Michael Lewis Quotes

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

Some of us have become so addicted to pointing fingers at others for all the wrong that happens in our lives that self-assessment has become synonymous with blaming the victim.

Stop blaming the world—look inside!

I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I know most faults.

To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done.

I don't like the blame game, though.

You ask me why I air your dirty laundry, but you do not ask yourself why you soil it to begin with.

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for... reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.

It's human nature to blame someone else for your shortcomings or upsets.

I have realised it is easy to point fingers at others, but the moment you start questioning yourself, you become a better person.

I'm my biggest critic of myself when I make mistakes.

There is no point in pointing fingers because there are three fingers pointing back at you.

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

I'm a person, when something's not going right, I'm looking at myself and seeing how I can improve and what I can do better.

When you're not successful, people look at the driver and say, 'what's wrong with him?' and sometimes the drivers look back and wonder 'what makes you think you're not the problem?'

When something goes wrong, accuse yourself first. Even the wisdom of Plato or Solomon can wobble and go blind

In the first place, you’re way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself.

Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.

When you point your finger 'cause your plan fell through You got three more fingers pointing back at you!

Be your own worst critic. When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't. Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.

No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes.

I always say that it's very important not to blame one person. You have to own whatever part of it you're responsible for. It takes a lot of soul-searching. It's important to go through that, because hopefully you won't repeat yourself.

I just can't believe it's always somebody else's fault. Sometimes you just have to take a look in the mirror and reflect on what went wrong.

All of us should be much more humble and contrite when we point the finger at somebody else, because four more fingers are pointing back at us.