Orson Scott Card Quotes

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.

Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations.

Your failures won't hurt you until you start blaming them on others.

Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame.

We don't naturally want to take responsibility for our lives. We want to give the responsibility to someone else. We blame them when our lives aren't good.

As long as you blame someone or something else - something outside you that's bigger than you are - as the source of your problems, the problems won't get solved.

At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure.

An artist is his own fault.

Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures. You can't go blaming others or being jealous. Seeing somebody else's success as your failure is a cancerous way to live.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.

I believe that every person's failure is their fault, every single time.

A lot of actors do that - they blame their failure on their agents or their photos. But that is just putting off the real issues.

If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is beaten.

You cannot blame everything on the enemy.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

I don't associate with people who blame the world for their problems. You are your problem. You are also your solution.

You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes

Stand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at others; for all the faults you suffer from, you are the sole and only cause.

Don't blame God for your lack of success.

Weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.

Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis.

If you don't do your part, don't blame God.

The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Don't blame others for your own inadequacies.