“What I don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on the throat of BP.' I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business. And I think it's part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it's always got to be someone's fault instead of the fact that sometimes accidents happen.” ThinkingSometimesFactsHappensValuesGamesSoundPresidentHeardCriticismBlameFaultsConservativeAccidentsAdministrationThroatBootsHeelsSpillsBlame GameConservative ValuesAccidents Happen Author:Rand Paul
“As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.” MeanImportantPlayAmericaPresidentIssuesFashionEatingBlameDesignerDisorderCouncilEating DisorderFashion DesignerImportant Issues Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“Truly, to blame the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.” ThinkingPresidentBlameGasGas PricesRudy Author:Jennifer Granholm
“Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that.” HumorPoliticalPresidentBlamePolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank.” IfsWantLittlesPersonsPresidentEconomyInfluenceEffectsBlameCreditCyclesReservesFederal Reserve Author:Robert Fogel
“What is really disappointing about this president is not just lack of leadership, but his tendency to always place the blame for his lack of leadership somewhere else” PresidentBlameTendenciesSomewhere ElseDisappointingLack Of Leadership Author:Carly Fiorina
“When things don't go well they like to blame presidents; and that's something that presidents are paid for.” WellsPresidentPaidBlamePresidency Author:John F. Kennedy
“I think the liberals are going to try to blame - and they already are - this entire mess on the right and on President [George W.] Bush. I think Republicans dropped the ball on actually articulating why we got into this economic mess, but it's not too late.” ThinkingTryingPresidentEconomicRepublicanLateBallsBlameMessToo LatePresident George W BushArticulating Author:Andrea Tantaros
“[Donald Trump] doesn't deal well with criticism and blame and I don't think he could competently manage the office of the presidency given the criticism and challenge that you face every single day as the President of the United States.” ThinkingWellsStatesFacesGivenPresidentChallengesUnitedDealsUnited StatesTrumpOfficeCriticismBlameManagePresidency Author:William Weld
“It's part of the strategy to remind people who Hillary Rodham Clinton actually is. If others aren't going to hold her account for her full record, then, yes, we will. And her record includes naming and blaming women who came in contact with her husband, whether it was consensual relationships like Monica Lewinsky, an intern at the White House with him as President, completely debasing the office of the White House - the office of The Presidency - or Jennifer Flowers, 12-year affair while he was Governor of Arkansas.” PeopleIfsYearsHousePresidentWhiteRecordsFlowerHusbandOfficeAccountsBlameStrategyClintonAffairContactWhite HouseGovernorsPresidencyJenniferArkansasMonicaHillary Rodham Clinton Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I don't blame the Democrats for fighting. They have got a very energized base. And there is a lot to complain about a lot of these nominees. But I think, if you are actually going to turn someone down from a president's [Donald Trump] own Cabinet, it better be a lot more egregious than the cases we have seen.” IfsThinkingTurnsFightingPresidentCasesTrumpBlameDemocratComplainingCabinets Author:David Brooks
“Every president inherits difficult problems. George W. Bush inherited eight years of a failed foreign policy and did nothing about the growing threat of Islamic terrorism, except a one-time lob of a cruise missile into the desert at a camp that had long been abandoned. George Bush inherited that, and 9-11 was the result of that. Every president inherits problems. Harry Truman inherited a war. Stop blaming the person before you and go forward and take leadership and deal with the problem.” LongWarProblemDifficultPresidentPolicyBlameThreatTerrorismIslamicAbandonedForeign PolicyCruiseTruman Author:Dan Coats
“The majority of Russians considered Pussy Riot's stunt to be an act of religious hatred, rather than criticism against the close ties between the President and the Patriarch. So yes, in many ways their message was lost in all the noise. On the other hand, Pussy Riot chose a format that would make sure they would be heard. A silent protest would have failed, or perhaps even led to harsh punishment without much interest from the world around. So they chose a form that would be noticed. Who can blame them for that?” WorldPresidentInterestReligiousCriticismHatredBlameSilentProtestHarshRiot Author:Moddi
