Excuse Quotes

1674 Excuse quotes by 1175 unique authors

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race. — James Earl Jones
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility. — Barbara Jordan
Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful… — Thomas a Kempis
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. — Rudyard Kipling
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy. — Milan Kundera
There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they… — Madeleine M. Kunin
I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way. — Hedy Lamarr
Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football. — Fran Lebowitz
It's a source of great sadness to me that my father died without having seen me do anything worthwhile. He was constantly having to make… — Daniel Day-Lewis
Terrorism can never be accepted. We must fight it together, with methods that do not compromise our respect for the rule of law and human… — Anna Lindh
Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly. — John Malkovich
I use filming as an excuse to take classes. I got my certification in sailing for 'Wedding Crashers,' and now I can handle a 26-foot… — Rachel McAdams
Distance is a bad excuse for not having a good relationship with somebody. It's the determination to keep it going or let it fall by… — James McAvoy
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse. — H. L. Mencken
You can take what is handed to you and use it as an excuse to mess up. But I've always handled what was given to… — Leighton Meester
Don't give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you. — Joyce Meyer
We clearly see in God's Word that anything He tells us to do, He will give us the ability to do it. But do we… — Joyce Meyer
As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we… — Joyce Meyer
Born again?! No, I'm not. Excuse me for getting it right the first time. — Dennis Miller
I don't mean to be accident prone, but my excuse is if you really want to get somewhere you have to go full gas. — Heather Mills
Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it. — Addison Mizner
I'm looking forward to becoming a marvelous - excuse the word marvelous - character actress. like Marie Dressler, like Will Rogers. — Marilyn Monroe
There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever. — Viggo Mortensen
I want any excuse to come home. My dad is not a spring chicken any more. If anyone says, 'Go buy a postage stamp in… — Emily Mortimer
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts. — Edward R. Murrow

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