Karen Salmansohn Quotes

One of the things you learn in rehab is that you're responsible for your own actions.

I was a college coach, and I messed up. And I found a way to deal with the consequences and be better.

One thing I realized, I was making too many excuses and not taking responsibility for how I was playing.

I've always said, rather glibly, that the message of my career has been about individualism, about getting to know yourself and taking responsibility, not just for what you do, but what you think.

The moment that you place blame somewhere, you undermine your resolve to change anything.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one's own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting.

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.

One person's embarrassment is another person's accountability.

Somewhere there's a score being kept, so you have an obligation to live life as well as you can, be as engaged as you can.

I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.

I take complete and sole responsibility for my present situation.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

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.

You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone.

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.

I take ownership of every mistake I've ever made.

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

I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.

I don't think any one person is the cause of all of someone else's problems.

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear.

I have made mistakes but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I have never made one.

You have to make your choice and live with your choice.