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It's like some weird excuse for high school kids to vomit. It's not good. It's stupid. I'm sure that's not what St. Patrick's Day is supposed to be about, but who knows.

~Frances Mcdormand

Topics: About Day Excuse Good High High School Kids Knows Like School School Kids Some Stupid Supposed Sure Vomit Weird Who

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Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Always Everything Excuse Had Impossible Lead Means Merely Nothing Nothing Is Impossible Often Say Should Sufficient Things Ways Will

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I don't believe that a piece of paper will excuse my actions. In the end, only my actions will.

~Frank Abagnale

Topics: Actions Believe End Excuse In The End Only Paper Piece Will

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Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?

~Frank Moore Colby

Topics: Adventure Cast Day Dies Down Every Every Man Excuse Great He Heart His Hour Inquisitive Longer Man Ought Question Shadow Shall Sun Through Without

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The people who come to work deserve to be paid properly, and there's no excuse. I could understand someone making a small error, but sometimes people make systematic errors, and that's not right.

~Fred Deluca

Topics: Come Could Deserve Error Errors Excuse Make Making No Excuse Paid People Properly Right Small Someone Sometimes Systematic Understand Who Work

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We're not a racist organization, because we understand that racism is an excuse used for capitalism, and we know that racism is just - it's a byproduct of capitalism.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Because Capitalism Excuse Just Know Organization Racism Understand Used

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Now my poor hometown is being castigated as the center of an IRS scandal. Humble workers at the Cincinnati office targeted Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny when those groups applied for tax-exempt status. There's no conceivable excuse for that. It was deeply, deeply wrong.

~Gail Collins

Topics: Applied Being Center Cincinnati Conservative Deeply Excuse Groups Hometown Humble Irs Now Office Organizations Other Party Poor Scandal Scrutiny Special Status Targeted Tea Tea Party Those Workers Wrong

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This whole science thing of working out if players are a little bit tired just gives you an excuse to leave them out.

~Gary Lineker

Topics: Bit Excuse Gives Just Leave Little Little Bit Out Players Science Them Thing Tired Whole Working You

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I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.

~Gary Oldman

Topics: Another Back Call Coping Could Drank Drink Excuse Just Like Look Mechanism Much Person Terrible Thing Today Too Too Much Would You

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I think I do have a sort of terrible propensity for boredom and for being bored, even though I am absolutely of the opinion that one shouldn't be bored and that there is no excuse for it and that it is a personal failing.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Absolutely Am Being Bored Boredom Even Excuse Failing No Excuse Opinion Personal Propensity Sort Terrible Think Though I Think I Am

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