless it affects them directly.
“It is not up to you whether or not you succeed. It is up to you whether or nor you fail.”
“Everything happens for a reason – sometimes it takes a few tries before things fall into place.”
“Successful people are usually the ones who learn from failure.”
“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread over into your mental life and block off your potential. You must constantly review, reevaluate, and reassess every aspect of your life: where you are heading, whom you are dealing with, what you are thinking, and what you are learning.”
“Be careful when you judge other people. Just because you think someone is stupid or ignorant does not mean that they actually are.”
A person with a positive attitude will go farther than anyone who thinks he cannot win.
You should stop looking at the world as if it were divided neatly between friends and enemies. In reality there are only two kinds of people: those who treat you well and those who don’t.”
If you believe that the whole world revolves around you, you won’t have any friends.”
“Everyone makes mistakes, and most people pay for them later. What matters is that you’ve learned from yours.”
Nobody is perfect. Everyone has faults. But if you’ve got character, you can overcome them.”
“We have all met people who had great ideas but lacked the ability to communicate them effectively. The greatest obstacle to achieving anything worthwhile is fear of failure.
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
Being rejected by someone you love hurts much more than being accepted by someone you hate.
“Don’t be afraid to take chances or try new things even though you might fail. If you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.”
“Sometimes we need to experience rejection in order to move forward and develop ourselves.”
“When you get hurt, remember that you are human and not superhuman.”
“The worst thing you can do after failing in something is to give up trying.”
“You can either choose to live within the boundaries of mediocrity or step out and fly!”
“Your job isn’t to seek approval. Your job is to seek excellence.”
“People admire success; people respect achievement.”
“Remember that no matter what obstacles you encounter along the road of life, you can overcome them and reach the goals which you set for yourself.”
“I have made many mistakes in my life, but I find that the failures make me stronger.”
“Most people spend their entire lives waiting for happiness to arrive. They sit around doing nothing, worrying about nothing, hoping for nothing, dreaming about nothing, wanting nothing. And then one day, just like that, happiness hits them right in the face.”
“Life is too short to be unhappy.”
“Good intentions are worthless without good actions.”
There’s no such thing as perfection, so why bother striving for it?
“Some things are better left unsaid.”
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
“Love others first, and yourself second.”
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination.”
Every morning when you wake up, ask yourself this question – Is today going to be another bad day? Don’t worry about yesterday. Tomorrow will take care of itself.”
“Learn from each mistake, because it is through our mistakes that we learn and come to understand ourselves.”
“No matter how long you wait for that special someone, it will never show up.”
“Nothing worth having comes easily… You must work hard for everything and everyone in life.
“Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”
“A man is judged by his actions rather than his words.”
“Don’t dwell on the past. It is gone. Make the most of the present, because tomorrow may never come.”
“Success does not consist mainly in winning. It consists mainly in playing the game in such a manner that whether you win or lose, you still enjoy the occasion….”
“It’s not the fall that matters; it’s the bounce that counts.”
“If you want to accomplish something worthwhile, dream big dreams…and work at making those dreams come true.”
“If you’re gonna play the game, play with some balls! Life is not a dress rehearsal.”
“Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it!”
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
“What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.”
“To err is human; to forgive divine.”
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, beyond thought, beyond ego.”
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the struggling and tolerant of all.”
“You don’t fail if you try, unless you quit.”
“Sometimes it’s a gift to be misunderstood.”
“We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
Mistakes are an essential ingredient in growth.”
A person should know how to count before he becomes aware of anything else.
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
“When you walk down the path less traveled, sometimes you stumble”
“Just smile and nod and keep walking.”
“It is better to keep quiet and appear stupid than to open mouth and remove brain.”
“The only difference between what we do and what we don’t do is what we decide to do.”
“Knowledge is power.”
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth could ever make him give up.”
“In order to succeed, I have always found it necessary to view my failures as stepping stones along the way.”
Only a few people in this world achieve success by doing things that everybody else avoids.”
“I am not afraid anymore. To live without fear is to die every day.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“You can’t build a reputation on what you think but can only earn one by what you do.”
“Life is too short to waste time hating anybody.
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”
“Life isn’t measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
“A mind once conditioned will never change its nature.”
“It’s never too late to become who you were meant to be.”
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and are willing to fight for these dreams night and day, in season and out of season.
“Do not let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it was yours to start with.”
Your beliefs determine your actions. Your actions determine your results.”
“Never regret the past, learn from it so that you won’t repeat it.”
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
“You can either be average or above average. You cannot be both.”
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
“People often say they wish they had more hours in the day. I’m happy to report that mine are filled.”
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they’re lucky.”
“Don’t make plans. Make decisions, then live with the consequences.”
“Remember: Life is 10% what happens to me and 90%how I react to it.”
“If you find yourself running after other people’s approval, beware! They may be trying to run you over with it!”
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
“Suffering produces perseverance; persevering produces character; and character produces hope. Hope does not disappoint us, because disappointment comes first to everyone who hopes in the Lord.”
“I’ve learned through experience that there’s no such thing as failure. Success is stumbling forward while knowing where you want to go.”
“No matter how many times you fail, you’ll just get smarter at making them.”
“We must all suffer greatly before we are cured of self-pity.”
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
