Downplaying their faults is pretty much the point of campaigns. But we do count on them living with the constant terror of public rejection.

There’s nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.

I’m not going to stay here now and state, ‘do this,’ or ‘do that.’ But you should – must – erase any remnant of bigotry

There was a time when time did not yet exist. … The rejection of birth is nothing but the nostalgia for this time before time.

Chaos is rejecting all you have learned, chaos is being yourself.

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness

Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided-not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing.

When you hear my lyrics, you hear the shots that I throw at people. I throw shots because I always been the underdog. I got rejected so many times, and I say it in my lyrics constantly

Do not impose on us any aesthetic rules which shall banish from the region of Art those old women scrapping carrots with their work-worn hands.

America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms. As we pray for Charlottesville, we are reminded of the fundamental truths recorded by that city’s most prominent citizen in the Declaration of Independence: We are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights. We know these truths to be everlasting because we have seen the decency and greatness of our country.

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.

A clear rejection is better than a fake promise.

We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.

I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent.

I am a feminist. I reject wholeheartedly the way we are taught to perceive women. The beauty of women, how a woman should act or behave. Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft-spoken and loud, all at once. There is something mind-controlling about the way we’re taught to view women.

Every time they told me no, I just got stronger.