I think there's no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest of the world.
I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I'm a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good.
The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.
There is the natural tendency that all of us are vulnerable to, to deny unpleasant realities and to look for any excuse to push them away and resolve to think about them another day long in the future.
The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.
We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack of urgent prayer for God's presence in the power of the Holy Spirit.
I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity.
When you don't feel healthy, stop the excuses and do something. Just go outside, walk, breathe. Life's too short to fall into a rut. You are in charge of you - treat yourself well, and it'll show.
You can take what is handed to you and use it as an excuse to mess up. But I've always handled what was given to me by life. I consider myself lucky. I was never lied to. And I was loved.
I like learning things, and I like that writing comics is an excuse to look into new stuff and research and learn new things and hopefully put them in books.
Why choose to live a meaningless life of excuses and complains, when you already have what it takes to make some adjustments and press forward with courage and faith?
A positive change has never been a result of worrying, complaining and making excuses instead of focusing on manifesting your true destiny.
Success is always available to anyone who is willing to pay its affordable price. Stop making excuses.
If one is talking about a vile thing it is better to talk of it in coarse language; one is less likely to be seduced into excusing it.
No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.
There are only two kinds of employees that I've run across in 30 years. There are ones that get results, and ones that make excuses. If you're in that second camp, you're not going to like Dish.
Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
It takes a real man to make a true confession - a Chocolate Soldier will excuse or cloak his sin.
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.
The 'fear of change' excuse is something you see trotted out by organizations or management that believe customers are old, stupid, ignorant, and stubborn.
