Excuse Quotes

1674 Excuse quotes by 1175 unique authors

We are so afraid of the idea of having to die… that we always try to find excuses for the dead, as if we were… — Jose Saramago
You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you that… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
A friend of mine told a story about a date with a guy she was really excited about: He stood her up. He then called… — Greg Behrendt
You told me I wrote that poem because I was afraid of dealing with myself. And I used my mom as an excuse, accusing her… — Jay Asher
With no chance to take off, I had to play my role, searching for the rendezvous spot, which gave me the excuse to look for… — Kelley Armstrong
In a way, the futile excuses many people use to cover their superstitions are demolished. They think it is enough to have some sort of… — John Calvin
And unlike the rest of you, he hasn’t yet time to ruin his career or his mind." "Then he won’t do. Send him home. Get… — Aaron Allston
The point is, there is no feasible excuse for what are, for what we have made of ourselves. We have chosen to put profits before… — Iain Banks
Homecoming's stupid." And it is. Buch of kids looking for excuses to grope eachother all night. — Barry Lyga
If you're a poet, you do something beautiful. I mean, you're supposed to leave something beautiful after you get off the page and everything. The… — J D Salinger
Yes I remember my sixteenth." Vitellius said "Wonderful omen! Happily chicken in my underpants." "Excuse me. — Rick Riordan
The thinner the excuse, the fatter the reason for it. — Jerry Scott
It wasn't an excuse. It was a fact. He'd had to make his way alone, and no one—not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software… — Malcolm Gladwell
Do tell. It might be entertaining to see who gets to you first.” “Excuse me if entertaining you isn’t at the top of my agenda. — Nalini Singh
He didn't seem to realize that three excuses was as good as no excuse. — Ann Brashares
You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing." "Then you and Arion should… — Rick Riordan
So she was on her own, Kate thought, and instilled all the friendly helpfulness she could into her next question. “Excuse me, but are you… — Dorothy Dunnett
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. — Zig Ziglar
My dear friend, we mustn't give them even the slightest excuse to judge us! Otherwise, we end up in pieces. — Albert Camus
There was no sign of Jules. “Bad news,” said Elliot. “The man is sick. You’re going to have to settle for me.” “Sick?” Vee demanded.… — Becca Fitzpatrick
I deciced if I were ever to get into booze and women, my line would be, 'Excuse me, madam, but I would really love to… — Rachel Cohn
Maybe age is kinder to us than we think. With my bad eyes, I can't see how bad I look, and with my rotten memory,… — Erma Bombeck
We do not admire, we hardly excuse, the fanatic who wrecks this world for love of the other. But what are we to say of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Only ignorance excuses stupidity — Nalini Singh
Meditate?” I took my head out from under the pillow, shook dark hair back from my face, and rolled over on my side to look… — Rachel Caine

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