Excuse Quotes

1674 Excuse quotes by 1175 unique authors

Gods? Don't let that impress you. Anyone can be a god if they have enough worshippers. You don't even have to have powers anymore. In… — Joanne Harris
(A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a… — Cinda Williams Chima
I was at a dinner party many years ago,sitting along from Tom Stoppard, who in those days smoked not just between courses,but between mouthfuls. An… — Stephen Fry
An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship. — Greg Behrendt
With the supplies gathered, he went over to the stainless-steel sink and pressed the foot pedal to get the water running. While he washed his… — J R Ward
Sometimes I wanted to believe something so badly, I deliberately manufactured excuses and ignored painful reality. — Sylvia Day
Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions. — Sigmund Freud
Start making excuses and there's no end to it. I can't live that kind of life. — Haruki Murakami
It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that… — Francis Chan
Ehlena: Look, the reason I called was -- Rehv: Because you needed an excuse. You shut me down in the exam room, but really wanted… — J R Ward
Some people use their own hurt as an excuse for hurting others — Roland Merullo
I got the feeling Poseidon really didn't know what to think of me. He didn't know whether he was happy to have me as a… — Rick Riordan
To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness. — Agatha Christie
Are you the cursed kid Nemesis mentioned?" Leo asked. "But you're a girl." "You're a girl," said the girl. "Excuse me? — Rick Riordan
It was never my intention to cause you pain. Whether you feel strongly or very little, that does not excuse thoughtless behavior." - Adam — Jacquelyn Frank
I GO DOWN TO THE SHORE I go down to the shore in the morning and depending on the hour the waves are rolling in… — Mary Oliver
People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful… — Tim Ferriss
One of the stall doors swings open and a fortyish-year-old woman walks out tucking her shirt into her jeans. Her heavy lined eyes land on… — Jessica Sorensen
He knew one thing for sure, though. Whatever happened, Matt would have some handy excuse. He'd make up some story or change an old one,… — Charlie Higson
Cammie's going to be mad she missed this," Macey said to fill the silence. "Excuse me?" Hale asked. "Nothing." She shook her head. "I just...I… — Ally Carter
Don´t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very… — Christopher McCandless
Love is an excuse to be stupid — Tyra Banks
I didn't want it to be this way." "Yes, you did," she said, "because it is." "I just want to be with someone normal," he… — Candace Bushnell
You make the mistake of thinking you have to choose, that you have to do what you want, that there are conditions for happiness. What… — Albert Camus
You know, they say when someone keeps making excuses to say your name it means they like you. — Kiersten White

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