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A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
Never blame anyone if you get hurt because you took the risk, and you decided who was worth the try.
Never blame anyone if you get hurt because you took the risk, and you decided who was worth the try.
Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one.
Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one.
Forgetting that several excuses are always less convincing than one.
Forgetting that several excuses are always less convincing than one.
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask why me? Then a voice answers nothing personal, your name just happened read more
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask why me? Then a voice answers nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.
I praise loudly, I blame softly
I praise loudly, I blame softly
To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects read more
To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a perversity often indulged in by artists, husbands, intellectuals -- and critics of the Women's Movement.
A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little read more
A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.