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Excuse Quotes - Page 17

Using, as an excuse, others' failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense.

Using, as an excuse, others' failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.10, Random House

I would say that clothes are an excuse for living in the world.

Interview with Sonnet Stanfill, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 7, 2012.

No love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man.

Louisa May Alcott (1997). “A Long Fatal Love Chase”, Thorndike Pr

It's just a big excuse to say awful things.

Interview with Stephen M. Deusner, pitchfork.com. June 20, 2011.

My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.

Kelley Armstrong (2009). “Stolen”, p.194, Vintage Canada

Don't accept the excuse of complexity.

"Lecture 14: How to Operate". Keith Rabois' "How To Start a Startup" lecture to the class at Stanford University in Stanford, California, genius.com. November 6, 2014.

Those who deny the science or choose excuses over action are playing with fire.

"Climate change report: It's 'extremely likely' that humans are responsible" by Brandon Miller, www.cnn.com. September 27, 2013.

Don't bother explaining--I've heard all the excuses and the trouble is most of them are true.

John Brunner (2014). “Children of the Thunder”, p.187, Open Road Media