Dismissed Quotes

120 Dismissed quotes by 117 unique authors

In the 1960s, if you were a blue collar worker or uneducated, and you had an injury on the job, the company basically dismissed you. — Howard Schultz
It is related that Sakyamuni [the historical Buddha] once dismissed as of small consequence a feat of levitation on the part of a disciple, and… — Peter Matthiessen
In a time in which Communist regimes have been rightfully discredited and yet alternatives to neoliberal capitalist societies are unwisely dismissed, I defend the fundamental… — Cornel West
Fang felt a cold jolt, then dismissed it. Max wasn’t dead. He would know, somehow. He would have felt it. The world still felt the… — James Patterson
But didn't you say you were satisfied with your life?" "Word games," I dismissed. "Every army needs a flag. — Haruki Murakami
Sometimes people call folks here at the Simple Way saints. Usually they either want to applaud our lives and live vicariously through us, or they… — Shane Claiborne
When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it… — Stephen King
If the story had been about anyone else, it would been dismissed as laaf, that Afghan tendency to exaggerate ---sadly, almost a national affliction; if… — Khaled Hosseini
the shop owner did not try to push the book on any of her customers. She knew that in the wrong hands such a book… — Nicole Krauss
Asmodeus! You don’t see her, do you hear me? (Jericho) Completely blind, Minor Master. Hearing is intact. Is there anyone here besides the two of… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
It is easy to be disgruntled if you are denied rights and freedoms to which you feel entitled. But if you are not coherent, if… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I needed to sit down. I'd heard other people talk about having to sit down when shocked by an event or revelation and I had… — Maria V. Snyder
Thus, I always began by assuming the worst; my appeal was dismissed. That meant, of course, I was to die. Sooner than others, obviously. 'But,'… — Albert Camus
Pain can be dismissed. — Marianne de Pierres
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed. — Ted Dekker
Being incomprehensible offers unparalleled protection against having nothing to say...but writing with simplicity requires courage, for there is a danger that one will be overlooked,… — Alain de Botton
Doras II was a somewhat absentminded king, It is said, when Death came to summon him, Doras granted Death the usual formal audience and then… — Diana Wynne Jones
Only after Mom went missing did you realize that her stories were piled inside you, in endless stacks. Mom's everyday life used to go on… — Shin Kyung-sook
On the political as on the economic front it's important not to fall into the "not as bad as" trap. High unemployment isn't O.K. just… — Paul Krugman
Emerald green eyes studied us from a face that could have been sculpted by one of the classical artists I so admired. Shocked, I dismissed… — Richelle Mead
That chain of relationships made me think of how connections are made--you read a book, you meet a person, you have a single experience, and… — Howard Zinn
Where utopianism is advanced through gradualism rather than revolution, albeit steady and persistent as in democratic societies, it can deceive and disarm an unsuspecting population,… — Mark Levin
It is unlikely that many people will take to heart the conclusion that coming into existence is always a harm. It is even less likely… — David Benatar
Could it be that God was an extra-terrestrial? What do we mean when we say that heaven is in the clouds? From Jesus Christ to… — Erich von DÃ¤niken
It sucked to be old enough to want to know what was going on, but so young you were always dismissed. — Cassandra Clare

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