From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition. Marcus Aurelius
There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers. Jane McGonigal
The paradox of Steve Jobs's career is that he had no interest in listening to consumers - he was famously dismissive of market research - yet nonetheless had an amazing sense of what consumers actually wanted. James Surowiecki
You can't be dismissive of important things. You have to speak out, even if you don't get the results you would like to have. Rob Halford