Robert Reich Quotes

To err is human. To blame somebody else is politics.

it’s very easy to blame people.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

It is less important to find solutions than scapegoats.

Criticizing presidents for weakess is standard in Washington because the world is a messy place and when bad things happen, Washington and the President can easily be blamed for them.

Too often, it's the Washington way to hide, point fingers, and try to place blame on someone else.

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.

Everyone in Washington knows what needs to be done. They just don’t do it because there’s always someone else they can blame.

Always, when things don't go the way that everyone expects, people - the supporters as well - always look for someone to blame. In some cases, they blame the players.

The search for someone to blame is always successful.

Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.

I don't like the blame game, though.

In this game of politics, it's always kind of blame.

It is human natures to find scapegoats. When things are going badly people try and find someone to blame.

In Washington telling the truth is a gaff.

None are so ready to find fault with others as those who do things worthy of blame themselves.

If you start to pass blame or responsibility on to others, that's when I'm going to start to get really angry.

Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that.

I think politicians do great things in the world, but I don't think they're the only ones who can. I don't like all the rhetoric and the finger pointing.

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.

Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.

This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful.

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place.

There's no way you can win when you're the president; you've got to be the scapegoat for America's issues.

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.