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Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon - the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about man

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an...

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about lie

Bad excuses are worse than none

Bad excuses are worse than none

Quote by Thomas Fuller about philosophy, bad luck, bad

The destiny is the excuse of the weak and work of strong...

The destiny is the excuse of the weak and work of strong ones.

Quote by Nicolae Titulescu about destiny, work

Born again? ! No, I'm not. Excuse me for getting it right...

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

Quote by Woody Allen about opinion, rightness, time

Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse...

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

Quote by Russell Baker about progress, things

The IRA is being used as the excuse by them all not to...

The IRA is being used as the excuse by them all not to engage properly in the process of building peace with justice in Ireland.

Quote by Gerry Adams about rightness, justice, peace, being

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Quote by Aesop about tirany

I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs, ...

I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'?

Quote by Drew Barrymore about drugs, actors

Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is...

Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.

Quote by Michael Caine about games, old, olderness, man

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present...

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

Quote by Michael Caine about absent, present

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

Quote by Bette Davis about criminals, day, word, old, olderness, truth, good, good luck, people, contentment

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace...

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about peace, war

Getting the job done is no excuse for not following the...

Getting the job done is no excuse for not following the rules.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about rules, work

Why should be elite, music, excuse me. Music must be for...

Why should be elite, music, excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about music

I do not believe in excuses, I believe in hard work as...

I do not believe in excuses, I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.

Quote by James Cash Penney about faith, problems, work, life

Destiny a tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's...

Destiny a tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure

Quote by Ambrose Bierce about destiny, authority, failure, crime, criminals

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.

Quote by Bertrand Russell about religion, destruction, love

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for...

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.

Quote by Jürgen Habermas about crime, moral

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any...

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

Quote by Florence Nightingale about success

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