Samuel Beckett Quotes

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.

People really haven't seen me in good shape. I understand that. I created that by myself. There is no one else to blame but me.

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

It's easy to blame other people when things aren't going well.

When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there.

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

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 lot of the mistakes I made were my fault.

If you don't accept responsibility for your own actions then you are forever chained to a position of defense.

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.

Psychologically, it's always more pleasurable to blame others for our problems than it is to acknowledge our own responsibility.

I take complete and sole responsibility for my present situation.

The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

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

I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there.

That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault.

You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements.

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

People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame - and only one - themselves.

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

Difficulty comes not only because of your mistakes, but once you try to make an excuse or accuse someone else, your mind stops thinking.

I take accountability for being dumb and irresponsible.

The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don't take responsibility for what you did wrong.

Everybody is responsible for their own actions. It's easy to point the finger at somebody else, but a real man, a real woman, a real person knows when it's time to take the blame and when to take responsibility for their own actions.