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Blame Quotes

"I really can't blame anyone but myself, because I didn't have to deliver the album. But when you get caught up in the gas, and you're young, and there's so much helium going on around you, you can't decipher the real end."

"I really can't blame anyone but myself, because I didn't have to deliver the album. But when you get caught up in the gas, and you're young, and there's so much helium going on around you, you can't decipher the real end."

Pras Michel, Haitian Musician

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"I don't have any gnawing guilt over contributing to any unhappiness suffered by my husbands. They were as much to blame as I was."

"I don't have any gnawing guilt over contributing to any unhappiness suffered by my husbands. They were as much to blame as I was."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Blame, Guilt, Husbands, Unhappiness

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"In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame."

"In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture."

"What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture."

Thomas Sowell, American Economist

Blame, Culture, Praise, World

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"I praise loudly. I blame softly."

"I praise loudly. I blame softly."

Catherine the Great, Russian Royalty

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"If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees."

"If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Blame, Secrets, Trees, Wind

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"Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist."

"Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Blame, Books, Geography, Names

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"Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other."

"Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other."

Mary Douglas, British Scientist

Blame, Body, Information, Network

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"Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man."

"Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man."

Saskya Pandita, Tibetan Leader

Blame, Man, Praise

31

"It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president."

"It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president."

Nicholas D. Kristof, American Writer

Blame, President, Republicans

26

"Neither blame or praise yourself."

"Neither blame or praise yourself."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

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"I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?"

"I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?"

Michael Lewis, American Author

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"I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you have caused your own."

"I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you have caused your own."

Arthur Rimbaud, French Poet

Blame, Misfortune, Parents

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"I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly."

"I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly."

Catherine II, Russian Statesman

Blame, Praise, Reward

20

"Everyone's quick to blame the alien."

"Everyone's quick to blame the alien."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

20

"If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents."

"If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents."

Marcelene Cox, American Columnist

Blame, First, Parents, Succeed

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"The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise."

"The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

19

"I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done."

"I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

18

"If Romeo and Juliet make a tragedy of it nowadays, they have only to blame their own mismanagement, for the world is with them as it has never been before, and all sensible fathers and mothers know it."

"If Romeo and Juliet make a tragedy of it nowadays, they have only to blame their own mismanagement, for the world is with them as it has never been before, and all sensible fathers and mothers know it."

Richard Le Gallienne, English Poet

Blame, Fathers, Mothers, Tragedy

18

"When your future arrives, will you blame your past?"

"When your future arrives, will you blame your past?"

Robert Half, American Businessman

Blame, Future, Past, Will

18

"Don't blame the messenger because the message is unpleasant."

"Don't blame the messenger because the message is unpleasant."

Kenneth Starr, American Lawyer

18

"I blame myself more so because I hung a curve. If you want to point a finger, point it at me."

"I blame myself more so because I hung a curve. If you want to point a finger, point it at me."

David Wells, American Athlete

17

"Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man."

"Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man."

Satchel Paige, American Athlete

Blame, Man, Praise

17

"I would rather do twenty TV series than go through what I went through under that Rank contract I signed a few years ago for which I blame no one but myself."

"I would rather do twenty TV series than go through what I went through under that Rank contract I signed a few years ago for which I blame no one but myself."

Patrick McGoohan, American Actor

Blame, Rank, Years

17

"Washington, D.C., has a much greater risk than Manchester, N.H. They both need some level of funding, but they ought not to be done per capita. Congress is to blame for some of this."

"Washington, D.C., has a much greater risk than Manchester, N.H. They both need some level of funding, but they ought not to be done per capita. Congress is to blame for some of this."

Warren Rudman, American Politician

Blame, Congress, Risk, Washington

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"We've had Audrey Hepburn, we've had Twiggy, we've had Veruschka, we've had Kate Moss. I'm trying to figure out why I am to blame for skinniness."

