Excuse Quotes

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I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how… — Caleb Carr
It doesn't matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It's never too… — Benjamin Carson
So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them. — Benjamin Carson
I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism,… — Jimmy Carter
What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people. I'm embarrassed about it, I think its wrong. I think… — Jimmy Carter
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. — George Washington Carver
The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes time… — Shirley Chisholm
The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world. — Tommy Chong
I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and… — Louie Anderson
Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned… — John C. Maxwell
Make choices-not excuses. — Charles J. Givens
The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while you live; and the next to preserve it after you… — Benjamin Haydon
You face adversity all the time. I accept what lies ahead and then I do my best. You can't take things too seriously, and you… — Kristine Lilly
Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow… — Frank Moore Colby
If this is your God, he's not very impressive. He has so many psychological problems; he's so insecure. He demands worship every seven days. He… — Gene Roddenberry
Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'. — Robert Foster Bennett
if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion. — Edward McKendree Bounds
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Can we see God? Of course not. Can we know God? Of course not.… — Swami Vivekananda
The pleasure of hating, like a poisonous mineral, eats into the heart of religion, and turns it to ranking spleen and bigotry; it makes patriotism… — William Hazlitt

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