Florence Nightingale? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: Florence Nightingale was one of the great humanitarians of the nineteenth century. She was the founder of modern nursing, and her work as an educator, administrator, and activist saved many lives. Her calls for urgent action often elicited excuses, but she continued to move forward. She reportedly said the … Continue reading I Attribute My Success to This:—I Never Gave or Took an Excuse