The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment. – William J. Brennan, Jr.
No one will deny that the excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic beverages would do more than any other single factor to make impossible a total war effort. – William Lyon Mackenzie King
An excessive amount of my time is taken with political involvement. It’s unavoidable; that’s my temperament. – Wole Soyinka
I thought that if you come across as a freak, there will be some kind of distance. Maybe the distance became excessive. I realized that people were afraid of me without knowing me. – Thomas Kretschmann
Sometimes I take a while to get ready to go out. It’s not excessive, but it takes me some time to find clean clothes that match. – Zac Efron
I would absolutely recommend against excessive positivity and optimism. Any positive emotion that you’re infusing into a workplace needs to be grounded in reality. If it’s not realistic, sincere, meaningful, and individualized, it won’t do much good. – Tom Rath
Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. – William James