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We are alone with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey when I say that man is condemned to be free. Condemned because he did not create himself; yet, in other respects, if free, because, once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. Jean-Paul Sartre
God excuse: the last refuge of man with no answers and no argument – it came from God! George Carlin
Several excuses are always less convincing than one. Aldous Huxley
Never ruin an apology with an excuse. Benjamin Franklin
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Henry Ward Beecher
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. George Washington
There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were. Nina Simone
And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself. Murray Walker, motor racing commentary
Good taste is the excuse I’ve always given for leading such a bad life. Oscar Wilde
The world used us as an excuse to go mad. George Harrison
EXCUSE MY DUST Dorothy Parker, proposed inscription for gravestone, 1925
The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse. Jules Renard
Any excuse will serve a tyrant. Aesop
A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself. Gertrude Stein
I’d been ill and hadn’t trained for a week and I’d been out of the team for three weeks before that, so I wasn’t sharp. I got cramp before half-time as well. But I’m not one to make excuses. Clinton Morrison
If … sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defence. Niccolo Machiavelli