"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you . Never excuse yourself ".       Henry Ward Beecher    

                                                                  

This statement means  you should be responsible for your actions because the only one who made you do it was yourself . We chose are own actions and we are the only ones held for our actions . 

It is important to chose our who we associate with wisely because if we are hanging around the wrong people and you chose to do the same bad things they are doing we will not be able to excuse ourselves because we make decisions for ourselves. If you end up in a situation when you are with your friends and they all decide to make bad actions you will have to learn how to say no . Staying out of trouble means more privileges for yourself . In my opinion I chose to stay out of trouble because I do not want to get my freedom taken away . This is a very important statement to remember when you try to excuse yourself from your bad actions . This statement applies to anyone who has or plans to excuse themselves . I agree with this quote and has a great message to those who will learn from it .