#excuse

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny. ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#excuse #only #serves #state #tyranny

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that. ↗

— Derek Jeter

#believe #excuse #harder #i #i believe

Push today for what you want tomorrow! ↗

— Lorii Myers

#excuses #future #goals #attitude

Most people are not prepared to have their minds changed," he said. "And I think they know in their hearts that other people are just the same, and one of the reasons people become angry when they argue is that they realize just that, as they trot out their excuses." "Excuses, eh?" Well, if this ain't cynicism, what is?" Erens snorted. "Yes, excuses," he said, with what Erens thought might just have been a trace of bitterness. "I strongly suspect the things people believe in are usually just what they instinctively feel is right; the excuses, the justifications, the things you're supposed to argue about, come later. They're the least important part of the belief. That's why you can destroy them, win an argument, prove the other person wrong, and still they believe what they did in the first place." He looked at Erens. "You've attacked the wrong thing. ↗

— Iain M. Banks

#belief #erens #excuses #instinct #justifications

You cannot solve a problem in the same frequency in which it was created. ↗

— Lynn Grabhorn

#law-of-attraction #life #loa #self-help #life

We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses; but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#blame #cowardice #dreams #excuses #follow-your-dreams

Catching an STD doesn't excuse serial killing. ↗

— Kat Lowe

#humor #dreams

Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry. Don't let me catch you doing it! Now -- look close at me so you will remember. Whatever you do, it will be you who do. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#excuses #family #family

Your complaints, your drama, your victim mentality, your whining, your blaming, and all of your excuses have NEVER gotten you even a single step closer to your goals or dreams. Let go of your nonsense. Let go of the delusion that you DESERVE better and go EARN it! Today is a new day! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#blaming #complaints #drama #dreams #earn-it

We made love like a half a minute. I brought the thirty seconds, and she provided the excuse as to why she didn’t have enough time to have sex with me.
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— Dark Jar Tin Zoo

#funny #humor #love #relationships #sex