#excuses

If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like. ↗

— Rita Mae Brown

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I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

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An aspirational diet will have you dreaming of success; but it’s the attachment of expectations and tangible goals that feeds the desire, persistence, and fortitude required to make the win. ↗

— Lorii Myers

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It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it. ↗

— Bobby Darin

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I'm not going to say that every record I've put out was the greatest record in history, but I'd stand by even the bad ones. Don't make excuses, make hits. ↗

— Pete Waterman

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Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you "don't have the time". ↗

— Bo Bennett

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The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

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

— Margaret Fuller

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