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As a writer, you can't allow yourself the luxury of being discouraged and giving up when you are rejected, either by agents or publishers. You absolutely must plow forward. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

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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. ↗

— B. C. Forbes

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Young people can get very discouraged and get hooked on drugs or on alcohol because of problems they perceive as insurmountable. It is important that they realize a mistake need not ruin their future, but they must also know that not everything in life is a bed of roses. ↗

— Maureen Forrester

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I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education. ↗

— Clyde Tombaugh

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You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure. ↗

— Thomas John Watson, Sr.

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Welding torches, cutting torches and any activity producing a flame outside is prohibited. Any open flame is discouraged. ↗

— John Glover

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She encouraged any artistic impulse I had, and my father discouraged any artistic impulse I had. They took out their problems with each other on me and my sister. ↗

— Bill Griffith

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If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged. ↗

— Salma Hayek

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Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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