Excuse Quotes

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.

Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.

Don't whine, complain, or make excuses.

I don't speak French, but I took it for five years growing up. So, if I were in a situation where I had to be, like, 'Excuse me, pineapple dog house red, what time is it library?' - no problem.

I've always felt that feminism was just an excuse for ugly women to march.

Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.

Yes I make mistakes that I don't ever make excuses for

People used to say, "Ignorance is no excuse." Today, ignorance is no problem. After all, you have "a right to your own opinion" - and self-esteem to boot.

Whatever you do, don't ever use a crutch, and don't ever think of having an excuse for not having said, 'Yeah, I did my best.'

Companies, to date, have often used the excuse that they are only beholden to their shareholders, but we need shareholders to think of themselves as stakeholders in the well being of society as well.

I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse.

Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.

You can make money or you can make excuses. Your choice.

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

Never give nor take an excuse.

I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.

As a wise man once said, “April Fools Day is for amateurs. You NEVER need an excuse to mess with people's heads.”

If it's important you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuse.

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it’s like an excuse for Halloween everyday.

If the whole church goes off into deception, that will in no way excuse us for not following Christ.

While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.

Sexy as she wanna be and she dancing next so close to me. I said please excuse, you steppin on expensive shoes.

Science provides tangible evidence of its accuracy and importance. Religion makes excuses for its absence of the same.

You [Jews] did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why you have no chance for atonement, excuse, or defense.

Any excuse, no matter how valid, only weakens the character.

Writing is a cop-out. An excuse to live perpetually in fantasy land, where you can create, direct and watch the products of your own head. Very selfish.

I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ... because I believe the big problem is not taxes, the big problem is spending.

Don't make excuses! Make changes!

The moment you believe your own crap and excuses, you fail.

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

In the past, most wars were motivated by the idea of nationhood. Today, however, wars are incited above all using religion as an excuse.

Roaring like a tiger turns some children into pianists who debut at Carnegie Hall but only crushes others. Coddling gives some the excuse to fail and others the chance to succeed.

Conditions are seldom ideal, and if one waits long enough for ideal conditions one is just making excuses.

Egocentrics are attracted to the inept. It gives them one more excuse for patting themselves on the back.

We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness.

You can make it your excuse, or you can make it your story.

In middle life, the human back is spoiling for a technical knockout and will use the flimsiest excuse, even a sneeze, to fall apart.

The god excuse, the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

It's a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken

There is no excuse not to give two minutes today to intend your tomorrow.

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.

Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.

KFC has no excuse for refusing to adopt these basic, minimal animal-welfare standards ... After two years of fruitless negotiations with the company, we're trying a more personal approach.

There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done.

I wanted to tell people, "My depression is acting up today" as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed to pull it off.

Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.

The Sunflow'r, thinking 'twas for him foul shame To nap by daylight, strove t' excuse the blame; It was not sleep that made him nod, he said, But too great weight and largeness of his head.