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title: "Top Excuses Thoughts"
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> [To own up to one's lack of courage and shortcoming without excuses is courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-lee-peterson/to-own-up-to-one-s-lack-of-courage-and-shortcoming-without-excuses-is/)

[Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-lee-peterson/)

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> [“The government disability program has developed a wide range of feeble excuses to deny you your earned benefits.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/the-government-disability-program-has-developed-a-wide-range-of/)

[Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/)

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> [I refuse to allow the excuses in my mind to grow into giants that keep me from living up to my full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-king/i-refuse-to-allow-the-excuses-in-my-mind-to-grow-into-giants-that/)

[Shaun King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-king/)

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> [One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-townsend/one-of-the-most-important-tasks-of-a-manager-is-to-eliminate-his/)

[Robert Townsend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-townsend/)

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> [Most of us have enough excuses to last a lifetime. The sooner we let go of them and get on with living,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-hansel/most-of-us-have-enough-excuses-to-last-a-lifetime-the-sooner-we-let/)

[Tim Hansel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-hansel/)

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> [“while I was making excuses, others just like me were making progress.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newberry-tommy/while-i-was-making-excuses-others-just-like-me-were-making-progress/)

[Newberry, Tommy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newberry-tommy/)

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> [Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-ibn-abi-talib/everyone-who-is-taken-by-death-asks-for-more-time-while-everyone-who/)

[Ali ibn Abi Talib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-ibn-abi-talib/)

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> [Excuses are tools of incompetence that build monuments of nothingness and those who specialize in them seldom do anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-smith/excuses-are-tools-of-incompetence-that-build-monuments-of-nothingness/)

[Thomas J Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-smith/)

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> [Don´t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mccandless/don-t-hesitate-or-allow-yourself-to-make-excuses-just-get-out-and-do/)

[Christopher McCandless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mccandless/)

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> [Don't use the excuse that you don't have time. It's not about not having the time. It's about not knowing what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/don-t-use-the-excuse-that-you-don-t-have-time-it-s-not-about-not/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

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> [Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/every-man-has-his-excuses-and-the-more-vile-the-man-becomes-the-more/)

[Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/)

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> [Even good excuses, really good ones, don't help very much. Explanations, on the other hand, are both scarce and useful. And accurate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/even-good-excuses-really-good-ones-don-t-help-very-much-explanations/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

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> [People will choose to blame their circumstances on fate or bad luck. Very few will admit it's mainly the choices they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/people-will-choose-to-blame-their-circumstances-on-fate-or-bad-luck-2/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

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> [“These are excuses. We have to identify them so we can see them for what they really are: fear. And anytime we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-kaiser/these-are-excuses-we-have-to-identify-them-so-we-can-see-them-for/)

[Shannon Kaiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-kaiser/)

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> [“I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-quinn/i-think-the-world-honestly-would-be-a-much-healthier-place-if-instead/)

[Colin Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-quinn/)

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> [“I don't need a date to set a goal, if its worth doing then its worth starting that minute. Just saying. "I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronin/i-don-t-need-a-date-to-set-a-goal-if-its-worth-doing-then-its-worth/)

[Ronin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronin/)

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> [“Delay is not a help-mate. The cemetary is full of people who thought they could DO IT tomorrow. Do It Now!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/delay-is-not-a-help-mate-the-cemetary-is-full-of-people-who-thought/)

[Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/)

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> [“My sister having so much to do, was going to church vicariously, that is to say, Joe and I were going.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/my-sister-having-so-much-to-do-was-going-to-church-vicariously-that/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [Take charge of your life! Stop fooling yourself with these bullsh\*t excuses! MAKE IT HAPPEN!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/take-charge-of-your-life-stop-fooling-yourself-with-these-bullsh-t/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“You can either go home with enough money or enough excuses, but not both!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harshvardhan-malpani/you-can-either-go-home-with-enough-money-or-enough-excuses-but-not/)

[Harshvardhan Malpani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harshvardhan-malpani/)

