"Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does” is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from Canadian author and motivation speaker Robin Sharma, and he posted it on Twitter on February 25, 2015.
Wikipedia: Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma is a Canadian writer and motivational speaker known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series.
Sharma worked as a litigation lawyer until age 25, when he self-published MegaLiving (1994), a book on stress management and spirituality. He initially also self-published The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which was then picked up for wider distribution by HarperCollins.
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Ashtosh Upadhyay
February 24, 2015 ยท
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does.
(An image is shown with the saying, and with credit to Robin Sharma.—ed.)
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Robin Sharma
@RobinSharma
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does.
12:00 AM - 25 Feb 2015
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Erslan
@ErslanMalik
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does.
12:03 AM - 25 Feb 2015
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Samir Dawoodani
@samirdawoodani
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does - Robin Sharma
12:04 AM - 25 Feb 2015
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Jagpal Suri
3/12/15
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does.
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Robin Sharma
@RobinSharma
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does. #QOTD
6:00 AM - 21 May 2015
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Nell Colbert
@necolbert
Excuses don’t construct monuments. Action does!
#WPMobileNotary #Notary
2:01 PM - 31 Mar 2018
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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