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“Arms control is by definition a rejection of disarmament.”

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David Dellinger was a prominent American activist, born on August 22, 1915, and passed away on May 25, 2004. He is known for his contributions to the peace movement and anti-war activities. more

“My art school rejection letter arrived as a cold manila fist that closed around my fragile hopes ... The fear was practically edible. Nothing would happen unless I get out and make it happen. Then, as if handling me the keys to the jet pack, my dad bought me a typewriter and a taped message to the inside of its case: "Son - the world is waiting to hear from you".”

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Author:Grant Morrison

“No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much.”

Too Much Making Money Rejection Frustration

Author:Jim Gaffigan

“The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own?”

Persons Skins Rejection Host Fascinated

Author:Joseph Murray

“Take the time you need to learn the craft. Then sit down and write. When you hand over your completed manuscript to a trusted reader, keep an open mind. Edit, edit, and edit again. After you have written a great query letter, go to AgentQuery.com. This site is an invaluable resource that lists agents in your genre. Submit, accept rejection as part of the process, and submit again. And, of course, never give up.”

Source: The Kitchen House: A Novel

“Science is the search for truth, that is the effort to understand the world: it involves the rejection of bias, of dogma, of revelation, but not the rejection of morality.”

World Effort Morality Rejection Revelations Dogma Bias Search For Truth

Author:Linus Pauling

“And the sexes eyeing each other uneasily, for nothing is easier for a teenager to imagine than rejection.”

Sex Imagine Easier Teenager Rejection

Author:Roger Ebert

“I had the easiest publishing experience in the entire world. I sent out fifteen courier letters to agents, got five no replies, nine rejections and one I want to see it. A month later I had an agent. Another month later I had a three book deal with Little Brown.”

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Author:Stephenie Meyer

“He was as needy as she was. Alvin Finch only wanted to be needed. Loved. And absent of either, he resorted to deflecting his pain by killing. Just like a teenager might resort to deflecting the pain of rejection by cutting. People did a lot of crazy things to be wanted.”

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Author:Ted Dekker

“... my century.. is unique in the history of men for two reasons. It is the first century since life began when a decisive part of the most articulate section of mankind has not merely ceased to believe in God, but has deliberately rejected God. And it is the century in which this religious rejection has taken a specifically political form.”

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Book:Witness

Source: Witness

“I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.”

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Author:Anita Diament

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