Quotes About Forgiveness

The recessional of "Amazing Grace" was familiar to all. John Newton had written the hymn, and I wondered how many people in the church knew that he'd been a slave-ship captain before realizing the error of his ways and becoming an abolitionist.

Blame someone else and get on with your life.

If it took a monster to do that, doesn't that mean we sometimes need monsters?' 'Maybe we do. But that doesn't mean we should forgive them for what they are, even for an instant.

Nonetheless, we offer our forgiveness. What is the point in being a superior civilisation if you can't do that once in a while?

Even in my personal life, I can't bear to have bad feelings.

I know that in my own personal life, the people who I have dated who are funny can get away with a lot more than the people who aren't.

If there is something that has worked for me or not worked for me in my personal life then it is because I was at fault somewhere and may be the other person was at fault.

I don't hate Peter Robinson, and I don't think Peter Robinson hates me.

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.

Seeing people decide to choose love instead of hate is phenomenal.

There was never any animosity from the Philly fans.

I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still can't get over what happened 10 or 15 years ago.

I come from a background where, if someone is rough and tough, you handle things physically. People betrayed me, and you just want to choke them. But you choose forgiveness.

I picked up the phone and called Herbert Hainer, the CEO of Adidas, and said, 'Well, it's Peace Day coming up. I think it's about time after 60 years to end this feud. How about doing something together?'

I fight the same way as my dad! I've picked that up from him. We both get angry really fast and very intensely, and then get over it very quickly. You need to be good at apologising if you fight like that.

If I ever see those pilots who dropped the bombs on me - or any American pilots - I would say to them, 'The war is over. The past is past.' I would ask those pilots what can they do to bring us all together.

Well, I love Pink Floyd, so I wouldn't be offended by it. I only intentionally robbed them three or four times.

I'd rather not pinpoint my mistakes.

Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves from the pipeline. I've never seen anything block blessings from Heaven except offense.

I'd say that if you had a strained relationship with your mom, for whatever reason, the best thing to do is be open with each other, talk it over, try and work it out somehow as opposed to just putting a wall up and pushing them away.

I felt like I couldn't wallow in self-pity forever. I can't beat myself up forever.

Why regret anything? Where does it get you to regret anything you've ever done in your life? It gets you nowhere. It's a pathetic emotion that you can wallow in.

I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba.

If you wanna get a report card on your faith, see how you are dealing with people who are really difficult to deal with.