Passing the Buck Quotes

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

The most politically painless way to hand out goodies, without taking responsibility for their costs, is to pass a law saying that somebody else must provide those goodies at their expense, while the politicians take credit for generosity and compassion.

That’s what politicians do all the time. They promise you something, they don’t provide the money for it, and then they kick the can down the road and pass on the bill to the next generation.

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

If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.

Don't try to shift your responsibilities on to somebody else.

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.

When things get tough, a lot of people point fingers.

The safest refuge when dealing with urgent, ticklish problems is sought in shirking responsibility, in gaining time by the formation of Committees, with the requisite Sub-Committees to tackle the problem. It is the well-known practice of Promise, Pause, Prepare, Postpone and end by letting things alone

Too often, when people are in trouble they look for scapegoats.

Having a scapegoat means not knowing that we have one.

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

The most meaningless term in the English language is 'I take full responsibility.' When a politician utters those words it means absolutely nothing.

The search for someone to blame is always successful.

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

Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

It is less important to find solutions than scapegoats.

I hate it when people blame someone else and don't take responsibility.

Washington thrives on scapegoats.

Men are only too clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

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

The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.

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

Players often look for alibis - it's easy to give the blame to others.