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Arthur SchopenhauerAll truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Samuel JohnsonYour manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Honoré de BalzacHow natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

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La RochefoucauldMediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

—  La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer

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Saint AugustineIf you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.

—  Saint Augustine, 354-430, Christian theologian & philosopher

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AnonymousI’m busy right now, can I ignore you some other time?

—  Anonymous

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Søren KierkegaardOnce you label me you negate me.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Ayn RandMen who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Jean de La BruyèreThere are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, music, painting, public speaking.

—  Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer

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Karl LagerfeldThe most important piece in the house is the garbage can.

—  Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer

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Sigmund FreudConscience is the internal perception of the rejection of a particular wish operating within us.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Ralph Waldo EmersonDon't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Sylvia PlathI love my rejection slips. They show me I try.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

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Samuel BeckettDon't touch me! Don't question me! Don't speak to me! Stay with me!

—  Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969

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Sigmund FreudWhat progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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TertullianWhat has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

—  Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author

     (was against Greek philosophy)

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Ludwig WittgensteinPhilosophizing is: rejecting false arguments.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

Honoré de BalzacIf the Press did not exist, we would not have to invent it.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Terry PratchettShe was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Ashleigh BrilliantLife may have no meaning.
Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Marty RubinSome people have such good taste they can't enjoy anything.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Robert M. PirsigThe truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I'm looking for the truth,” and so it goes away. Puzzling.

—  Robert M. Pirsig, 1928-2017, American writer

Saul BellowI’ve discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, “To hell with you.”

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

Ray BradburyYou have to learn to take rejection not as an indication of personal failing, but as a wrong address.

—  Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer

Personal Stories

Steve JobsGetting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

—  Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, American businessman

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Latin Quotes

Gospel of JohnDo not touch me.

Noli me tangere.

—  Gospel of John ‐ 20:17

     (from the Vulgate; words of Jesus to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection)

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Funny Quotes

Sam GoldwynI can answer you in two words: im-possible!

—  Sam Goldwyn, 1879-1974, American film producer

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Stupid Quotes

NapoleonYou would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

     (rejecting the idea of a steamboat)

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We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.

—  Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962

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Special Quotes

¡Ya Basta!

Enough is enough!

—  Motto of various Latin American insurgent groups, incl. Zapatistas in Mexico

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Movie Quotes

Cabin in the Cotton (1932)I'd like to kiss ya, but I just washed ma hair.

—  from the film Cabin in the Cotton (1932)

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.

—  from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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