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Parmi les ustensiles de la rhétorique, l'excuse est loin d'être le plus futile. Coiffée comme une figure de style, elle adopte toutes sortes d'allures et de textures. Élégante ou dépouillée, en béton ou bidon, elle peut être inventive ou irrecevable, bien tournée ou superficielle, sincère ou de pure forme.
Chacun de nous connaît des personnes incapables de s'excuser et d'autres qui le font à tout propos. Chacun de nous ctoie des personnes...
2) No Excuses
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The deadlocked election forces the principal parties to Washington as the intrigue deepens and the risks of exposure for those working behind the scenes becomes more dangerous. Jack follows his dad to the nation's capital in an attempt to help him win the prize of the Presidency, even as a case involving a sunken narco-sub with $65 million on it pulls him toward the Florida Keys, where renegade DEA agents are seeking to recover the cash. The lone...
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Explain away your bad at-bats and imperfect pitches-and have your friends laugh at the same time!
In Baseball's Best Excuses, author Joshua Shifrin takes a witty approach in helping baseball players make sense of their worst days on the diamond. The next time a player leads his or her team in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful performance with "The guy batting after me is terrible." Or after a bad pitching outing, players might try to...
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Explain away your bad shots-and have your friends laugh at the same time!
In Golf's Best Excuses, author Joshua Shifrin takes a witty approach in helping golfers make sense of their worst days on the course. The next time a player goes down in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful round with "My golf clubs are too old." Or after a bad putt, golfers might try to explain the mishap with, "There were too many spike marks on the green."
Shifrin...
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EXCUSES ARE DRIVEN BY CHOICE AND CHOICE IS DRIVEN BY ONE'S MINDSET. MANY CONTINUE TO USE EXCUSES FOR NOT TAKING THE STEP TO LIVING A LIFE OF PURPOSE WITH MEANING. EXCUSES ARE THE WARM EMBRACE UNDER A FIERY FURNACE THAT LEAD TO NOWHERE-SOON THE FIRE BURNS ALL POTENTIAL. THE TIME IS NOW TO STEP INTO THE LIGHT, REALIZE THE POWER WITHIN, AND THE MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE THAT IS YOU.
In this book, Lincoln peels the onion of a few of the many excuses that...
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In late 2017 the #MeToo movement went viral, opening up an explosive conversation about rape culture around the globe. In the US, someone is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. More than 320,000 Americans over the age of twelve are sexually assaulted each year. One in thirty-three American men will be sexually assaulted or raped in his lifetime. Yet only 3 percent of rapists ever serve time in jail. Keyser explores the patriarchal constructs that...
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This was a labor of love. I would like to thank God for giving me the courage and strength to take a chance in putting this idea in print. And of course I thank my parents Dorothy and Robert Edwards for giving me the freedom to do my thing. And last but not least my brothers and friends. For giving me the fuel of excuses to keep this engine going and going and going.
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Quand un centre social devient un centre d'excuses, c'est la terre qui tourne à l'envers ! Deux pensionnaires sont régulièrement chargés de présenter des excuses pour les fautes qu'ils n'ont pas commises. Peu à peu, l'habitude aidant, ils présentent leurs excuses pour les fautes commises par les autres résidents. Lorsque les pouvoirs publics vont fermer ce centre insolite, les deux compères sans travail vont ouvrir une agence spécialisée...
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A guided meditation designed to help you GET THINGS DONE! Want a successful life? Want to feel accomplished? You must change your mindset! In this guided meditation, you will achieve more, feel more confident and tackle your projects and dreams, head on. Instead of feeling unmotivated, fearful and distracted, you will walk in a straight, focused and committed line. Give Up Your Excuses, comes with two valuable 'extras': 1. 2 different endings. Besides...
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No Excuses Self-Discipline: A Guide on How to Develop Solid Self-Discipline to Achieve Your Goals and Success in Life
When it comes to achieving success and your goals in life, having enormous talents and skills, and good fortune can help. However, everyone would definitely agree that those are not the only ingredients for success. A lot of successful people were able to achieve success and accomplish their goals simply because they have self-discipline...
14) Pas d'excuses !
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Parce qu'il n'y a pas d'excuses à ne pas avoir la vie que vous souhaitez Vous voulez apporter des changements dans votre vie, mais vous vous dites que vous n'avez pas le temps, que ce n'est pas le bon moment et que, de toute façon, ça ne marchera pas? Êtes-vous de ceux qui se trouvent toujours des excuses pour ne pas passer à l'action? Eh bien, ce petit guide est fait pour vous! Truffé de méthodes adaptées à toutes les situations et de trucs...
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Excuses: Everyone uses them to cover for their failures, insecurities, and laziness. But, there's a problem: excuses are just that. Excuses. They are no physical manifestation, but just a figment of our imagination. But if you're going to be living in an imaginary world, why not make your excuses something that's actually productive?
Author Nijel James argues that excuses stop people from making progress on their own terms and that by utilizing a...
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Get the Summary of Brian Tracy's No Excuses in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Most people think success comes from good luck or enormous talent, but many successful people achieve their accomplishments in a simpler way: through self-discipline. Brian Tracy knows this firsthand. He didn't graduate from high school, and after working for a few years as a laborer, he realized he had limited...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Brian Tracy's No Excuses.
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) Before seeking success, you must know yourself and what your ideal future looks like. Define your own idea of what success is.
2) Success is not about luck. It can be predicted and achieved through actions. Many successful people started out poor. The basic principle is that nature does not play favorites. You reap what you sow, so putting in the hard work will...
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