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> [I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-am-not-the-kind-of-woman-who-excuses-her-mistakes-while-reminding/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

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> [Most people use excuses to cover up mistakes, but it takes less time to do something right the first time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cheeke/most-people-use-excuses-to-cover-up-mistakes-but-it-takes-less-time/)

[Robert Cheeke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cheeke/)

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> [Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/walk-away-from-the-97-crowd-don-t-use-their-excuses-take-charge-of/)

[Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/)

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> [I make excuses all the time without even realizing that they are excuses.I say: I wish I could but I can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anupam/i-make-excuses-all-the-time-without-even-realizing-that-they-are/)

[AnuPam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anupam/)

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> [An excuse is an excuse , however genuine it may be , the result is the same, work not done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/senoraroy/an-excuse-is-an-excuse-however-genuine-it-may-be-the-result-is-the/)

[Senoraroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/senoraroy/)

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> [“Excuses fall silent behind self-control, focus, and direction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorii-myers/excuses-fall-silent-behind-self-control-focus-and-direction/)

[Lorii Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorii-myers/)

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> [“Excuses, criticisms, and superstitions are vitamins for haters, but poison for the successful. Rise above!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/excuses-criticisms-and-superstitions-are-vitamins-for-haters-but/)

[Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/)

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> [If you don't accept excuses, then people will stop giving them and will start looking for solutions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-don-t-accept-excuses-then-people-will-stop-giving-them-and/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Take your lies, excuses and fake apologies, and shove it up your ass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/take-your-lies-excuses-and-fake-apologies-and-shove-it-up-your-ass/)

[SONYA PARKER](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/)

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> [I would like to take revenge but I'm not looking for excuses for having lost to her](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elena-dementieva/i-would-like-to-take-revenge-but-i-m-not-looking-for-excuses-for/)

[Elena Dementieva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elena-dementieva/)

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> [Never ruin an apology with an excuse.- Keep your words soft and tender because tomorrow you may have to eat them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asif-masood/never-ruin-an-apology-with-an-excuse-keep-your-words-soft-and-tender/)

[Asif Masood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asif-masood/)

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> [“What we need to understand is that once we rely on using excuses as a way out, they take a life of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lopez-jr/what-we-need-to-understand-is-that-once-we-rely-on-using-excuses-as-a/)

[Peter Lopez Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lopez-jr/)

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> [“I don’t make excuses, so don’t make excuses for me. When I’m being an ass, it’s because I have one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-lynn-hope/i-don-t-make-excuses-so-don-t-make-excuses-for-me-when-i-m-being-an/)

[Donna Lynn Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-lynn-hope/)

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> [The mind scolds the heart, which makes excuses and goes its own way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/the-mind-scolds-the-heart-which-makes-excuses-and-goes-its-own-way/)

[Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/)

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> [“There is a lot I could have anticipated but I live in present & there is no anticipation to it, I wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pushpa-rana/there-is-a-lot-i-could-have-anticipated-but-i-live-in-present-there/)

[Pushpa Rana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pushpa-rana/)

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> [Excuses are for weak minded people with no discipline and no desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/excuses-are-for-weak-minded-people-with-no-discipline-and-no-desire/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepak-chopra/take-responsibility-for-your-last-bad-decision-and-then-let-it-go-don/)

[Deepak Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepak-chopra/)

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> [“ANNUAL REVIEWS. THE BEST WAY TO RANK PERFORMANCES IS BY QUANTUM OF EXCUSES.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vineet-raj-kapoor/annual-reviews-the-best-way-to-rank-performances-is-by-quantum-of/)

[Vineet Raj Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vineet-raj-kapoor/)

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> [Don’t make excuses for why you can’t get it done. Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-marston/don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-can-t-get-it-done-focus-on-all-the/)

[Ralph Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-marston/)

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> [Usually, making excuses is just something we can get away with, rather than challenging or changing ourselves. If you want to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/usually-making-excuses-is-just-something-we-can-get-away-with-rather/)

[Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/)

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