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Owing to laziness,lie and excuses man loses both fame and fortune. – Hafiz Muhammad Qasim	added by hafizqasim05 1 month ago
If someone invested half the effort they spend on making excuses into their endeavors, they would probably succeed without needing excuses for their failures. – Sir. Barron Qasem II	added by Aeqasem 8 months ago
I can handle any policy position that they take, because sometimes, most of the time, I’m with them, but when I’m not, I’m not. … But none of that excuses the lack of clarity, or putting us in a position where we vote, and then there’s a change of heart. That’s very unhelpful. – Dan Kildee	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There are zero excuses for my actions that night. – Gregg Berhalter	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Don't hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did. – Christopher McCandless	added by Normando 2 years ago
I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments. I am so sorry, i sincerely apologize to the people I hurt with my words: to my colleagues, their families, especially to Mike, Sean and your son. As a mother, I know better and I am sorry. I am truly ashamed. I know this is the result of my own actions. I am sorry to your entire family for putting you through this. – Nury Martinez	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I also condemned the 570 riots that occurred during the summer. So many people ignored those. The lieutenant governor has made excuses for those rioters saying ‘Well what do you expect? They’re frustrated,' if you want to talk about rioting, we should take a look at what happened in Kenosha. The day after the first night of rioting, when a used car lot was set on fire, instead of trying to calm things down, the lieutenant governor gave a press conference. – Ron Johnson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The White House proclaimed the pandemicis over, but as the Pentagon just reiterated, the purge continues, as they systematically drive out of the Coast Guard [and all branches of the military] the best and the brightest, like LTJG Stone and our other plaintiffs, meanwhile, they use cookie-cutter form denial letters citing nonsensical excuses for their religiousdiscrimination. For example, they told LTJG Stone that he was not 'worldwide deployable' due to his unvaccinated status, despite the fact that he had just completedfourworldwide deployments, during which time he missed not a single day of work while no less than12%of his fully vaccinated shipmates were quarantined with COVID. – Steve Crampton	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
My colleagues can make up all sorts of excuses as to why they decided to change their vote for this bill. – Jon Tester	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He got it done, sometimes with the needed support, sometimes without. So will it be with his son, you will get no excuses from me. – Marcos Jr.	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I once knew a man who saw what little had been achieved since independence. In a land of people with the greatest potential for achievement, and yet they were poor. But he got it done. Sometimes with needed support, sometimes without. So will it be with his son -- you will get no excuses from me. – Marcos Jr.	Found on CNN 2 years ago
When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. – unknown	added by unochickie 2 years ago
In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough. – unknown	added by unochickie 2 years ago
To say the Rivian story has been disappointing to us( and the Street) so far would be an understatement, it does seem the corner has been slowly turned. However... they need to start delivering models to customers and stop the excuses. – Dan Ives	Found on CNN 2 years ago
For me, personally, it’s a big adjustment. You don’t know who’s playing and who’s out. Who’s starting and who’s not. Something I’m not accustomed to. But like I said, I make no excuses. I own whatever it is, play whoever is playing and try to make the best out of it. – Russell Westbrook	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Your guy’s gotta pick you up and carry you through Jacksonville, he has to do it. Not an option. Has to. No excuses, no explanations. – Jim Irsay	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I can list a bunch of different things but they'd all be excuses. I think overall the reason why now is I got to a place where I didn't think I was ever going to share this. I got to a place where I'd rather die than think I was gay. – Colton Underwood	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The administration can only do what the administration can do, they can't and should not anticipate future roadblocks and use those as excuses not to do something. They've got to use every tool they've got access to. – Sam Ricketts	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This has gone on long enough. There is no reason to keep The Capitol closed and to continue enforcing the draconian mask mandate, the Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen The Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal. – Andy Biggs	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I want to apologize for my actions, there are no excuses for my behavior, which I sincerely regret. I also want to say how deeply sorry I am to anyone who was upset by the video. I would like to assure everyone that our two cats are perfectly fine and healthy. Five Eritrean soccer players are missing after failing to show up for practice Tuesday amid a tournament in Uganda, officials said. – Kurt Zouma	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I have sinned, I have broken the law, and I have no excuses. – Mary Margaret Kreuper	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
One always blamed the other, if you talked to Sherman McCrary, Sherman McCrary would say it was Carl who was the main guy while he was just along for the ride. But if you talked to Carl, it was the opposite. But I never really heard any kind of remorse. There was a lot of bragging, sidestepping and excuses. But there was never a moment of ‘ I ’m sorry, I do n’t know what came over me, I feel bad for the families and the victims. ’ There was never anything like that. – Trooper Entertainment -RRB- Fanciulli	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It was just about, ‘keep competing’ — that’s the culture that we’ve established around here, no matter who is on the floor or who is out, no excuses and continue to play the game the right way. – Tyronn Lue	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This crushing report shows Democrats' spending has pushed Bidenflation to achieve the highest prices in 40 years, killing family budgets and wiping out three years of wage gains, no one is buying Democrats' excuses : The American people are suffering as The American people watch this Administration refuse to lift a finger to help The American people out of this crisis. – Kevin Brady	Found on CNN 3 years ago

Owing to laziness,lie and excuses man loses both fame and fortune.

