237 Excuse Quotes for You to Enjoy

In any bureaucracy, there's a natural tendency to let the system become an excuse for inaction. Chris Fussell

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Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse. H. L. Mencken

Man Woman Weapon Temptation Excuse

Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. Russell Baker

Progress Society Excuse Terrible Done Just Them Really Requires Things

Humans have an amazing capacity to believe in contradictory things. For example, to believe in an omnipotent and benevolent God but somehow excuse Him from all the suffering in the world. Or our ability to believe from the standpoint of law that humans are equal and have free will and from biology that humans are just organic machines. Yuval Noah Harari

God Suffering World Law Amazing Will Free Example Free Will Organic Believe Biology Omnipotent Our Benevolent Machines Ability Somehow Excuse For Example Equal Him Contradictory Just Capacity Standpoint Things Humans

Born again?! No, I'm not. Excuse me for getting it right the first time. Dennis Miller

Time Me First Born Born-Again Excuse First Time Getting Again Right

We're not a racist organization, because we understand that racism is an excuse used for capitalism, and we know that racism is just - it's a byproduct of capitalism. Fred Hampton

Capitalism Racism Organization Excuse Know Because Understand Just Used

The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It's an unfortunate parallel to human behavior - they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil. Jane Goodall

Death Me Dark Behavior Evil Dark Side Strangers Believe Side Parallel Deliberate Only Attacks Lead Part True Calculated Excuse Because Always Shocked Human Just Human Behavior Unfortunate Vicious Capable Less Among Violence

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners. Rosalind Wiseman

You Manners Bad Give Parent Bad Manners Excuse Does Being

If the real radical finds that having long hair sets up psychological barriers to communication and organization, he cuts his hair. If I were organizing in an orthodox Jewish community, I would not walk in there eating a ham sandwich unless I wanted to be rejected so I could have an excuse to cop out. Saul Alinsky

Communication Walk Organization Long Hair Community Radical Sets Unless Out Would Finds Eating Having Long Hair Could He Excuse Real Ham Were His Up Wanted Psychological Cuts Sandwich Organizing Barriers Cop Orthodox Rejected Jewish Jewish Community

Mining is a dangerous profession. There's no way to make a mine completely safe: These are the words owners have always used to excuse needless deaths and the words miners use to prepare for them. Tawni O'Dell

Words Dangerous Needless Mine Way Miners Mining Excuse Safe Make Always Deaths Owners Them Use Used Profession Prepare

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

Responsibility Control Philosophy Must Exchange Excuse Beyond Am

Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction. Bertrand Russell

Love Destruction Made Our Religions Insight Brotherly Mass Mass Destruction Excuse Scientific Been Persecution Means Teach Used Profoundest

There is no possible justification or excuse for marketing dangerous weapons to children as if they were toys. Elizabeth Esty

Dangerous Marketing Possible Weapons Excuse Toys Were Children Justification

The world used us as an excuse to go mad. George Harrison

World Mad Excuse Go Us Used

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term. Jean Chatzky

Finance Book Money Long Every Saving Saving Money Long-Term Over Term Excuse None Said Least Heard Up Decades Personal Reporting Hold After Them Really Two

My mother had abandoned the family, so grandmother raised me. And she was instrumental in that she taught me that the world is a glorious place. She taught me to embrace humanity. And she'd say there's never an excuse for joy. And to be thankful. Jewell Parker Rhodes

It's a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you don't have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own. Julian Schnabel

There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect. Ken Starr

Truth Respect No Excuse Never Demands Excuse Perjury

I lost my faith in God when I lost my daughter to Cancer, the beast. I begged, I cried, I offered my life for hers, and day by day, I watched that beautiful little Angel slip off. So, excuse me for not taking my seat next to you on Sunday in Church, I feel too cheated to worship. Vince Neil

Life Beautiful God Faith Day Me You Cancer Church Sunday Angel My Life Daughter Beast Lost Too Cried Hers Worship Slip Cheated Taking Feel Excuse Off Offered Little Next Seat Watched

I was knocking on people's doors. I knocked on a white couple's door, and I told them, I says, 'Excuse me, but I've been born again.' The guy said, 'Hon, call security. There's a little black guy here talking about how he been born again. Call the police.' Al Green

Me People Police Black Doors White Says Security Born Born-Again About Guy He Knocked Knocking Excuse Couple Call Talking Said How Been Door Again Little Them Here

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