Quotes About Apology

I'm not going to apologize for kissing you. I've wanted to since the first time I laid eyes on you. Only back then, I was just a boy.

You've made a terrible mistake.

I'm sorry about a lot of things. Being with you isn't one of them.

It's rare to meet somebody who's secure with herself, confident in who they are, and doesn't have anything to apologize for.

I learned about forgiveness, and I've reached out to others to make amends.

I have a no-apology policy. No apologies for jokes. I apologize in my real life all the time. I say ridiculous things, I make mistakes constantly. But when I'm on stage, I'm at a microphone... it's a joke!

I apologize in my real life all the time. I say ridiculous things, I make mistakes constantly. But when I'm on stage, I'm at a microphone... it's a joke!

I just was apologizing for maybe being a little goofy.

If anyone should do any pardoning. I should be the one pardoning the government for what they did to the Japanese-American people.

I had innumerable analysts who came to me in apology that the world that we were finding was not the world that they had thought existed and that they had estimated. Reality on the ground differed in advance.

I'm guilty for a lot of things.

I always feel guilty later if I behave rudely with anyone.

I said, 'Maz, if I hadn't screwed up that Game 7, you wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame.'

Kit: I didn't mean that. I'm sorry. Neil: I know. Kit: I mean I didn't mean the bit about it bein' better if they'd killed you. I meant the rest. Neil: It's okay, Kathy. I know. -Heartland

Lirael almost apologized, but she held it back. She did feel sorry for Nick. It wasn't his fault he had been chosen by an ancient spirit of evil to be its avatar. She even felt sort of maternal to him. He needed to be tucked in bed and fed willow-bark tea. That thought led to the idle speculation of what he might look like if he were well. He could be quite handsome, Lirael thought, and then instantly banished the notion. He might be an unwitting enemy, but he was still an enemy.

means never having to say you're sorry

I love others, I apologize when I've committed a faux pas or sin. Because I love others, I admit it when I've been wrong and ask for forgiveness.

We believe that going beyond a quick "I'm sorry"—learning to apologize effectively—can help rekindle love that has been dimmed by pain. We believe that when we all learn to apologize—and when we understand each other's apology language—we can trade in tired excuses for honesty, trust, and joy.

So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. —Matthew 5:23–24

some of us, love means often having to say we're sorry! — Julie Durham

Do not try to give a serious apology via electronic media. Taking the time to speak directly with someone better conveys your sincerity.

I'm sorry. I know I have hurt you, but I would like to make the future different. I would like to love you in your language. I would like to meet your needs." I have seen marriages rescued from the brink of divorce when couples make the choice to love.

On those occasions when I missed - I think more often than not - he would watch the duck fly away, turn to me and give me a look of such uncompromising pity and scorn that I would feel compelled to apologize and make excuses. The wind moved the barrel, or A drop of water hit my eye when I shot. Of course he did not believe me but would turn back, sitting there waiting for the next shot so I could absolve myself.

I have a hyperbolical tongue: it catches fire as it goes. I dare say I shall have to retract.