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“I think that's the moment when we all grow up, when we stop blaming our parents for the messes we've made out of our lives and start owning the consequences of our actions.”

Thinking Made Moments Action Grows Parent Responsibility Growing Up Our Lives Consequence Blame Mess Our Actions Consequences Of Our Actions

Book:Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You

Source: Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You

“Astronomers do not commonly use Venereal, in favor of the less contagious-sounding Venutian. Blame the medical community, who snatched the word long before astronomers had any good use for it. I suppose you can't blame the doctors. Venus is the goddess of beauty and love, so she ought to be the goddess of its medical consequences.”

Long Use Culture Community Ought Consequence Doctors And Love Blame Medical Favors Goddess Contagious Venus Astronomers Beauty And Love

Book:The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist

Source: The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist

“Schools attempt to take credit for what occurs naturally, and blame others for the negative consequences of institutionalization.”

School Consequence Negative Blame Credit Negative Consequences

Author:Denise Richards

“The Statist deflects public scorn for the consequences of his own central planning by blaming the very industry he is sabotaging for supply dislocations and price hikes.”

Industry Consequence Blame Planning Scorn Dislocation Central Planning

Author:Mark Levin

“Part of the blame can be put at the artists' door, too - no question. But I see our involvement more as a consequence. When there is too much money at stake, the whole system gets corrupted. Artists can be very vulnerable to these mechanisms.”

Whole Artist Too Much Doors Consequence Blame Vulnerable Stakes Mechanism Involvement

Author:Maurizio Cattelan

“All my life they had made choices for me, and I had resented it. Now the choice was mine, and once it was made, I would have no right to blame anyone else for the consequences. Loss of that privilege, to blame others, unexpectedly stung.”

Made Choices Loss Responsibility Mines Consequence Blame Privilege

Book:A Conspiracy of Kings

Source: A Conspiracy of Kings

“But... when I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave it's mark - on both of you. I'm not sure those kinds of stitches dissolve on their own. I can't blame either of you for something I made necessary. I may gain forgiveness, but that doesn't let me escape the consequences.”

Kind May Made I Can Left Consequence Gains Let Me Mark Blame Bounds Not Sure Bleeding Eclipse Jacob Stitches

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“It's a choice, Annabel. And if you make the wrong one, you have only yourself to blame when there are consequences.”

Ifs Choices Consequence Blame

Book:Just Listen

Source: Just Listen

“You can't blame anyone else... You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices. He knew this. That's why he deserted us like we deserted those civilians. He saw the road ahead, a steep, treacherous mountain road. We'd all have to hike that road, each of us dragging the boulder of what we'd done behind us. He couldn't do it. He couldn't shoulder the weight." - Philip Adler”

Done Choices Behinds Saws Mountain Consequence Weight Blame Shoulders Civilians Steep Treacherous Deserted Philip Agonizing Boulders Adler Make Your Own Choices

Author:Max Brooks

“You can't blame anyone else, ... , no one but yourself. You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices.”

Choices Consequence Blame Agonizing Boulders Make Your Own Choices

Book:World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War