“I love Vice President Biden, let's make this clear. But we do need somebody that is going to reconnect with the heart and soul of everyday Americans in this country. The Democrats failed on that. And we can place blame on everybody else that we want to. But the bottom line is you can both love this party and critique this party.” HeartSoulCountryPresidentPartyBlameDemocratEverydayBottomCritiqueHeart And SoulVice President Author:Nina Turner
“I am asked often about Abraham Lincoln's mistakes and faults; he certainly made some mistakes. I have chapter in President Lincoln about the Powhatan affair that was a royal screw-up in the early days - right alongside the Sumter affair. Lincoln signed letters he should not signed, and the ship was sent to two places at one under two captains etc. Fortunately, no great harm. Lincoln took the blame and did not do anything like that again.” PresidentMistakeBlameAffair Author:William Lee Miller
“We're living under the Obama economy. Any CEO in America with a record like this after three years on the job would be graciously shown the door. This president blames the managers instead. He blames the folks on the shop floor. He blames the weather.” YearsWould BeJobsAmericaThreePresidentEconomyRecordsDoorsBlameFolksWeatherManagersShopsThree YearsCeoObama Economy Author:Mitch McConnell
“If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.” IfsEndsStatesGovernmentPresidentCitiesBlamePreparedCongressStrikesLocalsBe PreparedEmergenciesHurricanesBeing ThereMayorsState GovernmentCity Government Author:Michael Bloomberg
“The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls.” PeopleBelieveWellsGamesI BelievePresidentSickBlameTiredExcuseAdministrationDeceptionPollsBlame Game Author:Herman Cain
“I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out under another, then under another Democrat president, Jimmy Carter. I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence.” ThinkingPresidentInterestingStupidRepublicanBlameDemocratConservativeSillyBrokePresident ObamaCoincidenceJimmyFluCarterReally StupidSwineDumb LiberalStupid RepublicanStupid ConservativeSwine FluPresident Jimmy Carter Author:Michele Bachmann
“It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president” EasyPresidentRepublicanBlame Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“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.” Has BeensPresidentAcceptingFansEventsBlameCreditPredecessorsTenure Author:Kathleen Parker
“The problem we have had on the budget all along is a lack of adult supervision on the part of the White House. You can't blame members of Congress for looking out for their parochial interests. It is the president's responsibility to look out for the national interest.” LooksProblemHousePresidentInterestWhiteResponsibilityMembersAdultsBlameCongressBudgetsWhite HouseSupervisionNational InterestsBlame Me Author:Bruce Bartlett
“She's leaving when the president has one of the highest approval ratings on record. From here, it can only go down. And when it does, you know who they're going to blame. They're gonna blame Andy Card!” KnowsDoePresidentRecordsHighestAppreciateDown AndBlameLeavingCardsApprovalRatingApproval Rating Author:Andrew Card
“The blame for [the national debt] lies with the Congress and the President, with Democrats and Republicans alike, most all of whom have been unwilling to make the hard choices or to explain to the American people that there is no such thing as a free lunch.” PeopleHas BeensHardGovernmentLyingChoicesPresidentRepublicanBlameDemocratCongressDebtLunchUnwillingNational DebtFree LunchCongress And The President Author:Warren Rudman
“You can't blame the President for the state of the country, it's always the poets' fault. You can't expect politicians to come up with a vision, they don't have it in them. Poets have to come up with the vision and they have to turn it on so it sparks and catches hold.” CountryStatesTurnsPresidentVisionPoetPoliticianBlameFaultsCome UpSparksPsychedelic Author:Ken Kesey
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” LifeInspirationalYearsProblemHappinessSuccessMotherPresidentRealizingAttitudeResponsibilityDestinyPsychologyFateConfidenceDepressionDecidedTwentiesElectionBlameMindsetHard TimesEcologyGrowth MindsetYour DestinyPersonal ResponsibilityPsychologistBe True To YourselfLoving LifeLife HappinessAlways HappyBest YearJust Be HappyJoy HappinessProblems In LifeLife And HappinessAlways Be HappyJust Being YouBlaming OthersOthers HappinessSelf ResponsibilitySuccess Is Not MeasuredLife DestinyResponsibility For Your LifeLife And DestinyDestiny And ChoiceControl Of Your LifeSharing HappinessMy Own HappinessResponsibilities In LifeOutgrowingControl Your DestinyBe Your Own PersonResponsibility To OthersBest Years Of Your LifeBlaming Yourself Author:Albert Ellis