Faults Quotes - Page 35

• Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Excuse, Idleness

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• Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due.

  Alexander Pope

  Mean, Thinking, Pieces

  Alexander Pope, Henry Francis Cary (1841). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited by the Rev. H. F. Cary, Etc”, p.19

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• When my mother gets a prompt 'Do you want to download this?' she's going to say yes. It's disingenuous for Microsoft to give you all of these tools with which to hang yourself, and when you do, then say it's your fault.

  Bruce Schneier

  Mother, Giving, Tools

  "The Fox Is in Microsoft's Henhouse (and Salivating)" by Randall Stross, www.nytimes.com. December 19, 2004.

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• If the world somehow actually ends tomorrow, let all forget about the Mayans and just agree it`s the NHL`s fault

  Denis Leary

  Nhl, World, Tomorrow

  FaceBook post by Denis Leary from Dec 20, 2012

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• There is no one without faults, not even men of God. They are men of God not because they are faultless, but because they know their faults, they strive against them, they do not hide them, and are ever ready to correct themselves.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Past, Men, Strive

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.83, Courier Corporation

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• Gerti didn’t ask for help.” Miri swallowed and tried to calm her quavering voice. “It was my fault.” “So it was. Now you all have learned that those who speak out of turn choose punishment for themselves and anyone they speak to.” “So if I speak to you, Tutor Olana, will you get the lashes?

  Shannon Hale

  Speaks Out, Punishment, Voice

  Shannon Hale (2010). “Princess Academy”, p.46, A&C Black

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• Life is ridiculous. It's not our fault.

  Blake Nelson

  Ridiculous, Life Is

  Blake Nelson (2011). “Recovery Road”, p.14, Scholastic Inc.

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• She didn’t judge him or hate him for things that weren’t his fault. She accepted him and that was the greatest miracle of all.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Hate, Judging, Miracle

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2013). “The Dark-Hunters (The Collection Thus Far)”, p.2701, Macmillan

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• When people hurt us, the best thing to do isn’t to ask why they did it but to remind ourselves that it wasn’t our fault.

  Michael Thomas Ford

  Hurt, People, Things To Do

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• It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch one another and find sympathy. We differ widely enough in our nobler qualities. It is in our follies that we are at one.

  Jerome K. Jerome

  Quality, Failing, Virtue

  Jerome K. Jerome (2006). “Jerome K. Jerome: 14 Books in 1”, p.602, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

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• Nobody stopped believing that other people were more guilty than they were. Why do people have so much trouble seeing their own faults but such an easy time seeing everyone else's?

  Carol Plum-Ucci

  Believe, People, Trouble

  Carol Plum-Ucci (2008). “The Body of Christopher Creed”, p.177, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• It was a nice bit of blackmail that kept him off my back, but he refused to take the message that I wasn’t going to work for him. ’Course, that might be my fault…since I seemed unable to say no when he waved enough money at me.

  Kim Harrison

  Nice, Might, Messages

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• We lead the world in only 3 categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies. Now none of this is the fault of 20 year old college student, but you nonetheless are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world I don't know what the f...k you're talking about.

  Aaron Sorkin

  Country, Real, Believe

  "Fictional character: Will McAvoy". "The Newsroom". Season 1, Episode 1: "We Just Decided To", www.imdb.com. June 24, 2012.

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• I have stopped finding fault with creation and have learned to accept it. We have some power in us that knows its own ends. It is that which drives us on to what we must finally become… This is the true meaning of transformation. This is the real metamorphosis.

  David Malouf

  Real, Transformation, Metamorphosis

  David Malouf (2012). “An Imaginary Life”, p.58, Random House

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• Her only fault is that she lacks sense enough to avoid falling in love with such a fool as I!

  Seth Grahame-Smith

  Falling In Love, Fool, Enough

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• True friends are those who love you not in spite of your faults and imperfections, but because of them.

  Randa Abdel-Fattah

  True Friend, Love You, Imperfection

  Randa Abdel-Fattah (2010). “Ten Things I Hate about Me”, p.270, Scholastic Inc.

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• Love is much stronger than your fault could ever be.

  William P. Young

  Love Is, Stronger

  "The Shack". Book by William P. Young, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2007.

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• It has always seemed to me that if one falls in love with any gentleman one becomes instantly blind to his faults.But I am not blind to your faults, and I do not think that everything you do or say is right! Only—Is it being—not very comfortable—and cross—and not quite happy, when you aren’t there?” “That, my darling,” said his lordship,taking her ruthlessly into his arms,“is exactly what it s!” “Oh—!” Frederica gasped, as she emerged from an embrace which threatened to suffocate her. “Now I know! I am in love!

  Georgette Heyer

  Falling In Love, Thinking, Gentleman

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• Evaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, don’t waste time. Don’t figure out how or why it happened. Don’t recriminate. Don’t figure out whose fault it is. Don’t work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.

  Lee Child

  Mistake, Work Out, Long

  FaceBook post by Lee Child from Aug 11, 2015

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• There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions. And you know what? It’s our fault as voters. We don’t demand better candidates, so we end up getting what we deserve—on both sides of the aisle.

  Brad Thor

  Men, Ego, Demand

  Brad Thor (2012). “Brad Thor Collectors' Edition #3: The Last Patriot, The Apostle, and Foreign Influence”, p.359, Simon and Schuster

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• It's not the job of this town to make me feel happy. It's not this town´s fault that I don't feel I fit in. It doesn't matter where you are in the world, because it's about where you are in your head. It's about the other world I inhabit. The world of dreams, hope, imagination, and memories. I'm happy up here, and because of that I'm happy up there too

  Cecelia Ahern

  Dream, Jobs, Memories

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• I gave her a smile that I hoped conveyed something like: Hey, you know I’m on your side. Gods are such jerks! But what can you do? Probably my expression actually conveyed: It’s not my fault! Please do not kill me!

  Rick Riordan

  Expression, Your Side, Hey

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• He was the sort of guy who took a lot without giving her anything back The more he hurt her the more desperately she loved him. Life's strange. Sometimes things happen almost as if we're punishing ourselves for some fault that we can't really identify.

  Guillaume Musso

  Hurt, Giving, Guy

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• Always face what you fear. Have just enough money, never too much, and some string. Even if it’s not your fault, it’s your responsibility. Witches deal with things. Never stand between two mirrors. Never cackle. Do what you must do. Never lie, but you don’t always have to be honest. Never wish. Especially don’t wish upon a star, which is astronomically stupid. Open your eyes, and then open your eyes again.

  Terry Pratchett

  Stars, Lying, Stupid

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• Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all! Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall: Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none: And some condemned for a fault alone.

  William Shakespeare

  Running, Fall, Ice

  William Shakespeare, J. M. Jephson (1867). “The Works of William Shakespeare”, p.71

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