Public Rejection Quotes

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

Being just an actor, sometimes people are like, "Hey, man, we don't wanna see you no more, in front of the camera," and I don't want that.

In Marvel Comics, the worst thing was always that your loved ones could be attacked, or you could be horribly beaten in a knock-down, drag-out fight, but in the Superman comics, you would be run out of town with people throwing rotten vegetables at you and waving a sign that said, 'Superman, Who Needs You?'

Everyone has the right to practice their religious beliefs in private but expect that people might publicly reject said beliefs.

As long as artists arbitrarily assume the right to decide what is or is not art, it is logical that the public will just as arbitrarily feel that they have the right to reject it.

I ... ran for Legislature [in 1832] ... and was beaten-the only time I have been beaten by the people.

I think, in any profession, what you fear most is not being able to perform, about not being able to meet new challenges. The fear of non-acceptance, particularly if in creative art. What happens if the audiences do not like you anymore!

Mr. President I am here to tell you we are not buying what you are selling in 2012.

It turns out that there is nothing so 'ex' as an ex-politician, especially a defeated one. Your phone goes dead.

For Napoli's fans, I went from an idol to a traitor; people did not love me anymore.

You've not felt the pain of rejection until a television show based on your own life is canceled.

We know who you are [ Donald Trump] and what you said you will do. And we don't want the public policy that you are proposing.

When I debuted on the main roster, people just hated me. They were booing me. Social media got to me a bit. They were like, 'She's just there because she's Ric Flair's daughter.' I was like, 'Why doesn't anybody like me?' It really got to me.

I live in reality, and I know at any moment I could stop getting the phone calls and nobody wants to hear me sing or tell jokes anymore.

All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason.

For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way.

Usually what happens is somebody grabs me and they always pull me off to the side. Nobody ever does it publically. They say, "I didn't want to be here." Or, "I don't usually like people like you." Or, "I didn't believe the things you actually talked about would work. I'm here to tell you that you converted me." That happens a lot.