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There is no excuse for my actions. The only thing that led to what happened was my personal ignorance, agung is a sacred symbol for the Balinese. After studying the culture and religion of Bali, I realized my mistake. – Yuri Chilikin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Every single drop of water and every single snowflake is welcome, but it cannot be an excuse to kick that can down the road, to not make difficult decisions that have to be made. – Michael Bennet	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If there’s going to be a state that pioneers (protections against) caste discrimination, this is the perfect state. And if this state can show that it’s possible, there’s no excuse for any other state to not have (protections against) caste discrimination. – Tanuja Gupta	Found on CNN 1 year ago
He asked me to do his eulogy – excuse me, I shouldn’t say that, i spent time with Jimmy Carter, and it’s finally caught up with him. But they found a way to keep him going for a lot longer than they anticipated, because they found a breakthrough. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Being on the autism spectrum and especially on the low end does not excuse a person’s conduct. Autism is not a defense, william Isaacs knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew it was wrong. – Troy Edwards	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I was locked up and still got the bag whats your excuse. – Branden Condy	added by BrandenCondy 1 year ago
I was locked up and still got the bag whats your excuse. – Branden Condy	added by BrandenCondy 1 year ago
The fact that our traditional methodologies were developed for people with White skin meant that these nurse practitioners could not detect reported abuse accurately, there is a better methodology out there for women with dark skin pigmentation and we need to distribute it throughout the country so that there’s no excuse to not use the right equipment for the right women. – Nancy La Vigne	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Because of the difficulties encountered in attempting to reach a timely contractual arrangement with Mr. Barnes, we felt it appropriate to seek out other African American authors to speak at the schools. the contract statement is an excuse the Hoover School District wants to hide behind for their horrible and unpopular decision. – Dee Fowler	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The contract statement is an excuse the Hoover School District wants to hide behind for their horrible and unpopular decision, several emails confirmed Derrick’s appearance. I requested a $500 advance for Derrick’s travel and the check was received within seven days, a sign that an agreement was in place for Derrick’s appearance. – Patrick Oliver	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When you think about those things that should be teed up and ready to go, this is one where in my view there’s really no excuse for why we should see further delay, this is something that’s been in the works that’s gone through so much process, across multiple administrations. – Lisa Murkowski	Found on CNN 1 year ago
i run from my dreams, romantic they are not. rather full of scream scenes, empty death masks, mutilated corpses, the walking dead, society in a mushroom. i run from my dreams and wake to pain without a god and without excuse – I will myself to move knowing i’m one step closer to death. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
Limit is the excuse of those people who don't have the ability of breaking it. – Prokash Singha	added by anonymous 1 year ago
Y’all did a poor job. There's no excuse for what you did. Period, it wasn't justified. There's plenty of evidence to pursue that. You just chose not to. This is another situation where the judicial system fails. That's all this is. – Dustin Woodward	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It’s unacceptable that the FBI continues to take a secretive approach, hiding behind classification as an excuse to withhold information that all Americans deserve to have. – Chuck Grassley	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Today, our federal law enforcement is being threatened. A federal judge is being threatened. Fresh threats of violence are rising everywhere, no patriotic American should excuse these threats or be intimidated by them. Our great nation must not be ruled by a mob provoked over social media. – Liz Cheney	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There's no excuse now, what I am looking for is a coordinated agency wide response at the executive level that is utilizing every tool and agency at their disposal to address the climate crisis. – Varshini Prakash	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You have fights, you have weapons being brought to school, you have drugs, you have all kinds of criminal activity at school. You put a bunch of people together in a close environment, things happen. It's just the way the world works. … You can't ignore what's happened at these schools and there's really no excuse not to have a school resource officer at every school. – Michael Verden	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The goal is to use your own body weight with no equipment … We’re trying to eliminate the excuse factor so that people can come into a program and conquer it. I think that creates self-confidence, as well as the desire to want to get up and do it again. – Brooke Burke	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I do not fault the airline in terms of their policies and procedures, there's never an excuse for dangerous behavior because it puts everyone in danger. – Julian Maha	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There's never an excuse for dangerous behavior because it puts everyone in danger. – Julian Maha	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When you go to redeem your mutual fund after many years, the company further fools that client by not giving back the money on high NAV date under the excuse of Signature Mismatch or some other absurd reasons. All mutual fund or SIP companies are fooling investors – Lakshheish M Patel	added by laksheishmpatel_2 1 year ago
Are you using your pain as an excuse or as a source of strength? – unknown	added by unochickie 1 year ago
The anti-Second Amendment crowd just looks for any excuse to ban guns in any way they can. – Daniel Defense	Found on CNN 1 year ago

There is no excuse for my actions. The only thing that led to what happened was my personal ignorance, agung is a sacred symbol for the Balinese. After studying the culture and religion of Bali, I realized my mistake.

