Quotes: Excuses

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.

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

I had made a decision early on that we were going to do the right things and that if they worked we were going to be very successful. And if for some reason they didn’t, all the claims and the protestations and the excuses wouldn’t make any difference.

I’m not going to say that every record I’ve put out was the greatest record in history, but I’d stand by even the bad ones. Don’t make excuses, make hits.

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don’t have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn’t pawn this off on anybody. I’m sorry it happened. And I hurt people.

Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.

Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses.

I’m not making any excuses. I got my butt kicked in certain games.

If the fans want me out, I’ll put my hands up and leave. Like a proper man. I won’t make excuses, I’ll leave.

People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.