1 I had my share of critics, and I wash my hands of the whole lot. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, Frank R. Stockton, Criticism, Dismissal, Resolution, 0 Frank R. Stockton Writer · USA Copy
2 In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Warren Farrell, Dismissal, Gender dynamics, Misogyny, 0 Warren Farrell Speaker · USA Copy
3 I publish a piece in order to kill it, so that I won’t have to fool around with it any longer. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William H. Gass, Completion, Creation, Dismissal, 0 William H. Gass Writer · USA Copy
4 People get caught up in formulaic answers. When one doesn’t work, they just go on to the next. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, James A. Champy, Conformity, Continuation, Dismissal, 0 James A. Champy Copy
5 All we know of the Missing Link is that he is missing – and he won’t be missed either. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Dismissal, Humor, Mystery, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy
6 France is a country you have to drive through to get to Italy. That’s all it’s there for. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, James May, Dismissal, Geopolitics, 0 James May TV presenter · United Kingdom Copy
7 English wine is like Belgian rock or German disco: a waste of everyone’s time and money. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jay Rayner, Criticism, Dismissal, Skepticism, 0 Jay Rayner Copy
8 But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Wong, Dehumanization, Dismissal, Idolization, 0 David Wong Writer Copy
9 By dismissing what could work, we dismiss our own growth. We dismiss what’s possible. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Joe Vitale, Dismissal, Growth, Possibility, 0 Joe Vitale Author Copy
10 Personally I think people’s labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nicky Gumbel, Dismissal, Labels, Perception, 0 Nicky Gumbel Pastor and author · United Kingdom Copy
11 What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Christopher Hitchens, Assertion, Dismissal, Evidence, 0 Christopher Hitchens Author · England Copy
12 I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Thomas Love Peacock, Dismissal, Impact, Persuasion, 0 Thomas Love Peacock Author · England Copy
13 Take no heed of her…. She reads a lot of books. Author, August 22, 2023January 2, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Dismissal, Misunderstanding, Stereotyping, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England Copy
14 Cease thy counsel, for thy words fall into my ears as priceless as water into a seive. Read explanation Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Shakespeare, Dismissal, Frustration, Rejection, 0 William Shakespeare Playwright · England Copy
15 Easy enough to dismiss others’ problems when you had none of your own. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Elizabeth Aston, Dismissal, Empathy, Perspective, 0 Elizabeth Aston Biographer · England Copy
16 But what science cannot understand, it dismisses. Author, August 20, 2023January 2, 2025, Michael Scott, Dismissal, Ignorance, Limitations, 0 Michael Scott Author · Ireland Copy
17 How lazily “xperts” dismiss what they fail to understand! Author, October 30, 2023January 2, 2025, David Mitchell, Dismissal, Expertise, Understanding, 0 David Mitchell Novelist · England Copy
18 Whatever you’re looking for, don’t come around here no more. Author, August 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Tom Petty, Dismissal, Rejection, Separation, 0 Tom Petty Musician Copy
19 Men don’t pay you for sex, they pay you to leave after sex. Author, September 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Nicole Kidman, Dismissal, Sex, Transaction, 0 Nicole Kidman Actress · Australia Copy
20 That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. Author, April 11, 2023December 25, 2024, Christopher Hitchens, Assertion, Dismissal, Evidence, 0 Christopher Hitchens Author · England Copy
21 Go, and never darken my towels again. Author, July 24, 2023January 2, 2025, Groucho Marx, Anger, Dismissal, Rejection, 0 Groucho Marx Comedian · USA Copy
I married someone whom I was close friends with first. I think that was a really good move. Cindy Crawford Model · USA
The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button. Brené Brown Author · USA
… one thing I’ve learned in caving is always to be two hundred percent sure. Caroline Llewellyn Author · United Kingdom
