Excuse Quotes · Page 39

Having touched Christ's feet is not an excuse for punctuation mistakes.

— Fernando Pessoa

Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.

— Ayn Rand

I've never made an excuse with my time in Arizona. It just didn't work out for whatever reason.

— Matt Leinart

I had been deceived or betrayed not so important, this excuse right, see the world then we have

— Mak_786

[...]you know what they say about messengers, right"? Excuse me?" Too much bad news will get you shot."[...]

— J.R. Ward

“You will either find a way, or an excuse. It depends on how badly you want it in life.”

— Manoj Arora

“Now-people” are winners; they say “now” and they do it “now”! Do not delay.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Potential is an excuse to procrastinate; Ambition is a means to thrive.

— Donovan King

The problem with all these tired excuses for inaction is that it suggests a fundamental lack of faith in American business and…

— Barack Obama

Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at…

— Anonymous

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just…

— Francis Chan

Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup…

— Doug Flutie

To all the kids who looked up to me, I’m truly sorry for letting you down, but I hope it’s helped you…

— Ray Rice

You [Jews] did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why…

— Saint John Chrysostom

“We made love like a half a minute. I brought the thirty seconds, and she provided the excuse as to why she…

— Dark Jar Tin Zoo

I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or…

— Howard Schultz

Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should…

— Karl Popper

History is a living horse laughing at a wooden horse. History is a wind blowing where it listeth. History is no sure…

— Carl Sandburg

I don't feel so good." Lula said. And she farted. She squeezed her eyes shut tight and did a full minute-long fart.…

— Janet Evanovich

Death is a vast mystery, but there are two things we can say about it: It is absolutely certain that we will…

— Sogyal Rinpoche

The concept of 'Momism' is male nonsense. It is the refuge of a man seeking excuses for his own lack of virility.…

— Pearl S. Buck

I still think of myself as a newspaper guy and you live by deadlines in the newspaper world, so, they don't really…

— Dave Barry

There are those who seem to feel they have no choice about being jerks in the present because they had a crappy…

— J. Michael Straczynski

But if one Subject giveth Counsell to another, to do anything contrary to the Lawes, whether that Counsell proceed from evil intention,…

— Thomas Hobbes

The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.

— Michael Scott

When you live with integrity and value your word over your excuses, you have the power to speak your dreams into existence.

— Hal Elrod

Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can…

— Thomas Jefferson

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

— William Shakespeare

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.

— Nina Simone

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.

— Democritus

Crusaders have just f-ked me over what a bas-rd joke, excuse my language I'm absolutely furious.

— Keith Senior

Fashion--a word which knaves and fools may use, Their knavery and folly to excuse.

— Charles Churchill

I love dressing up around the holidays! My friends also really like to get dressed up. It's an excuse to get fancy.

— Beth Riesgraf

Waiting for my real life to start is no excuse to waste the life I have right now.

— Susane Colasanti

Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore.

— John Travolta

Her existence alone was excuse enough to justify the creation of the entire world.

— Stephenie Meyer

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.

— Henry David Thoreau

It's amazing as women how many excuses we make when a guy doesn't call or text. It's unbelievable.

— Rumer Willis

Why haven't you achieved your goals yet? What are your favorite excuses, and how do they hold you back?

— Brian Tracy

Respect yourself as well as others; make commitments, not excuses, and make every day a fun day.

— Wally Amos