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> [“Becoming limitless involves mental agility; the ability to quickly grasp and incorporate new ideas and concepts with confidence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorii-myers/becoming-limitless-involves-mental-agility-the-ability-to-quickly/)

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

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> [“We are so afraid of the idea of having to die, said the doctor’s wife, that we always try to find excuses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jos-saramago/we-are-so-afraid-of-the-idea-of-having-to-die-said-the-doctor-s-wife/)

[José Saramago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jos-saramago/)

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> [All kinds of excuses have been given by governments for not implementing this recommendation like food price inflation. But the question is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-s-swaminathan/all-kinds-of-excuses-have-been-given-by-governments-for-not/)

[M. S. Swaminathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-s-swaminathan/)

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> [It's really hard when the person you love ignores you when you really need them. They expect to come back with an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nichole-fickes/it-s-really-hard-when-the-person-you-love-ignores-you-when-you-really/)

[Nichole Fickes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nichole-fickes/)

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> [We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal; this somehow 'excuses' what might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-burchill/we-are-used-to-female-writers-who-use-their-private-lives-as/)

[Julie Burchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-burchill/)

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> [Negative thinking is subtle and deceptive. It wears many faces and hides behind the mask of excuses. It is important to strip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-schuller/negative-thinking-is-subtle-and-deceptive-it-wears-many-faces-and/)

[Robert H. Schuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-schuller/)

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> [“The reason placing blame repeatedly fails to work is that I repeatedly place it on everyone else instead of where it actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-reason-placing-blame-repeatedly-fails-to-work-is-that-i/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [I'm not a sympathetic guy when I see people throwing their lives away and using their life's obstacles as excuses to fail.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dabo-swinney/i-m-not-a-sympathetic-guy-when-i-see-people-throwing-their-lives-away/)

[Dabo Swinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dabo-swinney/)

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> [There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-m-kunin/there-are-no-more-excuses-for-leaving-women-out-of-the-inner-circles/)

[Madeleine M. Kunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-m-kunin/)

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> [I am happy to defend my title. It was a good performance from Chisora. I don't want to make excuses - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vitali-klitschko/i-am-happy-to-defend-my-title-it-was-a-good-performance-from-chisora/)

[Vitali Klitschko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vitali-klitschko/)

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> [I used to play works in progress to people, but now I wait 'til it's finished, because you make excuses all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lowe/i-used-to-play-works-in-progress-to-people-but-now-i-wait-til-it-s/)

[Chris Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lowe/)

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> [I want to encourage you to take charge of your life. Don't let life manage you! You manage it! Decide what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adaeze-don/i-want-to-encourage-you-to-take-charge-of-your-life-don-t-let-life/)

[Adaeze Don](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adaeze-don/)

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> [If you missed me , you'd be here . If you wanted me , you'd have me . If you loved me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-missed-me-you-d-be-here-if-you-wanted-me-you-d-have-me-if-you/)

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

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> [We all have excuses. We could all take all of the things that have happened to us over the course of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-joseph/we-all-have-excuses-we-could-all-take-all-of-the-things-that-have/)

[Max Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-joseph/)

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> [If someone acts like they don't care about you it's because they don't care about you. Don't waste your time making excuses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhishek-tiwari/if-someone-acts-like-they-don-t-care-about-you-it-s-because-they-don/)

[Abhishek Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhishek-tiwari/)

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> [“Keep your handkerchief neat, and then you can be trusted with a bigger clothe. If you can’t manage few minutes, you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/keep-your-handkerchief-neat-and-then-you-can-be-trusted-with-a-bigger/)

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

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> [I don't make excuses if I play bad. I just try to find a way to deal with it. I learned that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-kemp/i-don-t-make-excuses-if-i-play-bad-i-just-try-to-find-a-way-to-deal/)

[Matt Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-kemp/)

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> [When you actually matter to a person, they'll make time for you. No lies, no excuses. and when u r not on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/punit-ghadge/when-you-actually-matter-to-a-person-they-ll-make-time-for-you-no/)

[Punit Ghadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/punit-ghadge/)

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> [You can make all the excuses you want for why you're unhappy, or you can bite the bullet and make changes. Either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hussein-nishah/you-can-make-all-the-excuses-you-want-for-why-you-re-unhappy-or-you/)

[Hussein Nishah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hussein-nishah/)

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> [“You clutch your comfortable excuses, saying, Someday I'll be brave, it won't take a lot, just give me one more chance and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-alan-gardner/you-clutch-your-comfortable-excuses-saying-someday-i-ll-be-brave-it/)

