Quotes About Reconciliation

Make peace with your past so it won't disturb your present.

We should learn to choose our words carefully, as we can hurt, and mislead others. Words...can't be taken back, once you give them away. Harsh words are like bullets: no matter what, they can still leave a painful injury. And sometimes, a sorry is not enough to heal the wounds you leave.

Never be too proud to apologize, especially when you know you are wrong.

The best way to have the last word is to apologize.

You deserve someone who knows how to make things up to you after hurting you. Not someone who is very good with just the word, sorry.

No relationship is ever perfect, even if people try to make it seem like it is. There's always gonna be ups and downs, the arguing the fighting and maybe even a break up here and there. But that's just how it is, so try to make the best of it cause you never know what you have till its gone! And once its gone, then its gone for good. But if it comes back then it was meant to be..

If she doesn't acknowledge what happened, then how can we trust that she is going to be different in the future?

Your holding me at a distance when you should be holding me in your arms, is causing me a great deal of pain. PLEASE STOP AND JUST LOVE ME!

I want to apologize to all the people who I feel I hurt the most, because I pushed them away. I want to say thank you for all the people who helped throughout all the struggles I've had. And I want to reconnect with the people who I feel that I will never see again.

Remember, when you forgive, you heal. And when you let go, you grow.

About these times, my father says that he wishes he had made better decisions. That the burden of raising us alone led him to favor strict regimens and that he wasn't able to talk about his emotions. In retrospect, there is a lot he wishes he'd done differently.

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.

None of them spoke to each other after the decision was made, splitting off in separate directions to separate rooms, all coming to terms with the possibility this might be their last night alive.

We must always remember that justice is not just about punishment. It is about healing, about reconciliation, and about restoring balance to our community. We must strive to find solutions that are fair and just, and that bring about a sense of harmony and peace to those who have been harmed (Kneubuhl 123)

Justice is not just about punishment. It is about healing, about reconciliation, and about restoring balance to our community. We must strive to find solutions that are fair and just, and that bring about a sense of harmony and peace to those who have been harmed(Kneubuhl 92)

All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.

Perhaps forgiveness is overrated,

But what is more revolutionary than helping one's enemy and his kin? What is more radical than forgiveness?

I am a refugee, an American, and a human being, which is important to proclaim, as there are many who think these identities cannot be reconciled.

The past is the past, and he can't make amends, only hope that the gain will outlast the damage.

A hero is not the person who fights with his enemy but who turns his enemy into his friend.

An apology is saying the right thing after doing the wrong thing.

Don't bury the past if you have intentions of visiting the grave on its anniversary.

Forgive the person who confesses his fault because it is already half redressed.