"We've had Audrey Hepburn, we've had Twiggy, we've had Veruschka, we've had Kate Moss. I'm trying to figure out why I am to blame for skinniness."

Rachel Zoe, American Designer

16

"I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame."

"I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame."

Howard Coble, American Politician

Blame, Exercise, Fault, May

16

"Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures."

"Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures."

Bernard Baruch, American Businessman

Blame, Mistakes

16

"It's very difficult to photograph an opera. And they messed up on it. It just wasn't there. And I don't blame the Gershwins for taking it away. Of course, if they had gotten the original company to have done it, it would have been very good."

"It's very difficult to photograph an opera. And they messed up on it. It just wasn't there. And I don't blame the Gershwins for taking it away. Of course, if they had gotten the original company to have done it, it would have been very good."

Cab Calloway, American Musician

Blame, Company, Opera

16

"Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive."

"Don't blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive."

John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman

Blame, Marketing

15

"I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play."

"I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play."

Oscar Robertson, American Athlete

Blame, Court, Play, Want

15

"It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry."

"It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry."

Nikolai Gogol, Russian Writer

15

"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame."

"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

15

"I didn't push Cory. I wanted him to decide if he wanted to go into boxing and he did. Can't blame it on me."

"I didn't push Cory. I wanted him to decide if he wanted to go into boxing and he did. Can't blame it on me."

Leon Spinks, American Athlete

15

"There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row."

"There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row."

Golda Meir, Israeli Leader

Blame, Doubt, Instinct, Man

15

"Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid."

"Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid."

Chastity Bono, American Celebrity

15

"I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered so soon in their tenure."

"I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered so soon in their tenure."

Kathleen Parker, American Journalist

Blame, Credit, Events

14

"What to do? We yanked the dress up over her lovely attributes and with the addition of a scarf, the problem was solved. Sorry, guys, blame that stuffy censor. He hated surprises."

"What to do? We yanked the dress up over her lovely attributes and with the addition of a scarf, the problem was solved. Sorry, guys, blame that stuffy censor. He hated surprises."

Audrey Meadows, American Actress

Blame, Dress, Surprises

14

"My parents are really well intended, and I think their way of dealing with things is denial and guilt. Nobody wanted to talk about it. But all I did was blame myself."

"My parents are really well intended, and I think their way of dealing with things is denial and guilt. Nobody wanted to talk about it. But all I did was blame myself."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

Blame, Denial, Guilt, Parents

14

"It makes one a better person to have had hardships and to have overcome hardships and not to blame anybody else for your mistakes."

"It makes one a better person to have had hardships and to have overcome hardships and not to blame anybody else for your mistakes."

Maureen Forrester, Canadian Musician

Blame, Mistakes

14

"I wish I could blame it on the choreography, but it's not a musical. I just had a clumsy moment."

"I wish I could blame it on the choreography, but it's not a musical. I just had a clumsy moment."

Delta Burke, American Actress

14

"In short, Luck's always to blame."

"In short, Luck's always to blame."

Jean De La Fontaine, French Poet

14

"Anglo Saxons: To blame for everything."

"Anglo Saxons: To blame for everything."

John Ralston Saul, Canadian Author

13

"When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there."

"When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there."

Joe Strummer, English Musician

Blame, Cause, Fault, Nothing

13

"Luck's always to blame."

"Luck's always to blame."

Jean de La Fontaine, French Poet

13

"Oh! blame not the bard."

"Oh! blame not the bard."

Thomas More, English Author

13

"The more I use a matrix, the easier I make it to blame someone else."

"The more I use a matrix, the easier I make it to blame someone else."

Mark V. Hurd, American Businessman

13

"When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys."

"When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

13

"Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority."

"Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority."

Chaka Fattah, American Politician

Blame, Majority, Now, Republicans

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"If the Barbarians are destroyed, who will we then be able to blame for the bad things?"

"If the Barbarians are destroyed, who will we then be able to blame for the bad things?"

Angela Carter, English Novelist

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