Quotes about Apology
I already told you," said Adam. "There is no need to swear." "Sorry, it just fucking slipped out," said Zeb.
- Margaret Atwood
I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways He has chosen to reveal Himself.
- Francis Chan
I tried to understand the Anne of last year and make apologies for her, because as long as I leave you with these accusations and don't attempt to explain what prompted them, my conscience won't be clear.
- Anne Frank
Mercy is radical kindness. Mercy means offering or being offered aid in desperate straits. Mercy is not deserved. It involves absolving the unabsolvable, forgiving the unforgivable. Mercy brings us to the miracle of apology, given and accepted, to unashamed humility when we have erred or forgotten.
- Anne Lamott
Mercy is radical kindness. Mercy means offering or being offered aid in desperate straits. Mercy is not deserved. It involves absolving the unabsolvable, forgiving the unforgivable. Mercy brings us to the miracle of apology, given and accepted, to unashamed humility when we have erred or forgotten. Charge it to our heads and not our hearts, as the elders in black churches have long said.
- Anne Lamott
I have a hyperbolical tongue: it catches fire as it goes. I dare say I shall have to retract.
- George Eliot
That morning David realized that grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when every time you can Mr Lichtenstein. Apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.
- Marianne Williamson
The best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.
- John Milton
When the compressor for the air conditioning in the house turns on, I feel apologetic. I had no idea how loud it was out here, clearly interrupting a whole valley full of creatures that are trying to say something to one another.
- Barbara Brown Taylor
Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
- Mark Twain
A visitor to Mark Twain's house in Hartford observed mountains of books stacked on the floor. The author apologized for the disorder. You see, he lamented, It is so very difficult to borrow shelves.
- Mark Twain
It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.
- Matshona Dhliwayo