Forgiveness Quotes - Page 11

If I get to the end of my life, if I die, and I find out religion is one big lie, I still won't regret it because it's helped me to live a better life, to be a better person, to care about people, to believe in forgiveness, to believe in hope.

We only learn at the speed of pain, and we don't have others in our lives without forgiveness.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.

I pray for forgiveness. For help and guidance. To be a better person. For the health of my family. For the world to be a better place.

Amnesty is the forgiveness of something. Amnesty is anything that says, 'Do it illegally, it will be cheaper and easier.'

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

I believe in the redemptive need to admit mistakes, express regret, and ask for forgiveness.

I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba.

Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right.

Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself.

Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.

When people do, or say, things we don't believe in, forgiveness can feel disgusting. But when you try to think of someone who isn't worthy of it, it's hard to find an example.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

9/11 revealed that those about to die do not seem afraid or plead for forgiveness for their sins, if they think about them at all. They all have one thing in mind - those they love - and they all do the same thing: They call them up - spouses, family or friends - to tell them they love them.

You have to work on forgiveness and love, and that includes your own self.

Forgiveness, in some cases, is a flipping miracle in the sense that you're fighting, and suddenly something happens. It's a kind of grace. Whether you believe in God or not, something happens, and it's transformative.

The spirit of forgiveness should prevail, and there should be tolerance and understanding among all political parties for us to move forward.

The mere acknowledgment that 'God is watching' can act as a trap, fueling bad behavior, corruption, and guilt, all remedied by God's forgiveness. No personal responsibility is needed - someone on the outside sees whatever we're doing and makes it all OK.

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.

I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin and then in the act of confession I beg for your forgiveness and redemption.

Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it's a personal life or a national life.