“I attribute my success to this:—I never gave or took an excuse.”
“This was, I sometimes thought, the last gift my father gave me. And the best: His death stood out as the supreme-o excuse for fucking up, for being a successful fuck-up.”
“Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.”
“Do I attribute my success to hard work, or sunscreen? If you want the truth, maybe you should ask my new albino secretary.”
“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”
“I gave her a broken watch, to symbolize that my love for her is forever and timeless. And as an excuse to why I’m always late.”