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e.g. You'll have to excuse her rudeness: she is tired and still in pain.
e.g. I request that you excuse me from jury duty due to my extenuating circumstances.
e.g. You cannot just give me any excuse for your tardiness everyday.
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"Discipline is what you must have to resist the lure of excuses." -- Brian Tracy
"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure." -- Don Wilder
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself." -- Henry Ward Beecher
"If you want something bad enough, you will find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse." -- Nicki Keohohou
"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses. " -- William Arthur Ward
"Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses." -- Brian Tracy
"Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can." -- Willis R Whitney
"The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse." -- John Mason
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