Quotes About Excuses

Wednesday’s Wisdom:  “Don’t give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.” – Joyce Meyer

We all have done it.  Made excuses that is.  The problem is excuses don’t get it done.  Taking action is what accomplishes a task.  Take note of the following quotes about excuses.

1.        “People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.” – J. Michael Straczynski

2.        “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” – George Washington

3.        “Excuses are tools of the incompetent, and those who specialize in them seldom go far.” – Author Unknown

4.        “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver

5.        “At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” – Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

6.        “An excuse is worse than a lie, for an excuse is a lie, guarded.” – Alexander Pope

7.        “It doesn’t matter if you come from the inner city.  People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses.  It’s never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.” – Benjamin Carson

8.        “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” – Benjamin Franklin

9.        “Don’t make excuses, make good.” – Elbert Hubbard

10.    “Leadership – leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.” – Mitt Romney

11.    “There is a lie in between a promise and many excuses.” – Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

12.    “Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behavior, and they are classic excuses.” – Andrew Lansley

13.    “I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale

14.    “Every vice has its excuse ready.” – Publilius Syrus

15.    “Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits.  They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.” – Carlos Santana

16.    “The heart has its reasons but the mind makes the excuses.” – Amit Abraham

17.    “He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” – Gabriel Meurier

18.    “Negative thinking is subtle and deceptive.  It wears many faces and hides behind the mask of excuses.  It is important to strip away the mask and discover the real, root emotion.” – Robert H. Schuller

19.    “To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness.” – Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery

20.    “If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.” – Yiddish Proverb

21.    “Beast Mode doesn’t make excuses.  It doesn’t complain.  Whatever you’re doing, go out there and get it done.  Keep pushing.  If I have a bad game, I think about what I have to do to return to form.  Figure it out, go to sleep, and wake up a new man.” – Matt Kemp

22.    “Don’t use your past as an excuse, excuse your excuses and take action now!!! – Bernard Kelvin Clive

23.    “It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.” – William Arthur Ward

24.    “Kick the crutch out from under your excuses.” – Lorii Myers

25.    “We are all manufacturers.  Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.” – H.V. Adolt

26.    “One of my biggest influences of all time would probably be one of my soccer coaches, Coach Darlington, from high school.  He was always trying to get me to push myself really hard.  No excuses.  I always hated him, but it paid off.  I think that’s what life is all about… when you push through the hard stuff and it pays off.” – Jonny Weston

27.    “It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.” – John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

28.    “We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.” – Rudyard Kipling

29.    “If you really want to do it, you do it.  There are no excuses.” – Bruce Nauman

30.    “Do not make excuses, whether it’s your fault or not.” – George S. Patton

31.    “There aren’t nearly enough crutches in the world for all the lame excuses.” – Marcus Stroup

32.    “Everything is easier said than done.  Don’t give yourself that excuse.” – Sue Fitzmaurice