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Quotes About Blame

You're not God. Nothing is your fault, except, perhaps, poor teaching.
~ Bel Kaufman
The main purpose of an administrative meeting is to establish collective guilt for whatever fuck-up arises out of its decisions.
~ Ben Aaronovitch
THE MEDIA response to unusual weather is as ritualized and predictable as the stages of grief. First comes denial: "I can't believe there's so much snow." Then anger: "Why can't I drive my car, why are the trains not running?" Then blame: "Why haven't the local authorities sanded the roads, where are the snowplows, and how come the Canadians can deal with this and we can't?
~ Ben Aaronovitch
Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit.
~ Ben Affleck
So far no one has claimed responsibility.
~ Ben Elton
So sure, I had to dig out of a little insecurity hole vocally, but I don't blame my parents for this. We are all a work in progress.
~ Ben Folds
because I knew that there was plenty of blame to go around, including at the Fed and other regulatory agencies and in Congress.
~ Ben S. Bernanke
I told her truthfully that it had been more my fault than hers.
~ Ben S. Bernanke
How much of Citi's troubles could be blamed on Pandit is debatable;
~ Ben S. Bernanke
you wish to suggest that systemic change is necessary in order to achieve an end goal, the most useful strategy is to blame the system. And if you can't blame today's system, simply label it an outgrowth of yesterday's.
~ Ben Shapiro
He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.
~ Benjamin Franklin
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
~ Benjamin Franklin
He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face
~ Benjamin Franklin
Clean your Finger, before you point at my Spots.
~ Benjamin Franklin
126. In such Controversies, it is but too common for some to say, Both are to blame, to excuse their own Unconcernedness, which is a base Neutrality. Others will cry, They are both alike; thereby involving the Injured with the Guilty, to mince the Matter for the Faulty, or cover their own Injustice to the wronged Party.
~ Benjamin Franklin
Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads
~ Benjamin Franklin
Truman knew, Republicans would duck responsibility and attack the White House for partisan gain.
~ Benn Steil
Those who refuse to reform may not make mistakes, but they will be blamed for not assuming their historical responsibility.
~ Li Keqiang
I regret the 1998 - 99 lockout. I regret that we didn't work harder to educate our players and our owners about what the damage would be. I never can quite come up with the answer on what else we should have done, but I always blame a part of the problem on us and some part on the players.
~ David Stern
We simply have to reign in the piggish people and money-hungry lawyers who chase every ambulance they see and expect companies and individuals to pay for everything that goes wrong.
~ Mike Gallagher
Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.
~ David Sheff
Especially in hip-hop, no one takes responsibility for their actions.
~ Statik Selektah
The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.
~ Plato
I'm all for holding each other accountable, but it feels as if we're hurling toward a society of finger-pointers, because we don't hold ourselves accountable for anything.
~ LZ Granderson