Quotes About Forgiveness

I spent my first three weeks there on a wing with 21 murderers. I met some very evil people there but also some men who'd had no upbringing, no chance in life.

As an alcoholic, you have no appreciation for your wife or your children's feelings, but I'm making up for that now. I'm winning my children's trust back.

'Paris, Texas' gave me a chance to play compassion, and I'm spelling that with a capital C.

I learned to forget everything. To concentrate on my music and thank God for all good moments. Because the positive attracts the positive. You must work, work and work to get the most out of it.

I really want to say, 'Thank God I'm alive.' I want to forgive the people who caused my suffering. I did.

I thank God I don't have a problem with any person. Nobody wants to have a problem with another person. I don't want it either.

There have been a couple of times when kids that weren't nice to me in high school are like, 'Hey, man!' And I'm just like, 'Yeah. Thank you very much.'

People want to help me. They want the best for me. I always say thank you to people when they try that. I never get mad.

How do you say 'thank you' to a community who gave you a second chance? A lot of people don't get a second chance.

That little girl became me now. I have accepted it and I'm thankful that my picture worked for good.

During my teens and early 20s, I proved to be anything but what most people expected Billy Graham's son to be. I'm so thankful he never gave up on me or quit loving me.

There's no ex out there who I'm not friends with today, and I'm extremely thankful for that.

I think faith gives us a structure around which to try to organize our lives. I'm also a big believer, and very thankful that there's forgiveness.

Thankfully, forgiveness, and the healing it brings in its wake, has nothing to do with 'deserve.'

I live in a constant state of gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation for the second chance I was given, so anytime in any film, when that is given to someone, I always appreciate it.

I think most I regret the way I treated Dr. Dre after he so graciously opened the doors to his kingdom to me.

Well the first thing I'd say is that I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do to show my remorse other than to say that I'm remorseful.

I've learned lots, obviously - the first thing being never to forget to be grateful. The second is not to bear grudges, because in football, luck does not exist.

I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, 'I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change.' Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so.

The hardest thing to do when people are hurting you is to remain a decent person.

There comes a time in the history of nations when their peoples must become fully reconciled to their past if they are to go forward with confidence to embrace their future.

The history of our country is cruel. We have to face those issues or, should I say, we had to. Not anymore I hope, because we are going in the right direction, and we are ready to forgive, ready to move on.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

When I was young, my brother David and I were farmed off to foster homes, and I spent time in orphanages. My father abandoned us. Here's the most important person in my life, and I never met him.