“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
Dan Quayle (1947) American politician, lawyer
Cited to the Cleveland Plain Dealer (27 September 1990)
“The failure of any prediction can always be blamed on quirky political decisions or unforeseen historical events.”
"The Laffer Curve", Knotted Doughnuts and other Mathematical Entertainments (1986)
Context: Ideologues of all persuasions think they know how the economy will respond to the Administration's strange mixture of Lafferism and monetarism. Indeed, their self-confidence is so vast, and their ability to rationalize so crafty, that one cannot imagine a scenario for the next few years, that they would regard as falsifying their dogma. The failure of any prediction can always be blamed on quirky political decisions or unforeseen historical events.
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Paulo Coelho book Aleph
Source: Aleph (2011)
Context: It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility. You can try to stop time, but it’s a complete waste of energy.
Isaiah Berlin (1909–1997) Russo-British Jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas
Five Essays on Liberty (2002), Historical Inevitability (1954)
Geoffrey Blainey book A Short History of the World
A Short History of the World (2000)
L. K. Samuels (1951) American writer
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Narendra Modi (1950) Prime Minister of India
2013, "Satyameva Jayate: Truth Alone Triumphs", 2013
Context: However, as if all the suffering was not enough, I was also accused of the death and misery of my own loved ones, my Gujarati brothers and sisters. Can you imagine the inner turmoil and shock of being blamed for the very events that have shattered you!
“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”
John Burroughs (1837–1921) American naturalist and essayist
Variant: You can get discouraged many times, but you are not a failure until you begin to blame somebody else and stop trying.
“Failure is an event not a person”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker
Variant: Failing is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.