– Hafiz Muhammad Qasim

added by hafizqasim05
1 month ago

If someone invested half the effort they spend on making excuses into their endeavors, they would probably succeed without needing excuses for their failures.

– Sir. Barron Qasem II

added by Aeqasem
8 months ago

I can handle any policy position that they take, because sometimes, most of the time, I’m with them, but when I’m not, I’m not. … But none of that excuses the lack of clarity, or putting us in a position where we vote, and then there’s a change of heart. That’s very unhelpful.

– Dan Kildee

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are zero excuses for my actions that night.

– Gregg Berhalter

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Don't hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did.

– Christopher McCandless

added by Normando
2 years ago

I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments. I am so sorry, i sincerely apologize to the people I hurt with my words: to my colleagues, their families, especially to Mike, Sean and your son. As a mother, I know better and I am sorry. I am truly ashamed. I know this is the result of my own actions. I am sorry to your entire family for putting you through this.

– Nury Martinez

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I also condemned the 570 riots that occurred during the summer. So many people ignored those. The lieutenant governor has made excuses for those rioters saying ‘Well what do you expect? They’re frustrated,' if you want to talk about rioting, we should take a look at what happened in Kenosha. The day after the first night of rioting, when a used car lot was set on fire, instead of trying to calm things down, the lieutenant governor gave a press conference.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The White House proclaimed the pandemicis over, but as the Pentagon just reiterated, the purge continues, as they systematically drive out of the Coast Guard [and all branches of the military] the best and the brightest, like LTJG Stone and our other plaintiffs, meanwhile, they use cookie-cutter form denial letters citing nonsensical excuses for their religiousdiscrimination. For example, they told LTJG Stone that he was not 'worldwide deployable' due to his unvaccinated status, despite the fact that he had just completedfourworldwide deployments, during which time he missed not a single day of work while no less than12%of his fully vaccinated shipmates were quarantined with COVID.

– Steve Crampton

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

My colleagues can make up all sorts of excuses as to why they decided to change their vote for this bill.

– Jon Tester

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He got it done, sometimes with the needed support, sometimes without. So will it be with his son, you will get no excuses from me.

– Marcos Jr.

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I once knew a man who saw what little had been achieved since independence. In a land of people with the greatest potential for achievement, and yet they were poor. But he got it done. Sometimes with needed support, sometimes without. So will it be with his son -- you will get no excuses from me.

– Marcos Jr.

Found on CNN
2 years ago

When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

– unknown

added by unochickie
2 years ago

In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people's, we do not accept them easily enough.

– unknown

added by unochickie
2 years ago

To say the Rivian story has been disappointing to us( and the Street) so far would be an understatement, it does seem the corner has been slowly turned. However... they need to start delivering models to customers and stop the excuses.

– Dan Ives

Found on CNN
2 years ago

For me, personally, it’s a big adjustment. You don’t know who’s playing and who’s out. Who’s starting and who’s not. Something I’m not accustomed to. But like I said, I make no excuses. I own whatever it is, play whoever is playing and try to make the best out of it.

– Russell Westbrook

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Your guy’s gotta pick you up and carry you through Jacksonville, he has to do it. Not an option. Has to. No excuses, no explanations.

– Jim Irsay

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I can list a bunch of different things but they'd all be excuses. I think overall the reason why now is I got to a place where I didn't think I was ever going to share this. I got to a place where I'd rather die than think I was gay.

– Colton Underwood

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The administration can only do what the administration can do, they can't and should not anticipate future roadblocks and use those as excuses not to do something. They've got to use every tool they've got access to.

– Sam Ricketts

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This has gone on long enough. There is no reason to keep The Capitol closed and to continue enforcing the draconian mask mandate, the Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen The Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal.

– Andy Biggs

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I want to apologize for my actions, there are no excuses for my behavior, which I sincerely regret. I also want to say how deeply sorry I am to anyone who was upset by the video. I would like to assure everyone that our two cats are perfectly fine and healthy. Five Eritrean soccer players are missing after failing to show up for practice Tuesday amid a tournament in Uganda, officials said.

– Kurt Zouma

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I have sinned, I have broken the law, and I have no excuses.

– Mary Margaret Kreuper

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

One always blamed the other, if you talked to Sherman McCrary, Sherman McCrary would say it was Carl who was the main guy while he was just along for the ride. But if you talked to Carl, it was the opposite. But I never really heard any kind of remorse. There was a lot of bragging, sidestepping and excuses. But there was never a moment of ‘ I ’m sorry, I do n’t know what came over me, I feel bad for the families and the victims. ’ There was never anything like that.

– Trooper Entertainment -RRB- Fanciulli

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was just about, ‘keep competing’ — that’s the culture that we’ve established around here, no matter who is on the floor or who is out, no excuses and continue to play the game the right way.

– Tyronn Lue

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This crushing report shows Democrats' spending has pushed Bidenflation to achieve the highest prices in 40 years, killing family budgets and wiping out three years of wage gains, no one is buying Democrats' excuses : The American people are suffering as The American people watch this Administration refuse to lift a finger to help The American people out of this crisis.

– Kevin Brady

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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