Joe Strummer Quotes

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'd rather not pinpoint my mistakes.

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

I take accountability for being dumb and irresponsible.

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

Of course there is a lot of things you can work on and change and all that, but first I think you should look at yourself before you actually start trying to find excuse in the other people, whether it's going to be coach, physio, family, or whoever else is on your side.

You have yourself to blame.

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

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

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

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

Mostly the problems when I was down were caused by myself. There were times when I was not responsible enough or decisive enough.

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.

Find fault with thyself rather than with others.

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.

When we own up our mistakes some people interpret it as if we are wrong. They too commit mistakes.

A lot of the mistakes I made were my fault.

When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'

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.

Sometimes you have to blame yourself before you can blame others.

A lot of actors do that - they blame their failure on their agents or their photos. But that is just putting off the real issues.

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.

Not looking for excuses is the right thing to do. I have made a lot of mistakes, and I still make mistakes, but I am not ashamed to look for the reasons behind those mistakes.