79 Excuses Quotes

Sri Dhanya
Mar 14, 2023 By Sri Dhanya
Originally Published on Feb 28, 2023
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Making excuses can squash your dreams by making you procrastinate.

Procrastination leads to zero productivity and thus results in irritation and frustration. So, it is best not to waste time and to start working hard to fulfil your dreams.

There are multiple reasons to stop making excuses. Steering clear of excuses can inspire you to take action and make positive changes in your life.

It can provide you with some much-needed motivation when you're feeling down or discouraged. The quotes listed below can help you see the silver lining in every situation, no matter how challenging it may be. These quotes can remind you that you're not alone in your struggles and that there's always hope for a better tomorrow.

They can give you the strength to keep going when things get tough. Moreover, they can help you find the good things in challenges life throws your way, which can make them a lot more bearable.

In short, these quotes can provide you with the inspiration and motivation you need to live your best life. So, if you're looking for a little pick-me-up, be sure to check out some of these quotes. You might just find the perfect one to help you get through whatever challenges you're currently facing.

Stop Making Excuses Quotes

Challenges usually demotivate people, tempting them to choose laziness, and everything suddenly seems impossible. Here are some stop-making-excuses quotes that can help you stay motivated.

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."

-Benjamin Franklin.

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."

-George Washington.

"When you are good at making excuses, it is hard to excel at anything else."

-John L. Mason.

"If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses."

-Bruce Nauman.

"A difficulty is the excuse history never accepts."

-Edward R. Murrow.

"Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them."

-John Wooden.

"99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."

-George Washington Carver.

"We have more ability than willpower, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible."

-François de la Rochefoucauld.

"Excuses are a powerful thing. One excuse can negate 100 opportunities."

-Bobby Darnell.

"What we need to understand is that once we rely on using excuses as a way out, they take a life of their own."

-Peter Lopez Jr.

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

-O.J. Simpson.

"There are only two options: Make progress or make excuses."

- Tony Robbins.

"Don’t make excuses. Make things happen. Make changes. Then make history."

-Doug Hall.

"At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets."

-Dr. Steve Maraboli.

"An excuse is nothing more than a self-imposed roadblock."

-C.C. Chapman.

"Don't make excuses if you want something so desperately you'd go the extra mile to acquire your dreams."

-Malike E Nura.

Relationship Excuses Quotes

Most people lose hope in a relationship after they've gone through a bad one. Things happen in life, and these relationship excuses quotes can help you understand that having a relationship failed one is not impossible. Here are some relationship excuses quotes to help you get over your toxic relationships.

"Don't waste your precious time on someone who doesn't even try. If they truly love you, they'll find ways, not excuses."

-Ritu Ghatourey.

"When you really matter to someone, that person will always make time for you. No excuses, no lies, and no broken promises."

-Heaven J. Fox, Fitting In: (Is Hard to Do).

"A relationship cannot grow on excuses. It cannot thrive where one partner never wants to accept a single blame for everything that goes wrong."

-Terry Mark.

"Stop making excuses for someone's behavior; allow your intuition to save you from heartache."

-Rashida Rowe.

"We should fight for our relationships, but if fighting means ripping yourself to shreds and piggybacking all his demons, you need to leave."

-Tara Love.

"As soon as they give you an excuse for not being with you MOVE ON because they've rejected you."

-Sonya Parker.

"You create more space in your life when you turn your excess baggage to garbage."

-Chinonye J. Chidolue.

"Once you realize that you're the only person holding yourself back, you'll stop making excuses and you'll start making changes."

-Sonya Parker.

"You left me without any reason, don't come back with an excuse."

-Mohammad Idrus.

"Imperfection is simply not a good enough excuse to have someone keep hurting you just because they feel like it."

-Pandora Poikilos.

"Our heart is the greatest cheater in the world. It makes thousands of different excuses to staying in touch with the people we love."

-Tinku Razoria.

Workout Excuses Quotes

We often get to listen to a poor excuse when it comes to people skipping fitness routines. There is always a time to blame something for skipping a workout session. Here are some workout excuses quotes to inspire you. Read these workout excuses quotes for some fitness motivation.

“Excuses are for people who don't want it bad enough.”

- The Mindset Journey.

“Every vice has its excuse ready.”

— Publilius Syrus

“Excuses don’t burn calories.”

“Gains and excuses can not co-exist.”

“Be committed and accept no excuses. Put in the work. Achieve.”

“You can make excuses or you can lift.”

“Train hard instead of complaining and making excuses.”

