Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. This quote is attributed to George Washington Carver in the late 19th century.
Reportedly, George Washington. The story of George Washington and the cherry tree first appeared in The Life of Washington by Parson Weems (1800) . He attributed it to an old lady who knew Washington when he was a boy. It is almost certainly a fable without any factual basis.