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Blame Quotes

Most Famous Blame Quotes of All Time!

Blame plays out in different settings across these quotes, from funding disputes in government to a workplace dynamic where one person gets credit when things go well but takes the fall when they don't. Read more on Conflict and how it builds.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.

Quotes by Adnan Pachachi

You have to take control of your own life, your own destiny, and your own careers. You can't leave everything up to someone else, 'cause then you can look at them and blame them.

Quotes by Action Bronson

Our response has been, 'Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.' That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

Conflict Quotes

There are many Sheriff Arpaios. People who have taken to local city, county, and state governments across the county the idea that immigrants are the problem. That immigrants are to blame.

Quotes by Zack de la Rocha

When I first got to Cannes, I was very insecure about everything, so I put on this extravagant facade. Can you blame me? I was 19.

Quotes by Xavier Dolan

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

Quotes by Woody Hayes

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

Quotes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.

Quotes by William Gilmore Simms

Emotion Quotes

Washington, D.C., has a much greater risk than Manchester, N.H. They both need some level of funding, but they ought not to be done per capita. Congress is to blame for some of this.

Quotes by Warren Rudman

In my position when things are going well it's pretty easy to say that I'm sort of the guy that fixes everything. But if things are going bad then I'm the one that gets all the blame. In the end,...

Quotes by Virgil van Dijk

So I don't blame Boies for the decision of the Court at all.

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.

Quotes by Ville Valo

Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not to blame.

Quotes by Umberto Eco

Guilt Quotes

Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to...

Quotes by Tom Brady

Rule of thumb: When Democrats lose, they blame the candidate. When Republicans lose, they blame the opposition.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

Trump is president of the United States. We can't blame our voters. We clearly did something terribly wrong.

Quotes by Tim Ryan

For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this...

Quotes by Tim Matheson

We can't blame the technology when we make mistakes.

Quotes by Tim Berners-Lee

Regret Quotes

It seems far-fetched, even preposterous, to blame the global economic order for the persistence of severe poverty in countries that are ruled by obvious thugs and crooks.

Quotes by Thomas Pogge

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the general theme of this blame quotes collection?
It centers on how blame gets assigned when things go wrong, whether that's a public institution being faulted for a funding decision or a person taking heat for outcomes that were only partly under their control.
Why do people search for quotes about blame?
They're often looking for words that capture the frustration of being blamed unfairly, like the person who says they get all the blame when things go badly even though they're also credited when things go well.
Is there a quote about self-blame or insecurity here?
Yes -- one speaker recalls feeling insecure early in their career and putting on a confident front, asking rhetorically whether that reaction can really be held against them, which touches on Guilt and self-doubt.
How are these quotes useful beyond just venting frustration?
They can help put words to a specific moment of Conflict or tension, whether you're processing your own Regret or just naming why a disagreement feels unfair.
Do any of the quotes touch on institutional or political blame?
One does, pointing to a legislative body as responsible for funding disparities between regions, which shows blame isn't always personal -- sometimes it's aimed at systems and decisions made far from the people affected, stirring real Emotion.

Other quotes turn blame inward, tracing it back to insecurity and the need for a protective facade at a young age. For related themes, see Guilt and Regret quotes.