“Less excuses. More weights.”

Inspirational No Excuses Quotes

Here are some inspirational no excuses quotes to motivate you.

"Everyone has doubts and negative thoughts. It is , however, what you choose to do with those thoughts that matters."

― Ken Sayles, Coach, Run, Win.

"The plan is to never pick a fight, but the promise is to never back down from one."

― Lakshya Bharadwaj.

"What happened before does not determine what will happen next. YOU DO."

― Toni Sorenson.

"Uncomplicate it. Don’t make excuses. Some of life’s biggest heartaches come from missed opportunities and lame excuses. Don’t miss out on what could be the best chapter in your life because you’re too busy rereading the last one."

– Kandi Steiner.

"We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness".

-Margaret Fuller.

"Awesome people don't make excuses or blame others for their own failures, mistakes, or letdowns. They stand by their decisions and make adjustments, not excuses."

-Ricardo Housham.

"Tomorrow. A mystical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation, and achievement is stored."

-Sir Ken Robinson.

"If it is important to you you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse."

-Dr. Vivek Bindra.

"Excuses are lies wrapped up in reasons."

-Howard Wright.

"An excuse is a way of promising ourselves that we will have the same issue again."

-Henry Cloud.

"Excuses are the nails used to build the house of failure."

-Jim Rohn.

"The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses."

– G. M. Trevelyan.

"Most people who haven’t reached their potential have a long list of excuses for why they haven’t."

-Jason Harvey.

"Someone may have all the technical knowledge, scientific intellect, and business know-how, but when he/she decides to choose laziness, excuses, procrastination, complaining and other bad attitudes, his/her relevance is meaningless."

-Israelmore Ayivor.

"Sometimes you don’t need to hear their excuses or what they have to say for themselves because their actions already spoke the truth."

-Unknown*

“We are our own victim and our own saviour; the rest are mere excuses.”

― Omar Cherif.

“Let today be the day where you rise above the excuses.”

― Hiral Nagda.

“Where can you find opportunities? Dissect your excuses and you will find opportunities in abundance.”

― T. Jay Taylor.

“When you are just interested in something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed, you accept only results, not excuses.”

― Ken Blanchard.

“Be less focused about making excuses and focus more on making moves.”

― Germany Kent.

“Don't pour excuses on your dreams. Pour unbreakable determination and unshakable commitment to make it yours.”

― Hiral Nagda.

“Find something you love and go for it with all your heart. No excuses, no plan B. Never settle for anything less than you know you can do. It will be hard, but I promise it will be worth it.”

― Charlotte Eriksson.

“Excellence prospers in the absence of excuses.”

― Lorii Myers, No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book.

"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."

-Henry Ward Beecher.

"Once your excuses are gone, you’ll simply have to settle for being awesome."

-Lorii Myers.

"Your excuses are just the lies your fears have sold you."

-Robin Sharma.

"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse."

-Florence Nightingale.

"Essentially there are two actions in life: Performance and excuses. Make a decision as to which he will accept from yourself."

-Steve Brown.

"It is easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success."

-John C. Maxwell.

"Several excuses are always less convincing than one."

– Aldous Huxley.

"The heart has its reasons but the mind makes the excuses."

– Amit Abraham.

"Excuses are things like sausages stuffed with reason, in the skin of a lie."

– Kianu Starr.

"If you tell me before, it’s a reason. If you tell me after, it’s an excuse."

– Carlos Wallace.

"He didn’t seem to realize that three excuses were as good as no excuse."

– Ann Brashares.

"You can blame outside factors or make excuses about why things didn’t work out, but that doesn’t change anything."

– Chris Gardner.

"You have got nothing. Great, start from nothing. But don't give excuses. Give passion. Give fire. Give commitment."

― Hiral Nagda.

"Successful people are so busy getting things done that they don’t have time to make excuses."

― Frank Sonnenberg, 'The Path to a Meaningful Life'.

"When you lock your excuses, you unlock your limitlessness."

― Hiral Nagda.

"People aspire, learn, and grow when they are ready to commit to the process."

― Lorii Myers, No Excuses, 'The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book'.

"Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them."

― Germany Kent.

"When a leader buys his own excuses, he also, unfortunately, sells them to his team."

― Orrin Woodward.

"Don't use your past history as an excuse to be miserable. Use your past as a testament to show the world just how far you have come."

― Miya Yamanouchi.

"Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses."

― Mitt Romney.

"Taking on too much of other people's drama is just a poor excuse for not taking ownership and control over your own life."

-José N. Harris.

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