This post contains some of the best blame shifting quotes.
Blame Shifting Quotes
1. “A bad mood is often the reason for blaming others; but very often blaming others causes bad feelings in us: the more we blame others, the worse we feel.” – Leo Tolstoy
2. “A person can’t heal as long as they are deflecting and blaming. One must accept responsibility for their own actions and make the shift necessary for growth.” – Sanjo Jendagi
3. “Blaming others is nothing more than excusing yourself.” – Robin Sharma
4. “Everybody is shifting blame. Nobody is willing to take responsibility. Until you take responsibility you cannot embrace your possibilities. If you become responsible for something then you are ready to take up the possibility that comes with it.” – Unknown
5. “Stop blaming others for not giving you what you need. And stop basing your well-being on how others feel about you or what they have to offer you. Take the time to learn how you can be there for yourself. It’s no one’s job to silence the voices within you. You owe that to yourself.” – Najwa Zebian
6. “Blaming is pointing out there, rather than in here, into your own mind, when you find yourself in a painful or uncomfortable experience. Blame means shifting the responsibility for where you are onto someone or something else, rather than accepting responsibility for your role in the experience.” – Iyanla Vanzant
7. “When you blame others for your circumstances, you surrender control of your future.” ― Frank Sonnenberg
8. “Everyone must take responsibility for themselves. Blaming your problems on the world will get you nowhere.” – Claire Shannon
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9. “For most people, blaming others is a subconscious mechanism for avoiding accountability. In reality, the only thing in your way is you.” –Steve Maraboli
10. “If you don’t do your part, don’t blame God.” – Billy Sunday
11. “It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your success and failures are entirely your own responsibility.” – Paulo Coelho
12. “Life changing repentance begins where blame shifting ends.” – Timothy Keller
13. “Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.” – Titus Livius
14. “Stop blaming other people and circumstances for killing your dreams. The truth is; we tend to talk ourselves out of acting upon our dreams.” – Steve Maraboli
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15. “The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others.” – Carl Rogers
16. “The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.” – Don Shula
17. “To punish someone for your own mistakes or for the consequences of your own actions, to harm another by shifting blame that is rightly yours; this is a wretched and cowardly sin.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
18. “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” – Robert Anthony
19. “When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you suffer a lot. When you realize everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.” – Dalai Lama
20. “You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.” – Willie Nelson
21. “People that have trust issues only need to look in the mirror. There they will meet the one person that will betray them the most.” ― Shannon L. Alder
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