Forgiveness Quotes:
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.
Jayson Blair
Prejudice is sinful. All blood flows red. And the most harmful and foolish kind of prejudice is prejudice against yourself. Every woman is your sister, and every woman needs her sisters. So try to give other women the courtesy of your compassion, respect, and forgiveness. Love yourself despite – and because of – your flaws.
Jewell Parker Rhodes
The forgiveness that comes of patient interpretation seems impossible when those nearest to your heart are threatened.
Giles Foden
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
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’m all about preaching forgiveness and compassion.
Montaigne
It seems to me like Mother Nature’s mercy and forgiveness have run dry, as we ceaselessly abuse her and take her for granted in order for us to continue our addiction to using fossil fuels. I’ve gotta say, I don’t blame her. Not one bit.
Gloria Reuben
I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility.
John Rowland
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
The spirit of forgiveness should prevail, and there should be tolerance and understanding among all political parties for us to move forward.
Roy Bennett
We’d do better to follow the admonition of Jesus about loving our neighbours. People in the U.S. are capable of forgiveness and willing to see one another’s point of view, but when matters become politicised, we’re less able to do that.
Kent Haruf
The Gospel offers forgiveness for the past, new life for the present, and hope for the future.
John Sentamu
To understand somebody else as a human being, I think, is about as close to real forgiveness as one can get.
David Small
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
If you don’t believe God has forgiven you, you are actually saying that God needs to do more for your forgiveness, and that Jesus’ sacrifice was not enough.
Jud Wilhite
I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration.
William P. Young
Forgiveness takes time. It is the last step of the grieving process.
Elin Nordegren
Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.
Nick Wechsler
We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there’s an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.
Bartlett Sher
If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.
Vusi Mahlasela
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
One of the things that Dostoevsky talks about is that no character is too high to fall and no character is too low to be redeemed. ‘Crime and Punishment’ began with a person going out and consciously becoming a cold-blooded murderer, and it took 800 pages and an epilogue before the person finally asked for forgiveness.
Jeffrey Bell
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
To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.
Sylvia Fraser
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
I’m not trying to convert the entire nation of Israel and the entire nation of Palestine to Christianity. But at least if you can educate them about the ideology of love, the ideology of forgiveness, the ideology of grace. Those principles are great regardless, but we can’t deny they came from Christianity as well.
Mosab Hassan Yousef
Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.
Friedrich Nietzsche
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
William Blake
Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.
James E. Faust
If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.
James E. Faust
The full benefit of forgiveness of sin through the Savior’s Atonement begins with repentance and baptism and then expands upon receiving the Holy Ghost.
James E. Faust
I believe in forgiveness.
Michael Caputo
America loves a forgiveness story. America is the land of second chances.
Michael Caputo
The things that interest me are less to do with perhaps finding myself and more to do with surviving and mercy and forgiveness.
John Cameron Mitchell
There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.
KRS-One
I believe in the redemptive need to admit mistakes, express regret, and ask for forgiveness.
Ana Navarro
I find forgiveness to be really healthy.
Ben Affleck
I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness.
Damon Dash
As we hone the ability to let go of distraction, to begin again without rancor or judgment, we are deepening forgiveness and compassion for ourselves. And in life, we find we might make a mistake, and more easily begin again, or stray from our chosen course and begin again.
Sharon Salzberg
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
August Wilson
On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.
Laura Schlessinger
I believe in forgiveness, I believe in second chances, and I believe we should find a way to restore the Second Amendment rights to people who are qualified and have shown themselves qualified to have those rights restored to them.
Matt Bevin
It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.
Karl Barth
I learned that I have purpose and my experiences no matter how horrible taught me heart, strength and forgiveness!
Dominique Jackson
The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships.
Eric Metaxas
Thankfully, forgiveness, and the healing it brings in its wake, has nothing to do with ‘deserve.’
Eric Metaxas
The gospel of Jesus Christ encompasses much more than avoiding, overcoming, and being cleansed from sin and the bad influences in our lives; it also essentially entails doing good, being good, and becoming better. Repenting of our sins and seeking forgiveness are spiritually necessary, and we must always do so.
David A. Bednar
Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.
Victoria Osteen
It’s important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words; it’s a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation.
Victoria Osteen
Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption.
Don Lemon
I clearly have done things that were wrong. I’ve clearly had to seek God’s forgiveness.
Newt Gingrich
People have to render judgment. In my case, I’ve said upfront openly, I’ve made mistakes at times. I’ve had to go to God for forgiveness. I’ve had to seek reconciliation. But I’m also a 68-year-old grandfather, and I think people have to measure who I am now and whether I’m a person they can trust.
Newt Gingrich