We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible. РFran̤ois de la Rochefoucauld

Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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

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