Everett McGill Quotes

Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.

You can't count on things happening if you're not in control of them happening.

America wasn't made on blame; it was made on responsibility. Take off the training wheels in life and decide to take responsibility for your actions.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.

In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

I love to be directed. They can trust me and go.

We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility.

All of the things that have happened in my life have been self-propelled. I can't blame anybody else or point a finger at anybody.

Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.

Carefully avoid all undertakings which depends on others; but let him eagerly pursue that which depends on himself.

My words are my own, and my actions are my ministers.'

There is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.

I always say to the players, 'You can either create or wait.' If you're waiting, you're relying on someone else, as simple as that. But if you create it, you've got to do it.

The coaches can't be out there to tackle for us; we have to do that, like I say, starting with myself.

It's a team game, but you've got to have individuals that really want the ball and want the pressure of being there to help get in a position to win.

Nobody can take you out of something, especially if you're the one who started it.

Sometimes you've got to just dig down deep and be accountable for the role that you have on the team.

It is important to have leadership groups, but at the end of the day I need to be taking the call because I'm responsible for the team and I should know exactly what I'm doing and I believe in that.

I never leave the field. I block. I catch. I never leave the field. I don't have anybody do my job. I do it myself.

If I can do something, I do it. If not, I give the ball to someone else.

Take responsiblilty for yourself because no one's going to take responsibility for you.