Gretchen Rubin

Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may lose interest, give way under stress, or dismiss the change as insignificant. There's an excitement and an energy that comes from a big transformation, and that helps to create a habit.

American Author

Gregory Porter

There's a lot of female singers and I don't want to dismiss them, but the male - and I have to be careful - the black male voice in jazz, whatever you say, is an important voice, because there's a tradition of the music that should be touched on, there's a sound that should be touched on.

American Musician

Jessica Brown Findlay

On the surface, it's really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most interesting parts are disappointingly shallow. It's your job as an actress to pull that person apart, and work out why they act the way that they do.

English Actress

Gary Neville

A collection of strong-minded individuals who have learned how to dismiss mistakes, disappointments and problems in their personal life make up a strong team. If the majority of the team have that then, as a unit, you are almost impossible to beat.

English Athlete

Henry Mintzberg

My feeling about executive bonuses is that any candidate for a chief executive job who even raises the issue of bonuses should be dismissed out of hand.

Canadian Businessman

Frank Deford

Sport is an art: it has incredible appeal everywhere on this earth, and it fills so many human hearts with passion that it's impossible to dismiss.

American Writer

James Anderson

If you can dismiss the best in the world, it means you're doing something right and have the quality needed to perform at the highest level.

Noam Chomsky

It is easy to dismiss the world as 'irrelevant,' or consumed by 'paranoid anti-Americanism,' but perhaps not wise.

American Activist

Jess Phillips

When your worldview is challenged, you'd be surprised how quickly you can find a way to dismiss reality.

British Politician

William Cowper

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

English Poet

Used when one's personal judgment leads to dismissing something as irrelevant.

Subjectivity

Often indicates that someone doesn't recognize the merit of suggestions or opinions.

Undervaluing Ideas

Indicates belittling or not taking problems or worries seriously.

Minimizing Concerns

Shows authority giving someone the approval to exit or stop working.

Permission to Leave

Can hint that the leave or dismissal is just for a short period or the day.

Temporary Goodbye

Used when someone is freed from their responsibilities, usually temporarily.

Release from Duty

Highlights the gravity when someone is removed from a job and its impact.

Serious Consequence

Suggests a serious effect on one’s professional life and reputation.

Career Impact

Implies someone is no longer fit for their role, leading to dismissal.

Lack of Suitability

Refers to the final decision in court, ending a case without further discussion.

Legal Finality

Means that once a case is dismissed, generally there’s no chance to argue it again.

No Redress

Emphasizes termination of a legal case due to inadequate evidence.

Evidence Insufficiency

 Some people don't have insurance that would cover it. Some have been dismissed or minimized in the past, and don't think seeking help will do any good. Some worry about the stigma and whether it could affect future jobs or relationships. But severe anxiety isn't a moral or personal failing.

What's normal anxiety --...

 We have to prioritize social progress, and really scale solutions around the world. I believe the Global Goals are a historic opportunity, because the world's leaders have promised to deliver them. Let's not dismiss the goals or slide into pessimism; let's hold them to that promise.

How We Can Make the...

 to believe that the world is flat and you know it's more than just distrust and government it's this notion that thousands of years of empirical scientific evidence is now being dismissed as a mere conspiracy and that's where I think it really starts getting dangerous for all of us

Flat Earth vs. Round...

 no matter how obvious they might seem to you. And please, leave the accusatory tone behind. If I had been dismissed as a sexist neckbeard, I wouldn't be on this stage talking to you right now. And to my surprise, I found that people were willing to change, and they wanted to help.

How I responded to...

 to invent a new field of mathematics. Carl wrote to Euler for help with the problem. Euler first dismissed the question as having nothing to do with math. But the more he wrestled with it, the more it seemed there might be something there after all.

How the Königsberg...

 new careers in art because they've been trained to do some have dismissed their work as a mere circus act but melamed has no problem accepting them as true artists it is as artificial for a human to paint as for an elephant someone gave me this

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 Hitchens dictum after my friend Christopher Hitchens who said that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence you have to have reasons for your moral beliefs arguments rationality empirical evidence

How science & reason...

 could not be so easily dismissed. At her husband’s epiphany, the compassionate Parvati could no longer stand by and watch her devotees wasting away. To walk among them and restore their health, she took the form of a new avatar,

The legend of Annapurna,...

 answered each one of their condescending questions and statements. I had come here looking for objectivity and support and instead I felt dismissed and silenced, and I hated myself for it.

I don't want children --...

 He’d never seen such devotion to the dead, and he honored her dedication with one final wish. Savitri wished to be the mother of many children. The God agreed, and waved to dismiss her.

Dismiss