[James Alan Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-alan-gardner/)

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> [My whole life, I've been too skinny. Not athletic enough. At one point I wasn't skilled enough. Everybody found excuses for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-reaves/my-whole-life-i-ve-been-too-skinny-not-athletic-enough-at-one-point-i/)

[Austin Reaves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-reaves/)

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> [In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krzyzewski/in-order-to-be-a-winner-you-have-to-look-for-ways-of-getting-things/)

[Mike Krzyzewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krzyzewski/)

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> [You have to get beyond blaming others . . . give up your excuses . . . stand responsible for what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/price-pritchett/you-have-to-get-beyond-blaming-others-give-up-your-excuses-stand/)

[Price Pritchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/price-pritchett/)

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> [I truly feel the best doctors are ones who are criticized by nurses, patients and family. They do not make excuses and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-siegel/i-truly-feel-the-best-doctors-are-ones-who-are-criticized-by-nurses/)

[Bernie Siegel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-siegel/)

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> [You just met them and you're already giving them everything that you've got? You don't know them or their intentions yet. Slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/you-just-met-them-and-you-re-already-giving-them-everything-that-you/)

[Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/)

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> [“Using excuses for the predicament you're in and minimizing your situation, whether it is drug or alcohol use, is a sure sign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-sobetsky/using-excuses-for-the-predicament-you-re-in-and-minimizing-your/)

[Alexandra Sobetsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-sobetsky/)

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> [Women don't think they need to exercise or run. They have a million excuses for why they don't have the time; they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milind-soman/women-don-t-think-they-need-to-exercise-or-run-they-have-a-million/)

[Milind Soman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milind-soman/)

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> [Talent is not enough. It's a mental game. You have to deal with frustration when you don't play, you have to deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emiliano-martinez/talent-is-not-enough-it-s-a-mental-game-you-have-to-deal-with/)

[Emiliano Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emiliano-martinez/)

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> [“Don’t say you don’t have enough time or enough money to change the world. You have exactly the same number of hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/don-t-say-you-don-t-have-enough-time-or-enough-money-to-change-the/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [“Don’t try to prove to everybody that the reason why you can’t is that nobody could. It’s no excuse. You can break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/don-t-try-to-prove-to-everybody-that-the-reason-why-you-can-t-is-that/)

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

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> [I'm a disciplinarian. And I've always been disciplined. I like to be on time. If I have a job to do, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/i-m-a-disciplinarian-and-i-ve-always-been-disciplined-i-like-to-be-on/)

[Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/)

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> [“Excuses are most valuable to the person making them but to everyone else its foreign currency with little value or not accepted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donavan-nelson-butler-master-sergeant-us-army/excuses-are-most-valuable-to-the-person-making-them-but-to-everyone/)

[Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donavan-nelson-butler-master-sergeant-us-army/)

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> [The only person stopping you from doing something is yourself, and looking for excuses all the time just gets in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrissie-hynde/the-only-person-stopping-you-from-doing-something-is-yourself-and/)

[Chrissie Hynde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrissie-hynde/)

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> [I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive 'isms.' But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-gardner/i-also-often-hear-people-say-that-the-deck-is-stacked-against-them/)

[Chris Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-gardner/)

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> [Never overlook the intention when you are hurt by your loved ones. But never judge and use your intention as an excuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaydeep-vora/never-overlook-the-intention-when-you-are-hurt-by-your-loved-ones-but/)

[Jaydeep Vora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaydeep-vora/)

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> [“You're scared of the way I make you feel because you don't want to feel anything. Man up and tell me you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-re-scared-of-the-way-i-make-you-feel-because-you-don-t-want-to/)

[Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/)

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> [Oh, mercy, I think we're all storytellers, you know. You think of the excuses you told your parents for why you got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/utah-phillips/oh-mercy-i-think-we-re-all-storytellers-you-know-you-think-of-the/)

[Utah Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/utah-phillips/)

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> [For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/for-many-people-an-excuse-is-better-than-an-achievement-because-an/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [All the excuses that people in power used to make for not telling diverse stories or including diverse people, they've proven to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-viswanathan/all-the-excuses-that-people-in-power-used-to-make-for-not-telling/)

[Geraldine Viswanathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-viswanathan/)

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> [Your past doesn't define you. Only your present and your future. If your life is screwed up, stop making excuses. What are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-weir/your-past-doesn-t-define-you-only-your-present-and-your-future-if/)

[Ingrid Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-weir/)

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