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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.

~Barbara Jordan

Topics: Am Beyond Control Exchange Excuse Must Philosophy Responsibility I Am

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We excuse movies like 'Independence Day' that really lack logic and say, 'It doesn't make any sense, but it's a ride.' I thought a movie was a movie and a ride was a ride.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Any Day Excuse Independence Independence Day Lack Like Logic Make Movie Movies Really Ride Say Sense Thought

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Do awards change careers? Well, I haven't heard of many stories where that's the case. It's a fun excuse to meet colleagues and celebrate people who've done well that year in certain people's eyes, and it's nothing more than that.

~Benedict Cumberbatch

Topics: Awards Careers Case Celebrate Certain Change Colleagues Done Excuse Eyes Fun Heard Many Meet More Nothing People Stories Than Well Where Year

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The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Absent Excuse Fault Never Nor Present Without

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Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.

~Benjamin Jowett

Topics: Achieve Achieved Any Excuse Idleness Mere Never Research Results Slightest Value Will

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Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Been Destruction Excuse Insight Love Made Mass Mass Destruction Means Our Persecution Religions Scientific Teach Used

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Mentorship has been an excuse not to promote women.

~Beth Brooke

Topics: Been Excuse Promote Women

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I love dressing up around the holidays! My friends also really like to get dressed up. It's an excuse to get fancy.

~Beth Riesgraf

Topics: Also Around Dressed Dressing Excuse Fancy Friends Get Holidays Like Love Really Up I Love

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There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

~Bette Davis

Topics: Bravo Cannot Credulity Days Everybody Excuse Give Give Me Good Good Old Days Heroes Me New Now Old Old Days People Slick Them Today Touch Truth Villains Words You

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How strange to use 'You only live once' as an excuse to throw it away.

~Bill Copeland

Topics: Away Excuse How Live Once Only Strange Throw Use You

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