Inspiring Excuse Words

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Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse. — Norman Vincent Peale
Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike. — Arthur Ashe
I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks… — Julia Child
Beaten biscuits: This is the most laborious of cakes, and also the most unwholesome, even when made in the best manner. We do not recommend… — Unknown Author
Tyrants are always assassinated too late. That is their great excuse. — Emile M. Cioran
Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. — Russell Baker
There is no excuse for deceiving children. And when, as must happen in conventional families, they find that their parents have lied, they lose confidence… — Bertrand Russell
Nature takes no account of even the most reasonable of human excuses. — Joseph Wood Krutch
I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I… — Benjamin Franklin
Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. — George Bernard Shaw
The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it — Tony Benn
The human moral sense can excuse any atrocity in the minds of those who commit it, and it furnishes them with motives for acts of… — Steven Pinker
I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for evading… — Rigoberta Menchu
Research ! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value. — Benjamin Jowett
I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty… — Abraham Lincoln
Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make the 'how' an excuse for not facing and accepting the 'what.' — Pearl S. Buck
Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others' shortcomings and by harshly examining our… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Why haven't you achieved your goals yet? What are your favorite excuses, and how do they hold you back? — Brian Tracy
The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don't belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation. — Susan Meiselas
...the world is a giant community now. This excuse of distance, time, doesn't work...We're all so connected. We can't spend every second of our lives… — Ralph Fiennes
Tell the truth. Do your best no matter how trivial the task. Choose the difficult right over the easy wrong. Look out for the group… — James F. Amos
You can't say, I won't write today because that excuse will extend into several days, then several months, then... you are not a writer anymore,… — D. C. Fontana
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Men's minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves. — Livy
Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers. — Marijane Meaker

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