“Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion.” DifficultReturnSkillsBlameOppositionGoverningEvasion Author:Thomas Frank
“Weak leaders of churches blame people and circumstances. Breakout church leaders accept responsibility and see God's possibilities in even difficult situations.” PeopleDifficultChurchResponsibilitySituationLeaderAcceptingPossibilityCircumstancesWeakBlameDifficult SituationsChurch LeadersWeak Leaders Book:Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap Source: Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap
“When discouraged some people will give up, give in or give out far too early. They blame their problems on difficult situations, unreasonable people or their own inabilities. When discouraged other people will push back that first impulse to quit, push down their initial fear, push through feelings of helplessness and push ahead. They're less likely to find something to blame and more likely to find a way through.” PeopleWayGivingFirstsFeelingsProblemDifficultSituationGiving UpBlameQuittingImpulseInabilityInitialsDiscouragedHelplessnessUnreasonableDifficult Situations Author:Steve Goodier
“I just think it's difficult for them to see the forest for the trees right now, which I can't blame them for, given the circumstances they found themselves in.” ThinkingI CanHumorFunnyFoundGivenDifficultTreeCircumstancesRight NowBlameForests Author:Denis Leary
“I look at Los Angeles and I ask myself, How can this ever be sustainable? And what are we contributing to that? Because we are all complicit. None of us is without blame. It's so difficult and it's so overwhelming and I think we have to make small choices in our own lives that can loom large collectively.” ThinkingLooksChoicesAsksDifficultBlameLos AngelesOverwhelmingContributing Author:Terry Tempest Williams