The heart has its reasons but the mind makes the excuses.

But protest that priests are ‘no worse’ than other groups or than men in general is a dire indictment of the profession. It is surprising that this attitude is championed by the Church authorities. Although the extent of the problem will continue to be debated, sexual abuse by Catholic priests is a fact. The reason...

Take excuses and procrastination as your enemies. Let them see you and frown their faces and bypass you without greetings. You will excel if you don’t internalize the habit of giving excuses.

No one will ever blame you for trying to get it right.

The immature person makes excuses to avoid the responsibility of his own potential. -Wade D. Sadlier

Some people are severely lonely, all they can do is accept the single life as an example of being free and happy.

Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.

Positive results are always inevitable when you refuse to live a life of fears, doubts, excuses, blames and procrastinations.

Regardless of the difficulties we may face individually, in our families, in our communities and in our nation, the old adage is still true – you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you cannot make both!

We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses; but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams.

Being a Christian is not an excuse to checkout from REALITY.

Idle hands are the devils greatest tools. But it’ll be good to notice that the tools sharpened by idle heads. You are idle because that’s the job your mind gave you!

Circumstances have been against me, I was worthy to be something much better than I have been. I admit I have never had a great love or a great friendship; but that is because I never met a man or a woman who were worthy of it; if I have not written any very good...

You won’t find your dream until you lose your excuses.

victimnoun ˈvik-təm 1. The moment you tell everyone you have a mental disorder, in order to excuse your behavior.

If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.

The first attempt may fail, but it does not create room for excuses.

Put some action on your good intentions!

There is a lie in between a promise and many excuses.

There is always time to die, but never time to live.

Some people will make nonsense excuses to avoid things they have no interest in doing.

Excuses are only for those who aren’t hungry enough for a positive change.

Uncomplicate it. Don’t make excuses. Some of life’s biggest heartaches come from missed opportunities and lame excuses. Don’t miss out on what could be the best chapter in your life because you’re too busy rereading the last one.

No more excuses or procrastination! Stop allowing your days to be stolen by busy nothingness and take calculated steps towards your goals.

What is perfect, anyway? The absence of perfection and the existence of human nature in place of something we want to do or we don’t want to do, is an excuse, not an exoneration.

Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in installments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day’s success.

It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.

Success is not as easy as winners make it look nor as hard as losers make it sound.

Lets not use obstacles as excuses for not achieving our dreams, use them as signs that the dream is worth it.

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.

Keep your handkerchief neat, and then you can be trusted with a bigger clothe. If you can’t manage few minutes, you are likely to waste 24 hours no matter how many times it’s given to you!

When aspirations are perceived to be achievable, ambition and drive can erase excuses.

Don’t always use PAIN that you receive as an excuse to GIVE PAIN…

But in any case, validity, offender self-reports have dubious validity, especially when the offender’s self-interest is at stake. The only rule for deception in sex offenders I have ever found is this: If it is in the offender’s best interests to lie, and if he can do it and not get caught, he will lie....

All you have is today. Never mourn for tomorrow that is past and gone. You don’t deserve to starve today of its pleasure and treasure. Feel happy!

When asked about sex, she said she had a headache. I said I have a pill for that. It’s called a Viagra, & I’d be willing to take it for her.

But all you see is the crap. So you don’t have to believe in anything. So you’ll have an excuse to fail.

Excuses are a time thief. Have a goal, accept responsibility, and take action!

Don’t use your past as an excuse, excuse your excuses and take action now!!!

True blessing comes in the dress of sweats, never delaying to wave bye to the excuses and procrastination. True blessing lies in hard work!

I don’t have time is the worst possible excuse for I’d rather be doing something else. You MAKE time! Whether it be family, friends or an activity, like reading it’s all in what you WANT to do. The heartbreaking moment is when you have extended time & devotion sometimes years with someone you knew to...

A person who buys excuses will soon attempt to sell them to others.

Essentially there are two actions in life: Performance and excuses. Make a decision as to which he will accept from yourself.

When you’re young, you can excuse many things, hoping they will strengthen with time.

You don’t need to think deeply before reaching out to the excuses to give. Just lose interest in it and you gain excuses at no cost!

Let’s make progress, not excuses.

I make no excuse for what happened. Drunkenness is never more than a symptom, not an absolute cause, and I realize that it would be wrong of me to try to defend myself. Nevertheless, there is at least the possibility of an explanation.

Humour is for them the all-consoling and (mark this) the all-excusing, grace of life. Hence, it is invaluable as a means of destroying shame. If a man simply lets others pay for him, he is ‘mean,’ but if he boasts of it in a jocular manner and twits his fellows with having been scored off,...

Decide to dream big dreams and make them happen. Never let procrastination and excuses squeeze your dreams to become small. Do it early and do it big!

Excuses will always be made, and blame will always fall on the other. Though the truth is before you, your own love will forever blind you from it. I will not lose you just to prove a point, nor to shatter your heart with the reality before you. Instead I will smile. I will live....