“I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!!”
– Susan Smith
“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.”
– Joseph J. Ellis
“Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.”
– Nick Wechsler
“These subsidies from four European governments, which include aircraft launch assistance, capital injections, debt forgiveness, have enabled Airbus to develop and range market airliners well below cost.”
– Norm Dicks
“I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It’s a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart.”
– Sue Monk Kidd
“There is no forgiveness in nature.”
– Ugo Betti
“I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.”
– Jayson Blair
“And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad.”
– John Rowland
“I would say that playing this character has caused me to think about a lot of things. He’s always questioning himself and trying to get back to something he lost touch with and trying to find forgiveness. Everybody struggles with these things to some extent in their life.”
– Lee Tergesen
“Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity.”
– Mackenzie Phillips
“China’s idea of fair trade is government subsidies of its textile and apparel exports to the United States, currency manipulation, and forgiveness of loans by its government banks.”
– Virginia Foxx
“I’m a lapsed Quaker. I don’t go to meetings any more. But I’m very drawn to Catholicism – all that glitter. I’d love to be a Catholic. I think it would be fantastic – faith, forgiveness, absolution, extreme unction – all these wonderful words. I don’t think anyone who was ever born a Catholic hasn’t died a Catholic, no matter how lapsed they are.”
– Kate Atkinson
“I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.”
– William Brewster
“I’m currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.”
– Julian Clary
“The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church’s testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches perhaps, however, with no strict consistency.”
– Robert Rainy
“The things the writers have me doing on ‘Suburgatory’ are insane. I think they think it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.”
– Cheryl Hines
“One can’t relive one’s life. Forgiveness is not what’s difficult one’s always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that’s obvious.”
– Louis-Ferdinand Celine
“I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration.”
– William P. Young
“I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.”
– Jean-Francois Cope
“I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.”
– William P. Leahy
“I think everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Mark’s happier. I’m sober. There are still phone calls to be made, people I need to say something to. But everyone from Creed who I’ve offended or hurt, I ask for their forgiveness.”
– Scott Stapp
“Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.”
– Mary Chesnut
“To sin offers repentance and forgiveness not to sin offers only punishment.”
– Jose Bergamin
“I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and that’s my belief. I still don’t know what ‘Christian’ means. I’m a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness.”
– Sherri Shepherd
“God’s forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility and I do.”
– Jim Bakker
“Caught’ is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present – who should be and who shouldn’t be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won’t work.”
– Harlan Coben
“Well, of course I think people can be forgiven. But our justice system is not set up to dispense forgiveness. You can go to the local priest for that.”
– Nancy Grace
“I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.”
– Mario Batali
“Forgiveness isn’t about condoning what has happened to you or someone else’s actions against you.”
– Jennifer O’Neill
“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.”
– Ian Mcewan