Quotes About Excuses

The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; and the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be'.

Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.

never seem unable to find a reason for thinking I am being virtuous when I make excuses for myself.

Taking responsibility for where you are in life at this moment is your foundation for success. It means you accept responsibility for the things you do and the things you fail to do. Living an excuse-free life starts you on the pathway to success.

What does FEAR stand for? 1. False Evidence Appearing Real 2. Finding Excuses And Reasons 3. Failure Expected And Received 4. Forget Everything And Run

The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be.' Neither excuse holds. The first is beside the point; the second is altogether wrong.

Whatever excuses I can make to you about playing so many games, there is no point - the point is we have many games.

You're excuses are so lame they're limping...

Damn you, you made up lame excuses and practically patted me on the head. And tonight, you've got an itch and you're annoyed that I wasn't here to scratch it.

your excuses are so lame they're limping

The air will always be to filled with something. Your body too sore or tired. Your father too drunk. Your wife too cold. You will always have some excuse not to live your life.

What stops you here is what stops your entire life. The air will always be too filled with something. Your body too sore or tired. Your father too drunk. Your wife too cold. You will always have some excuse not to live your life.

The air will always be too filled with something. Your body too sore or tired. Your father too drunk. Your wife too cold. You will always have some excuse not to live your life.

Ciò che vi blocca qui dentro è ciò che blocca l'intera vostra vita. L'aria sarà sempre troppo carica di qualcosa. Il vostro corpo sempre troppo indolenzito o stanco. Vostro padre, sempre troppo ubriaco. Vostra moglie sempre troppo fredda. Avrete sempre una qualche scusa per non vivere la vostra vita.

El aire estará demasiado cargado de algo. Tu cuerpo siempre estará dolorido o demasiado cansado. Tu padre, demasiado borracho. Tu mujer será demasiado fría. Siempre tendrás alguna excusa para no vivir tu vida.

Worrying about what 'people are going to say' and 'what the neighbours might think' is always in the minds of working people. They aren't afraid of failure. They are afraid of success and how they would have to make excuses to their friends if it ever came their way.

Logic is the last refuge of a coward.

Maybe she should cut the guy a little slack, [...] Maybe Thorne had been a no-show because something bad happened to him on the job. What if he'd been injured in the line of duty and didn't come by as promised because he was incapacitated in some way? Maybe he hadn't called to apologize or to explain his absence because he physically couldn't. Right. And maybe she had checked her brain into her panties from the second she first laid eyes on the man.

This is all true, and yet not really an argument against ownership. It is easy to believe our own excuses, particularly if they're good ones, but in a world of 7 billion people, there is always someone facing Y who is doing X. All of us have to assess the plot of life we are allotted every twenty-four hours and figure out how we can make the most of what we've been given.

If you're a rational being, don't make such ridiculous excuses. Habit! If I was to get a habit (as you call it) of walking on the ceiling, like the flies, I should hear enough of it, I daresay. It appeared so probable that such a habit might be attended with some degree of notoriety, that Mr Chick didn't venture to dispute the position. 'Bow-wow-wow!

TO-MORROW. The only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.

Your explanation for anything slightly odd is aliens,' said Lister. 'You lose your keys, it's aliens. A picture falls off the wall, it's aliens. That time we used up a whole bog roll in a day, you thought that was aliens.

You are good at this. Most men are not. Or at least that's what they tell themselves until they believe it. And so they can use incompetence to get out of work.

Be honest about what you want out of life. And take risks rather than making excuses to stay in your comfort zone.