He never forgave PM Jim Bolger, who once dismissed him from his cabinet and the National Party.
Nor is he the sci-fi dreamer some dismissed him as when he began his work three decades ago.
He was CEO of Fannie Mae until the government dismissed him after it took over as conservator in September 2008.
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To be fair on the Hampshire batsman, the ball which dismissed him stopped slightly on the pitch and Crawley could only stab it to cover.
Thus, he wasn't one to be daunted by the historians who initially dismissed him as a rich dilettante, and the publishers who simply dismissed him.
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What could be better, for his purposes, than a boss with eyes only for the football field, who dismissed him as an exasperating, impulsive knucklehead?
Some observers have mentioned Vaas' quite amazing record against Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming - he's dismissed him for a duck the last four times they have come up against each other.
Jared Loughner owned a shotgun, but his parents took it away from him because Pima Community College dismissed him months earlier for being a danger to himself and others, Amy Loughner said.
Mr Zuma's standing in the country fell rapidly after he was named in a corruption case related to a controversial arms deal, and President Mbeki dismissed him from the deputy presidency in 2005.
The court heard the defendant had been hired by Ms Qui, known as Linda, to look after her flat on Ashburnham Road and greet clients but she dismissed him because his demeanour put customers off.
Tamim had time to achieve that with just the occasional single but Tredwell dismissed him, although replays showed the ball may well have hit nothing but his forearm as it looped up behind square where wicketkeeper Matt Prior moved smartly round to take the catch.
And ex-Wigan and Great Britain legend Denis Betts, now on the backroom staff at rugby union side Gloucester, has dismissed speculation about him.
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Lomu has dismissed speculation linking him with a change of codes to rugby league and insists he is intent on playing out his career in union, possibly back in the Magners League.
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Meanwhile, Fulham boss Roy Hodgson, who has been mentioned as a potential successor for Benitez after guiding the Cottagers to the Europa League final, dismissed speculation linking him with the Anfield hotseat.
Pc Simon Harwood will face a charge of gross misconduct at a disciplinary hearing that could see him dismissed by Scotland Yard but this will not take place until the inquest has ended.
Cuomo dismissed criticism aimed at him by saying people have lots of opinions.
Syracuse had previously investigated and dismissed similar complaints about him.
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The charges against him were ultimately dismissed but not before he and our family had to suffer through this ordeal.
At the beginning of 2000, the head of Germany's Roman Catholic bishops raised the possibility that the Pope might step down because of ill health, but this was dismissed as it would have meant him not leading jubilee celebrations which he considered an important milestone.
Pervez Musharraf were dismissed Monday, paving the way for him to serve a new five-year term as a civilian president.
But by a 3-2 vote, the commission opted not to accept the proposed deal, which would have permanently dismissed Lee from the job and given him a severance package.
India on Tuesday dismissed Mr Malik's suggestion and advised him to look after the security of Pakistani citizens.
When I spoke to him yesterday The First Minister also dismissed the idea that Ed Miliband was on the wrong side of public opinion with his decision not to match Mr Cameron's referendum promise - at least not yet.
Maurice Ouma was dismissed in Bennett's next over, leaving him with 4-13 from four overs and Kenya at 49-5 after 16.
His lawyers have claimed that the trial is intended to remove him from the Congolese political scene - allegations dismissed by both the ICC and the Congolese government.
Martin was dismissed after a clash with Meaney while the Laois player followed him down the tunnel after picking up a second yellow card.
Triesman was speaking with the benefit of parliamentary privilege, which protects him from being sued for libel, although Warner dismissed the claims as "nonsense".
Asked whether she would defend a white male nominee who said his experience gave him a better perspective on legal issues, Echaveste dismissed the comparison.
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