“Many will think they may reasonably blame me by alleging that my proofs are opposed to the authority of certain men held in the highest reverence by their inexperienced judgments; not considering that my works are the issue of pure and simple experience.” ThinkingMenMayCertainSimpleIssuesPureAuthorityJudgmentHighestBlameProofReverenceConsideringBlame Me Book:Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated)
“Much of the blame for the situation lies with the states themselves. They haven't been able to pass decent laws. For decades, tax authorities have been taking aim at the phenomenon of tax havens, and the most aggravating thing is that they aren't just in Bermuda or on the Cayman Islands, but right outside our front door.” LyingSituationTaxesAuthorityAimBlameDecentPhenomenonAggravating Author:Wolfgang Kubicki
“I think that every living person, every person who is awake to the functioning principles within his reality has a moment where he stops blaming the problems in the world on group thinking, on humanity and authority, and starts to face himself. I hate this more than anything. This is the hardest principle within christian spirituality for me to deal with. The problem is not out there, the problem is the needy beast of a thing living in my chest.” ThinkingWorldPersonsMomentsProblemRealityChristianFacesHateHumanitySpiritualityDealsPrinciplesGroupsAuthorityI HateBlameHardestAwakeBeastChestsNeedy Author:Donald Miller
“Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome.” PeopleIfsWantDoeGovernmentRunningPoliticalUsedPoliticsResponsibilityEqualAuthorityBlameUsed To BeDriversSyndromesCoordinatesBackseatAuthority And ResponsibilityBackseat Drivers Book:Time Enough for Love Source: Time Enough for Love
“It can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts. Education is about wisdom and the knowledge of how to love and survive.” KnowsShouldLittlesFactsParentLossEducationTeacherFiguresInformationAuthorityBlameTemptingHow To LoveAuthority Figures Author:Bernie Siegel
“The ideas of individual supremacy and the right of free expression, when carried to excess, have not worked. They have made it difficult to keep America society cohesive. Asia can see it is not working.. In America itself, there is widespread crime and violence, old people feel forgotten, families are falling apart. And the media attacks the integrity and character of your leaders with impunity, drags down all those in authority and blames everyone but itself.” PeopleFeelsMadeIdeasCharacterAmericaFallIndividualDifficultLeaderViolenceMediaCrimeExpressionIntegrityAuthorityBlameForgottenMade ItExcessDragAsiaOld PeopleFalling ApartSingaporeSupremacyImpunityFree ExpressionIntegrity And Character Author:Lee Kuan Yew
“I mean not to accuse any one, but to take the shame upon myself, in common, indeed, with the whole parliament of Great Britain, for having suffered this horrid trade to be carried on under their authority. We are all guilty—we ought all to plead guilty, and not to exculpate ourselves by throwing the blame on others; and I therefore deprecate every kind of reflection against the various descriptions of people who are more immediately involved in this wretched business.” PeopleKindMeanWholeCommonOughtInvolvedAuthorityReflectionShameBlameTradeVariousGuiltyBritainDescriptionThrowingParliamentWretchedGreat Britain Author:William Wilberforce
“Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership.” PeopleIfsWatchesAdviceAuthorityBlameRejectsAccountabilityGood Advice Author:Rick Warren