To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing

To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a perversity often indulged in by artists, husbands, intellectuals — and critics of the Womens Movement. – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

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The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours — it is an amazing journey — and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. – Bob Moawad

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He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. – Benjamin Franklin

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He who excuses himself accuses himself. – Gabriel Meurier, Trésor des sentences

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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. – Marcus Fabius Quintilian

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