Quotes about Forgiveness

“I clearly have done things that were wrong. I've clearly had to seek God's forgiveness.”

“Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.”

“The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches; perhaps, however, with no strict consistency.”

“My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.”

“How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.”

“New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated - like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy - or we're not going to get there.”

“'Ida' is about humanity, about guilt and forgiveness. It's not a film that deals with an issue as such. It's more universal.”

“To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget.”

“My parents did their best - that earns a lot of forgiveness. But they say children grow up in spite of their parents, and I think I did.”

“The films of which I'm most proud I've written are the ones that pivot on forgiveness.”

“I think everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Mark's happier. I'm sober. There are still phone calls to be made, people I need to say something to. But everyone from Creed who I've offended or hurt, I ask for their forgiveness.”

“On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.”

“Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.”

“When I felt real forgiveness, my heart was set free.”

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

“Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.”

“You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.”

“Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself.”

“God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.”

“Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.”

“Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity.”