Quotes About Forgiveness

Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.

My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear.

People always make a lot about how I don't carry grudges. That's my religious upbringing. I went nine years without missing Sunday school. Lutheran. I can't live with hatred inside of me. That's what I learned. I ain't scared of dying, either.

We need all races of men, and decent women, to stand up for what's right, drop anger, and live upright.

Yes, exes can be good friends, but after a certain time. Though no break-up is a good break-up, time heals everything, including broken friendships. It also depends on the kind of people they are, their mindsets and the reasons for the break ups.

No family is perfect. We all have our differences, misunderstandings, and ups and downs.

You have to take all the ups and downs that come your way like a pinch of salt. Just leave everything behind. Forgive and forget.

Since 2011, I am happy to say that I have reconciled with Ahmed Hirsi; we have married in our faith tradition and are raising our family together. Like all families, we have had our ups and downs, but we are proud to have come through it together.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

Families have ups and downs, we all fight about stupid things, but at the end of the day, we're blood, and we love each other and we always will.

The way I stand up to bullies is with kindness and love. Because I think that's what they really need. They're misunderstood and probably really upset themselves.

Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.

I still get mad. I still get upset. But I let it go more quickly.

But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I'm upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man.

I have a 4-year-old and a 14-year-old, and think I missed a recital and a graduation, and they were like 'It's OK mommy, we'll take pictures.' It was my upset, though... they were just fine! I just give them a kiss and a hug and let them know that I love them every day.

Even to this day, when someone says something derogatory about Boy George, it still upsets and offends me. Part of me will always be quite attached to him.

I don't want people to feel like I'm upset or bitter with C-Webb or the University of Michigan. I love them both.

I have known Bhagwant Mann for many years, we have been colleagues and I am not upset with him as an individual.

One thing about racing, a lot of times you'll get upset with someone, yet we live in confinement here. It's almost like we live in a prison and you have to try and get along. Forgive and forget.

I guess you could say I got right with the man upstairs. I wanted to go to heaven.

I have never met anyone who gave back a heart they stole.

Quiet love is better than loud hate.