A Quote by Marilyn vos Savant

[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
American - Writer
Born: August 11, 1946

Commit to stop making excuses. When we make excuses, we lie to ourselves and continue bad habits.

Joyce Meyer

If you don't like to make excuses or apologies, stop making promises.

Evan Esar

I found people that were willing to push me. I was like, 'These are my goals. I need you to get me here.' I don't need any excuses. I won't make any excuses. I'm over making excuses.

Julie Ertz

Do you find yourself making excuses when you do not perform? Shed the excuses and face reality. Excuses are the loser's way out. They will mar your credibility and stunt your personal growth.

Alexander Pope

When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill.

Condoleezza Rice

I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.

Tony Abbott

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away,If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy..!

Oprah Winfrey

When you stop making excuses and you work hard and go hard you will be very successful.

DJ Khaled

Here's an idea: eat like an adult. Stop eating fast food, stop eating kid's cereal, knock it off with all the sweets and comfort foods, and ease up on the snacking. And don't act like you don't know this: eat more vegetables and fruits. Really, how difficult is this? Stop with the whining. Stop with the excuses. Act like an adult and stop eating like a television commercial. Grow up.

Dan John

What if i fail?" ...the more profound question is, "what if i never fail?" "Stop making excuses and start managing your fear.

David Meerman Scott

I've got all this stuff in my head at the same time as I'm doing stuff and I don't know how to stop or slow down.

will.i.am

The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.

Erica Jong

I felt like I'd spent many years making excuses for my executives and making excuses for political candidates I was representing and their views, when some of those political views, in my mind, were very distasteful.