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When Things Go Wrong Quotes

Be your own worst critic.
When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't.
Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.
- Paul Arden

No one is a greater schoolgirl in spirit than a cynic. Cynics cannot relinquish the rubbish they were taught as children: they hold tight to the belief that the world has meaning and, when things go wrong for them, they consequently adopt the inverse attitude. "Life's a whore, I don't believe in anything anymore and I'll wallow in that idea until it makes me sick" is the very credo of the innocent who hasn't been able to get his way.
- Muriel Barbery

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.
- Robert Bloch

I will have nothing to do with a God who cares only occasionally. I need a God who is with us always, everywhere, in the deepest depths as well as the highest heights. It is when things go wrong, when good things do not happen, when our prayers seem to have been lost, that God is most present. We do not need the sheltering wings when things go smoothly. We are closest to God in the darkness, stumbling along blindly.
- Madeleine L Engle

In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day.
- Rick Riordan

I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability.
- Nick Clegg

When things go wrong don't go with them.
- Elvis Presley

When things go wrong, don't go with them.
- Elvis Presley

You learn more when things go wrong.
- David E Kelley

Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You life your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail--and out you go!
- Sophie Kinsella

People die of broken hearts. They have heart attacks. And it's the heart that hurts most when things go wrong and fall apart.
- Markus Zusak

When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start to go right they often go on getting better and better.
- C S Lewis

Blame yourself when things go wrong, and give credit to others when things go right. The process of giving other people credit is what it takes to build a team. Sandberg, one of America's great team builders, knows exactly what it takes to win.
- Frank I Luntz

Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin.
- Harry Melling

When things go wrong and will not come right,
Though you do the best you can,
When life looks black as the hour of night,
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
- Flann O Brien

I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.
- Dolly Parton

When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy.
- Steven Soderbergh

I always tell my employees, the busier it gets, the slower you should cook. When you run around like a crazy person, that's when things go wrong.
- Michael Symon

If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.
- Sachin Tendulkar

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way.
- Caroline Wozniacki

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