Quotes About Forgiveness

I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness.

The one thing I've learnt is that you don't want to be nasty about anybody, unless they've dropped dead. And the annoying thing is that most of the people that I know who've dropped dead are really great.

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

Every single thing I've done has made me who I am today. The only thing I would take back is hurting the people that I love, and the people who I love have already read my lyrics and heard my apologies. But the rest of the world, I don't need to apologize to them. My life doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the world.

The only thing that can conquer hate is love.

I mean the only thing that is hopefully good about us is after the arguments we can actually still face each other the next day or the day after and talk about something else and sort of get over it.

I don't like false happy endings, and I don't think the real world is such a forgiving place.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

If you have the same drive and passions that everybody else has - for example, if you're trying to do the right thing for your family and do the right thing for people you employ - then you can be forgiven quite a lot.

People make mistakes in life. You shouldn't have to live with that for the rest of your life. I believe in redemption. I'm an Irish Catholic, and I just think it's the right thing to do.

There's a part of me that never felt my mother abandoned me. I always felt that she did the right thing.

Well, everybody's human, and you're not going to do the right thing perfectly every time. But you mess up and you learn from it and you go on from there.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret - how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether that's even possible, interested me.

If you're going to do a show about somebody who dumped you, it's much richer if you have three characters dealing with different aspects of that theme. There is more space for people to identify with it.

I don't have room in my life for hate. I tried it for a while. It didn't work.

There's one thing—when they say they're sorry and ask to be forgiven, that's a big step. I may be a fool, but that's a step worth acknowledging. I put on my body armor, remind myself of the truth of their character, stay cautious and alert, and give them a chance. An apology and an effort are both rare and valuable.

He loves you." "I know," she said softly. "I hope he can forgive me." Dakota was quiet a moment. "For better or worse," he finally said. "Most couples have plenty of both." * * * Connie

What's so funny?" he asked. "In the end, you begged." He sighed. "I did. I begged. I'm sorry—I swore to you I'd never beg." "I'm okay with it now," she laughed. "I don't think you'll have to beg again." "That's a relief.

go of me. The only way you can honor my memory is with your happiness.

Goodbye, Luke. You were everything. You were all I needed. I'm sorry I wasn't enough for you. Maybe someday you'll meet someone who is." When