HOLD YOURSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR A HIGHER STANDARD THAN  ANYBODY ELSE EXPECTS OF YOU. NEVER EXCUSE YOURSELF. BY HENRY WARD BEECHER

What this quote means is to be responsible for you actions. And never put excuses of what did you getting  something bad. If you got something bad is because of what your actions. What ever actions you do that is your response back. This is why what ever you give you get in return.Excuses are one of the things that you should not do. The reasons why you should not do this is because there is no reason to put an excuse because that thing that you got could not change. You should be responsible of the things that you do. The reason for this is because you are the one that controls your actions. Which means that you should control the outcomes. So do not make excuses because you are responsible for you own actions, your own outcome.