J. Michael Straczynski Quotes

It's not the time to look for excuses.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

Nine out of ten people who are failing blame their failure on somebody else. And that is the common denominator of failure.

One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

I say, 'You can never use excuses because they always run out.'

If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.

Failure is an awful thing, and when I look at the common denominator of failure, it seems to always be the same thing: excuses.

You can blame outside factors or make excuses about why things didn't work out, but that doesn't change anything.

Those that say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses.

Blame is a neat little device that you can use whenever you don't want to take responsibility for something in your life. Use it and you will avoid all risks and impede your own growth.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

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 take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative - don't wait for someone else to ask you to act.

I think that at some point in your life you realize you don't have to worry if you do everything you're supposed to do right. Or if not right, if you do it the best you can... what can worry do for you? You are already doing the best you can.

We're going to be human, and we are going to make mistakes, but you really should understand the power that you have and embrace it in a positive way.

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.

You can change yourself and you can change the situation but you absolutely cannot change other people. Only they can do that.

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.

I'm not a regret guy.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

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

It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.

So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.

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