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excuses Quotes

17 of the best book quotes about excuses
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“Remember, actions speak louder than ‘There’s no cell reception where I am right now.‘”
Greg Behrendt
Liz Tuccillo
authors
He's Just Not That Into You
book
deception
dating
excuses
concepts
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“Remember, actions speak louder than ‘There’s no cell reception where I am right now.‘”
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“But though they willingly let go all the good things that were among those of former ages, yet, if better things are proposed, they cover themselves obstinately with this excuse of reverence to past times.”
Utopia
book
Raphael
character
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“The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent self-justifications, and a million reasons why we can’t/shouldn’t/won’t do what we know we need to do.”
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″ It shows you that when people have left a reproachful vacancy in a contract they can be as shady about it in Bibles as elsewhere.”
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“I became the man who’d mastered the white lie. The man who always had an excuse. The man who always said no.”
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“Our past may explain why we’re suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.”
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“Blaming others is nothing more than excusing yourself.”
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“Faith was the excuse you used if you didn’t have a good argument.”
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“The wrong man will always make excuses. The right man will make plans, commit, and follow through.”
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“Not that I’m afraid of mice,” Homily would say, “but I can’t abide the smell.”
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“As for Sampson, you might think he was very sorry about his lapse, but you would be wrong because he wasn’t. The mice had been taking him a bit for granted of late, he thought, and the fact that they were frivolous giddy creatures was no excuse. They’d learnt he was not to be trifled with, and after that, whenever they needed reminding, he would just yawn and say he hoped he wouldn’t drop off during the sermon, and then there would be no more giggling and tittering over silly jokes about ‘dogs’ for at least two days.”
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“Excuses—they explain everything and they excuse nothing. Just be honest about what you did wrong, take ownership, and resolve to do better.”
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“We’re all broken, in one way or another. To pretend or expect otherwise is stupid. And when you come up short, just say so, don’t make excuses. Excuses—they explain everything and they excuse nothing. Just be honest about what you did wrong, take ownership, and resolve to do better.”
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“The sleepy like to make excuses.”
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“I suggest that you become obsessed about the things you want; otherwise, you are going to spend a lifetime being obsessed with making up excuses as to why you didn’t get the life you wanted.”
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“All the excuses in the world won’t change one simple fact: that fear is a sign to do whatever it is you fear—and do it quickly.”

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