Ken Liu Quotes

You can make something out of every unfinished story and every rejection if you work at it.

I tried to get into the National Youth Theatre and didn't, and I tried to get into drama school and didn't, and then I went to university and was really delighted that I went there. I think having the word 'no' can be quite creative.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does.

A lot of people have been rejected and they just give up. I have never had that mentality.

No matter how talented you are not everyone is going to like you but that's life, stay strong

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel. No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying to win.

I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem.

Pan me, don't give me the part, publish everybody's book but this one and I will still make it!

Rejection is part of the process, so you can't let it crush you. My first three novels never made it into publication, but my fourth, 'Sheltering Rain,' was translated into 11 languages.

I had five years of failure, really, before I had the first initial sign of success.

You always think, no matter how many times you fail, that the next time you will succeed. Otherwise you wouldn't keep trying.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.

Not coming from a film background, be it a teeny-weeny role or a big role, I have done it with a lot of dignity and fought my way through. But the only thing that kept me going is that I am the sort of person who doesn't take no for an answer. If someone rejects me, I will be out to prove that person wrong in my own way.

Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.

Don't be afraid to fail. You're going to go on a million auditions, and most of them you won't get. It's very easy to think, 'This is not going to work for me,' but keep at it. It's very generic advice, but you have to be willing to keep yourself in the game.

Every time I've failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.

'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked. Twice. But I kept fighting. What gave me the courage was 'Love & Basketball.' Every studio turned down that film, too. But I never gave up because I believed in it with my whole heart and soul.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.