“ One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure. ”
- Robert Townsend- Copy
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“ You can give in to the failure messages and be a bitter deadbeat of excuses. Or you can choose to be happy and positive and excited about life. ”
- A.L. Williams- Copy
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“ We have more strength than will; and when we say things are impossible, it is often just excuses we make for ourselves. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
- 2.5K
“ We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses. ”
- H. V. Adolt- Copy
- 2.1K
“ There are many excuses for the person who made the mistake of confounding money and wealth. Like many others they mistook the sign for the thing signified. ”
- Millicent Garrett Fawcett- Copy
- 2.9K
“ The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself. ”
- Henry Ward Beecher- Copy
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“ The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top. ”
- O. J. Simpson- Copy
- 1.8K
“ The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ”
- Napoleon Hill- Copy
- 1.4K
“ It is wise to direct your anger towards problems — not people; to focus your energies on answers — not excuses. ”
- William Arthur Ward- Copy
- 2.4K
“ Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. ”
- George Washington Carver- Copy
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“ If I remember right there are five excuses for drinking: the visit of a guest, present thirst, future thirst, the goodness of the wine, and any other excuse you choose! ”
- Pete Sermond- Copy
- 2.2K
“ A losing football team looks at excuses. A championship football team looks at solutions. ”
- Jimmy Johnson- Copy
- 3.9K
“ He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
- 2.4K
“ Ignorance of the law excuses no man: Not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him. ”
- John Selden- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don't continue the art because they can't make a living. ”
- Bill Dixon- Copy
- 1K
“ 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. ”
- Lord Byron- Copy
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