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Excuse Quotes

"I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

Excuse, Excuses, Mistakes, Woman

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"Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it."

Addison Mizner, American Architect

Excuse, Excuses, Ignorance, Law, Man

"Don't make excuses and Don't talk about it. Do it."

Melvyn Douglas, American Actor

Excuse, Excuses, Talk

"The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Excuse, Excuses, Man

"It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it."

Bobby Darin, American Musician

Excuse, Excuses, Practice, Singing

"Several excuses are always less convincing than one."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Excuse, Excuses

"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

Aesop, Greek Author

"Bad excuses are worse than none."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Excuse, Excuses

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse."

Thomas Szasz, American Psychologist

Excuse, Right, Wrongs

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