Best behavior & excuse Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Elderly gentlemen, gentle in all respects, kind to animals, beloved by children, and fond of music, are found in lonely corners of the downs, hacking at sandpits or tussocks of grass, and muttering in a blind, ungovernable fury elaborate maledictions which could not be extracted from them by robbery or murder. Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behavior not otherwise excusable.”

“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple courtesies...Rudeness, the absence of the sacrament of consideration, is but another mark that our time-is-money society is lacking in spirituality, if not also in its enjoyment of life.”

“The way one was brought up isn't an excuse for rude behavior.”

Way Women Behavior Excuse Rude

Author:Judith Martin

“Beware of the word 'friend'. It can often be used by men or the women that love them to excuse the most unfriendly behavior. Personally, when I'm picking friends, I like the ones who don't make me cry myself to sleep.”

Men Used Sleep Cry Behavior Excuse Often Is Unfriendly

Book:He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.”

Kind Simple Our Lives Expression Behavior Excuse Manners Feds Courtesy Gracious Excuse Me Kind Words

Author:Bill Vaughan

“Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.”

People Difficult Amount Easier Behavior Notes Come Up Excuse Stealing Posts Justify Cheating Cash Cheat Petty Small Amounts Post It Notes

Author:Dan Ariely

“By this point, it was clear she wasn't interested in continuing the relationship. What publication on earth would continue a relationship with a writer who would refuse to discuss her work with her editors? What publication would continue to publish a writer who attacked it on TV? What publication would continue to publish a writer who lied about it - on TV and to a Washington Post reporter? ... It's true: Ann is fearless, in person and in her writing. But fearlessness isn't an excuse for crappy writing or crappier behavior.”

Writing Persons Earth Clear Tvs Behavior Refuse Excuse Scary Fearless Posts Editors Continuing Reporters Publish Lied Publication Fearlessness

Author:Jonah Goldberg

“The kind of violence, looting, destruction that we saw from a handful of individuals in Baltimore, there's no excuse for that. That's not a statement. That's not politics. That's not activism. That's just criminal behavior.”

Kind Politics Individual Saws Violence Behavior Destruction Excuse Activism Criminals Statements Handful No Excuses Baltimore Looting Criminal Behavior

Author:Barack Obama

“I think it is important that independent government agencies be put in charge of investigating misconduct so that police departments are no longer allowed to police themselves. There is a conflict of interest there which, I believe, allows police to excuse their own behavior.”

Thinking Believe Important Government I Believe Interest Conflict Behavior Police Independent Excuse Agency Department Investigating Conflict Of Interest Police Department Misconduct Government Agencies

Author:Bernie Sanders

“Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be [used] to explain everything.”

Has Beens Used Term Behavior Excuse Phrases Introduction Psychoanalysis

Author:Sean Connery

“The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white - who find in that paranoid vision an excuse for counterproductive and ultimately self-destructive attitudes and behavior.”

Self Left Black White Attitude Vision Worst Behavior Bottom Excuse Envy Destructive Resentment Paranoid Tolls Self Destructive Black Or White Counterproductive

Author:Thomas Sowell

“The behavior of the Occupy Wall Street protesters has raised some curious questions about the continuing double standards in our society. When it comes to fascistic leftist behavior, our mainstream media overlooks and excuses it - while conservatives are demonized and blamed for every dead sparrow that falls from the sky.”

Fall Sky Streets Media Wall Behavior Standards Raised Excuse Curious Our Society Mainstream Continuing Double Standard Leftists Sparrows Mainstream Media Occupy Wall Street

Author:Jamie Glazov

“People behave badly and people are in prison and people are on death row, and there are no excuses for everybody's behavior, but most people are coming from abuse.”

People Behavior Abuse Prison Excuse Behave No Excuses Death Row

Author:Dylan McDermott

“In Europe, being an artist is a form of behavior. In America, it's an excuse for a form of behavior.”

America Form Artist Behavior Europe Excuse Being An Artist

Book:Novels, 1926-1929

Source: Novels, 1926-1929

“Excuses are the explanations we use for hanging on to behaviors we don't like about ourselves; they are self-defeating behaviors we don't know how to change. InExcuses Begone! I review 18 of the most common excuses people use, such as "I'm too busy, too old, too fat, too scared or it's going to take too long or be too difficult."”

People Knows Long Self Use Difficult Common Know How Behavior Busy Scared Excuse Fats Explanation Reviews Too Busy Hanging On Self Defeating Behavior

Author:Wayne Dyer

“I suppose I view my behavior in such a unique way. I frame it as an artist and maybe kind of make excuses for it. I suppose I romanticize my own life when I write. I always try to think whether it actually is quite romantic.”

Thinking Writing Trying Kind Artist Behavior Unique Excuse Be Kind

Author:Matthew Healy

“"Which is completely out-of-line behavior. Then you are wholly within your rights to stomp on their foot." "No," Delia said, over her shoulder. "Actually, you're not. Just excuse yourself as politely as possible, and get out of arm's reach." Kristy looked at me, shaking her head. "Stomp them." she said, under her breath. "Really."”

Said Lines Rights Feet Arms Behavior Breaths Excuse Shoulders Shaking

Author:Sarah Dessen

“I'm not sure that insecurity is a good enough excuse for that sort of behavior. We're all insecure, and I really think he's old enough to have discovered the reasons behind his insecurity, and do something about them." ...Lucy”

Thinking Reason Enough Behinds Behavior Excuse Not Sure Insecurity Good Enough Insecure Lucy

Author:Jane Green

“Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior”

Creativity Behavior Excuse No Excuses Obnoxious

Book:No Time to Die

Source: No Time to Die

“I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many women come from backgrounds where the pressure to be a good mother is so severe that if they can't do it, something really snaps.”

Ifs Mother Behavior Pressure Intention Careful Excuse Backgrounds Providing Severe Snaps Good Mother

Author:Caleb Carr

“It was never my intention to cause you pain. Whether you feel strongly or very little, that does not excuse thoughtless behavior." - Adam”

Feels Littles Doe Pain Causes Behavior Intention Excuse Adam

Author:Jacquelyn Frank

“He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.”

Found Behavior Excuse Insanity Irrational No Excuses

Book:Mistborn Trilogy

Source: Mistborn Trilogy

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