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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar
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"Whenever a person dwells chiefly, or even frequently, on the faults of other people's religions, he is in a bad condition."

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Barack Obama Politician
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"He [Barack Obama] talked about a crisises and he was blaming the Republicans on this crisises. It's like me blaming my wife for my drinking. I don't se how this is the Republicans fault."

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Barack Obama Politician
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"One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And that's how it should be."

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Pema Chodron Buddhist Teacher, Author
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"There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know?"

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Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist
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"The thing is, it's my own fault. I just can't put up with a person that won't go out of his way for me. And that's what a man is. Somebody that won't go out of his way for you. I bet it says that in the dictionary."

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Epictetus Philosopher
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"When therefore we are hindered, or disturbed, or grieved, let us never attribute it to others, but to ourselves; that is, to our own principles. An uninstructed person will lay the fault of his own bad condition upon others. Someone just starting instruction will lay the fault on himself. Some who is perfectly instructed will place blame neither on others nor on himself."

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Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, Author
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"One mend-fault is worth two find-faults, but one find-fault is better than two make-faults."

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Dylan Moran Comedian
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"What I prefer is an audience who listen. And are intelligent. Which I try and assume every audience is. And that if something goes wrong, it's generally my fault and not theirs."

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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
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"Skeptics squat by the road like guardians of truth, letting no one pass who doesn't come up to scratch. They never realize that they can see only what their paradigm tells them to look for. If you judge a person only by how well he plays pool, Mozart won't pass scrutiny, but the fault is in your lens."

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Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician
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"It is undoubtedly true, though it may seem paradoxical,--but, in general, those who are habitually employed in finding and displaying faults are unqualified for the work of reformation."

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Warren Buffett Investor, Businessman
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"At Berkshire, I both initiate and monitor every derivatives contract on our books ... If Berkshire ever gets in trouble, it will be my fault. It will not be because of the misjudgments made by a risk committee or chief risk officer."

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