– Yuri Chilikin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Every single drop of water and every single snowflake is welcome, but it cannot be an excuse to kick that can down the road, to not make difficult decisions that have to be made.

– Michael Bennet

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If there’s going to be a state that pioneers (protections against) caste discrimination, this is the perfect state. And if this state can show that it’s possible, there’s no excuse for any other state to not have (protections against) caste discrimination.

– Tanuja Gupta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He asked me to do his eulogy – excuse me, I shouldn’t say that, i spent time with Jimmy Carter, and it’s finally caught up with him. But they found a way to keep him going for a lot longer than they anticipated, because they found a breakthrough.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Being on the autism spectrum and especially on the low end does not excuse a person’s conduct. Autism is not a defense, william Isaacs knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew it was wrong.

– Troy Edwards

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I was locked up and still got the bag whats your excuse.

– Branden Condy

added by BrandenCondy
1 year ago

I was locked up and still got the bag whats your excuse.

– Branden Condy

added by BrandenCondy
1 year ago

The fact that our traditional methodologies were developed for people with White skin meant that these nurse practitioners could not detect reported abuse accurately, there is a better methodology out there for women with dark skin pigmentation and we need to distribute it throughout the country so that there’s no excuse to not use the right equipment for the right women.

– Nancy La Vigne

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Because of the difficulties encountered in attempting to reach a timely contractual arrangement with Mr. Barnes, we felt it appropriate to seek out other African American authors to speak at the schools. the contract statement is an excuse the Hoover School District wants to hide behind for their horrible and unpopular decision.

– Dee Fowler

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The contract statement is an excuse the Hoover School District wants to hide behind for their horrible and unpopular decision, several emails confirmed Derrick’s appearance. I requested a $500 advance for Derrick’s travel and the check was received within seven days, a sign that an agreement was in place for Derrick’s appearance.

– Patrick Oliver

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When you think about those things that should be teed up and ready to go, this is one where in my view there’s really no excuse for why we should see further delay, this is something that’s been in the works that’s gone through so much process, across multiple administrations.

– Lisa Murkowski

Found on CNN
1 year ago

i run from my dreams, romantic they are not. rather full of scream scenes, empty death masks, mutilated corpses, the walking dead, society in a mushroom. i run from my dreams and wake to pain without a god and without excuse – I will myself to move knowing i’m one step closer to death.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

Limit is the excuse of those people who don't have the ability of breaking it.

– Prokash Singha

added by anonymous
1 year ago

Y’all did a poor job. There's no excuse for what you did. Period, it wasn't justified. There's plenty of evidence to pursue that. You just chose not to. This is another situation where the judicial system fails. That's all this is.

– Dustin Woodward

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It’s unacceptable that the FBI continues to take a secretive approach, hiding behind classification as an excuse to withhold information that all Americans deserve to have.

– Chuck Grassley

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Today, our federal law enforcement is being threatened. A federal judge is being threatened. Fresh threats of violence are rising everywhere, no patriotic American should excuse these threats or be intimidated by them. Our great nation must not be ruled by a mob provoked over social media.

– Liz Cheney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's no excuse now, what I am looking for is a coordinated agency wide response at the executive level that is utilizing every tool and agency at their disposal to address the climate crisis.

– Varshini Prakash

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You have fights, you have weapons being brought to school, you have drugs, you have all kinds of criminal activity at school. You put a bunch of people together in a close environment, things happen. It's just the way the world works. … You can't ignore what's happened at these schools and there's really no excuse not to have a school resource officer at every school.

– Michael Verden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The goal is to use your own body weight with no equipment … We’re trying to eliminate the excuse factor so that people can come into a program and conquer it. I think that creates self-confidence, as well as the desire to want to get up and do it again.

– Brooke Burke

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I do not fault the airline in terms of their policies and procedures, there's never an excuse for dangerous behavior because it puts everyone in danger.

– Julian Maha

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's never an excuse for dangerous behavior because it puts everyone in danger.

– Julian Maha

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When you go to redeem your mutual fund after many years, the company further fools that client by not giving back the money on high NAV date under the excuse of Signature Mismatch or some other absurd reasons. All mutual fund or SIP companies are fooling investors

– Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheishmpatel_2
1 year ago

Are you using your pain as an excuse or as a source of strength?

– unknown

added by unochickie
1 year ago

The anti-Second Amendment crowd just looks for any excuse to ban guns in any way they can.

– Daniel Defense

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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