You can choose happiness any day if you will just turn around and face life instead of living in the past, worrying about things which are no longer even controllable.
Be careful when reading health books, half of them are made up.
“How well do you know yourself? Not very well at all, until you know how good you could be.”
“What matters is how many times you stand up and try again.”
“Never give up, no matter how hopeless things seem. Keep going for the sake of the journey itself.”
“As long as you keep breathing, you still have a chance.”
The meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
“Don’t look back; something might be gaining on you.
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Life is too short to wake up hating someone.”
“Determination alone is never enough. You need determination plus intelligence, integrity, and luck.”
“Everyone has his reasons for being unhappy. A man works and he feels sorry for himself. He drinks and he takes some comfort from his misery. But a man who keeps busy gets much pleasure out of life.”
To succeed, act as though you already succeeded.
“In order to achieve success, you have to put yourself in a position to receive it.”
“Nothing worth having ever came easily.”
“There are two ways to avoid temptation. One is by avoiding it. The other is to yield to temptation but resist its power. Temptation is a powerful ally when used properly.”
“When life knocks you down, get right up off your knees and start walking.”
“Rejection does not mean that I am worthless, or less valuable than anyone else. It simply means that I haven’t found my niche yet.”
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes behind. But either way, you just keep moving forward.”
“One of the hardest lessons to learn is to accept rejection gracefully.”
“Success depends not so much on what happens to me, but on what I allow to happen to me.”
Whatever your work or struggle, remember: Life isn’t measured in years, months, weeks, days, hours or minutes. If you make someone happy today, then that’s one minute closer to the next lifetime when they make you feel happy.”
“Happiness is not merely an emotional state; it is a way of seeing oneself in relation to others.”
“Some say love makes the world go ’round; I prefer to think that the world goes round and love puts a spin on it.”
The most important thing in life is to learn how to enjoy it.
“If you don’t take chances, you’ll end up taking seats.”
“A wise man once told me that if you want to change the world, change yourself first.”
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
“No one will care about your mistakes more than you will.”
“You can always find another door to knock on.”
“Love conquers all obstacles.”
“Most men spend their lives running away from themselves.”
“People may dislike you or even hate you, but never underestimate the value of a kind word.”
“Good health is the best disinfectant.”
“There is no point worrying about tomorrow because there is no such thing.”
“Remember that every day is a gift, that you only borrow this moment of time from the Creator of all that exists.”
“Everything happens for a reason. You just got to find out why.”
“You are what you think about. So fill your mind with thoughts of joy, peace, hope, kindness, generosity and love.”
“Don’t let your past dictate your future.”
“Life is too short to waste any of it.”
It’s true that we cannot control our circumstances, but we can control our attitude toward these circumstances.
“Be careful for nothing, but strive to do good.”
“You can’t live through someone else’s pain. It kills you inside.”
“We need to be reminded every now and again that we are not alone.”
“Never look back. Something might be gaining on ya!”
“Always hold onto something that makes you smile. Remember that laughter is the bridge between sorrow and happiness.”
“God doesn’t give us anything we can’t handle.”
A little act of kindness performed by someone who really cares can last forever.”
“Doing everyday things with purpose brings greater rewards than doing extraordinary things without purpose.”
“We all have problems and challenges, but we don’t have to face them alone.”
“There are two kinds of people in the world: those who build bridges and those who burn them down.”
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
“All that truly matters is that we believe in ourselves and in each other.”
“To err is human; to forgive divine.”
The secret to living a fulfilling life lies within us.
“You have to decide where you want to go before you can start getting there.”
Every person has the power within him or her to create his or her own destiny.
“It was not so long ago when people were afraid to speak their minds or express their feelings.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.”
“Sometimes the hardest decision to make is which road to choose, then we must follow our heart.”
“Your words matter, your actions matter, your thoughts matter. Your spirit is what makes you unique.”
“What others think about you isn’t important – whether they like you or not.”
“In order to succeed, we must accept responsibility for our actions and then take action.”
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”
“No matter how many times you fail, you should never stop trying.”
“Wherever you are today, whoever you are with, wherever you’re headed – just keep moving forward.”
“It is never too late to change.”
“If you have a dream, go after it with everything you’ve got. Never let anyone tell you differently.”
“Keep faith in yourself. No matter what, you’ll always be beautiful.”
“Dare to be different. Dare to be great.”
“Whatever you are facing right now, it will pass.”
“Let your conscience be your guide.”
Believe in yourself, know your abilities, and work hard at being the best you can be.
“Nothing is impossible if you try.”
“Don’t wait until tomorrow to begin living your dreams.”
“The only way to avoid criticism is to criticize no one.”
“People often say, ‘They didn’t ask for help.’ But they did! They asked for love. It’s up to us to show it.”
“Remember that success comes from consistent effort.”
“You can’t change your past, but you can do everything in your power to affect your future.”
“Knowledge is an asset. Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is a privilege. Privilege comes from education. Education is a gift from God. God blesses those who bless others.”
“I would rather have tried and failed than dreamed and never done.”
“Success leaves clues. Failure gives clues. You may miss a clue sometimes, because you are looking for another kind of sign.”
“Be patient, be persistent and most importantly, be determined.”
“Life is a series of lessons we learn through experiences.”
Never walk away from opportunities to do good. Do good and give back as much as you possibly can.”
“We become more sensitive as we grow older. We become less tolerant. That’s why young people are so understanding and mature people are so intolerant.”
“Have courage and don’t worry about failure. The only real failure comes from giving up on something you value.”
“Make a difference in your community by doing something nice for someone else every day.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“You can not control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you.”
“Worrying doesn’t solve anything, but thinking does.”

Final Thoughts

I hope that these fear of rejection quotes have helped you to feel better about yourself and overcome any fears that you may have when it comes to getting rejected.

Best of luck!