Making Excuses Quotes

“Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they readily supply one.”
― Daniel Gilbert

“Bullshit," Salander said again. "Gottfried isn't the only kid who was ever mistreated. That doesn't give him the right to murder women. He made that choice himself. And the same is true of Martin.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

“I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior we would just say, "I was an asshole. Sure, there were reasons behind it, but that doesn't matter.”
― Colin Quinn, The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America

“The Vikings thought they were big shots because they had boats. You know how obnoxious people get when they own a boat. They always want to go on the boat. "We're taking the boat out this weekend. It's supposed to be beautiful. Why don't you come? You never come. You're always working. You know how many people wish they would get invited to come on the boat? And you turn it down.”
― Colin Quinn, The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America

“Those who make excuses, don't make progress.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Excuses proclaim an unwillingness to change.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“If now we attend to ourselves on occasion of any transgression of duty, we shall find that we in fact do not will that our maxim should be universal law, for that is impossible for us; on the contrary, we will that the opposite should remain a universal law, only we assume the liberty of making an exception in our own favor or (just for this time only) in favor of our inclination. Consequently, if we considered all cases from one and the same point of view, namely, that of reason, we should find a contradiction in our own will, namely, that a certain principle should be objectively necessary as a universal law, and yet subjectively should not be universal, but admit of exceptions. As, however, we at one moment regard our action from the point of view of a will wholly conformed to reason, and then again look at the same action from the point of view of a will affected by inclination, there is not really any contradiction, but an antagonism of inclination to the precept of reason, whereby the universality of the principle is changed into mere generality, so that the practical principle of reason shall meet the maxim half way. Now, although this cannot be justified in our own impartial judgement, yet it proves that we do really recognize the validity of the categorical imperative and (with all respect for it) only allow ourselves a few exceptions which we think unimportant and forced from us.”
― Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

“An archer must never blame a target for missing it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Excuses are things like sausages stuffed with reason, in the skin of a lie.”
― Kianu Starr

“I don't have much time' is a lousy excuse. There is always time, what we you don't have is the skills to manage the time.”
― Alahdal A. Hussein

“Excuses proclaim an unwillingness to learn.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, The Path to a Meaningful Life

“There is no perfect time to do anything. No matter what point in your life you've reached, we can always find a reason not to do something.”
― Andrew Pacholyk, Barefoot ~ A Surfer's View of the Universe