“The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you could have done more, and to be brutally honest and self critical, which is very hard to do. It's easy, and human nature is to just blame somebody else. It's very, very hard to self assess.” FeelsHumansSelfMatterHardDoneEasyHonestHuman NatureLike YouNo Matter WhatBlameHungerCriticalThirstBrutally Honest Author:Kobe Bryant
“To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'” WritingHappenedHonestSummerBlameHandleBeing HonestHeightCrapControversialEdgy Author:Chris Lilley
“We need to have honest conversations among women and men to say how do we stop blaming each other? Because I'm not saying that every woman wants to be a corporate CEO. We need so that the women who are corporate CEOs get supported and they're not looking askance or down at women who make other choices in life.” MenWantNeedsChoicesHonestConversationMen And WomenBlameCorporateCeoLife ChoicesWomen Want Author:Debora Spar
“We don't want to blame the victim. The civil rights movement had a profound effect on the United States and on the American mind, maybe unique in the world. Once we realized how victimized people of color had been, an honest empathy went out and that's how we got civil rights legislation.” PeopleWorldMindHonestUniqueEmpathyVictimBlameProfoundCivil RightsCivil Rights Movement Author:Jerome Kagan
“Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't blame them. It's superstition: If you give assistance to the family in need... if you throw salt over your shoulder... if you don't step on the cracks, then maybe you'll be immune. Maybe you'll be able to convince yourself that this could never happen to you.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingFeelsHelpingHappensAbleStepsHonestOffersBlameShouldersBeing HonestConvinceCracksSaltSuperstitionsFeel BetterAssistanceImmune Book:Handle with Care: A Novel Source: Handle with Care: A Novel
“You can't blame me. I mean that literally. You're incapable of blaming me. You're human. Being human is choosing freedom over imprisonment, autonomy over dependency, liberty over servitude. You can't blame me because you know (come on, man, you've always known) that the idea of spending eternity with nothing to do except praise God is utterly unappealing. You'd be catatonic after an hour. Heaven's a swiz because to get in you have to leave yourself outside. You can't blame me because -- now do please be honest with yourself for once -- you'd have left, too.” KnowsMenHumansMeanIdeasLeftHeavenHoursHuman BeingsKnownLibertyHonestPleaseEternityPraiseBlameSpendingBeing HonestIncapableBeing HumanAutonomyServitudeImprisonmentDependencyPraise GodHonest With YourselfBe Honest With YourselfBlame Me Book:I, Lucifer Source: I, Lucifer
“Two people who were once very close can without blame or grand betrayal become strangers. Perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.” PeopleWorldLoveTwoHonestBlameStrangerBetrayalLife And LoveSaddestShire Author:Warsan Shire
“The ruling class doesn't care about public safety. Having made it very difficult for States and localities to police themselves, having left ordinary citizens with no choice but to protect themselves as best they can, they now try to take our guns away. In fact they blame us and our guns for crime. This is so wrong that it cannot be an honest mistake.” TryingMadeStatesFactsCareChoicesLeftDifficultMistakeClassHonestCrimeCitizensProtectOrdinaryGunPoliceSafetyBlameMade ItGun ControlRulingMiscellaneousPro GunFounding Fathers GunPublic SafetyLocalityOrdinary CitizensGun SafetyGun Crime Author:Malcolm Wallop
“One of the most commonly overlooked spiritual practices is daring to be completely honest with everyone you encounter. Some may say others cannot handle their honesty, but true honesty is not a strategy or a weapon of any kind. It is the willingness to be open and absolutely transparent in sharing how any moment feels in your heart. It has nothing to do with confrontation, accusation, or any form of blame. True honesty is the willingness to stand completely exposed, allowing the world to do what it may, and say what it will, only so you may know who you are - beyond all ideas.” KnowsWorldFeelsHeartKindMayIdeasSoulMomentsSpiritualFormPracticeHonestAwarenessHonestyWeaponsBlameStrategyWho You AreHandleEncountersWillingnessAllowingExposedDaringTransparentConfrontationAccusationOverlookedSpiritual Practice Author:Matthew Kahn
“A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. I like that” HardHonestJudgingBlameCleanQuittingScoreWrestlingBiasTechnologicalContestsInterventionAthleticTeammateAlibis Book:Coaching Wrestling Successfully Source: Coaching Wrestling Successfully