Forgiveness Quotes

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

^{Hillary Clinton}

251. The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

^{Marianne Williamson}

252. If I say, ‘I forgive you,’ I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart is both saying that justice has been violated and not letting that violation count against the offender.

^{Miroslav Volf}

253. Forgiveness takes time. It is the last step of the grieving process.

^{Elin Nordegren}

254. I think it’s important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.

^{Kristin Chenoweth}

255. 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}

256. I’m currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.

^{Julian Clary}

257. Forgiveness is enshrined in the Lord’s prayer – forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. These scriptures point to the power of forgiveness not only as a way to absolve transgressions but to ensure that the person extending forgiveness will be forgiven of theirs.

^{Anthea Butler}

258. ‘Ida’ is about humanity, about guilt and forgiveness. It’s not a film that deals with an issue as such. It’s more universal.

^{Pawel Pawlikowski}

259. Forgiveness gives you a chance to be fulfilled rather than be eaten up with anger.

^{Bettany Hughes}

260. 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}

261. Certainly people make mistakes in their life. I’m no different, I’ve made mistakes. When people mess up, we forgive them. When I mess up, I ask for forgiveness.

^{Michele Bachmann}

262. The blood of Christ covers all of our sins, but each of us must do personal business with God in order to experience his forgiveness.

^{Lewis B. Smedes}

263. Thankfully, forgiveness, and the healing it brings in its wake, has nothing to do with ‘deserve.’

^{Eric Metaxas}

264. 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.

^{Aleksandar Hemon}

265. 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.

^{Tyson Fury}

266. A wonderful quality about America is that we love redemption stories. We’re quick to lash out and assign blame, but we also draw from deep reservoirs of forgiveness.

^{Judy Smith}

267. The forgiveness that comes of patient interpretation seems impossible when those nearest to your heart are threatened.

^{Giles Foden}

268. The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships.

^{Eric Metaxas}

269. So many people ask, ‘How could you forgive your mother for the way you were raised?’ It’s really not forgiveness, in my opinion. It’s acceptance. She’s never going to be the sort of mother who wants to take care of me.

^{Jeannette Walls}

270. 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}

271. 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}

272. These subsidies from four European governments, which include aircraft launch assistance, capital injections, debt forgiveness, have enabled Airbus to develop and range market airlinerswell below cost.

^{Norm Dicks}

273. When there’s that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier.

^{Craig T. Nelson}

274. 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}

275. My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

^{Janine Turner}

276. Forgiveness isn’t about condoning what has happened to you or someone else’s actions against you.

^{Jennifer O’Neill}

277. I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.

^{William P. Leahy}

278. If Jesus Christ was who He claimed to be, and He did die on a cross at a point of time in history, then, for all history past and all history future it is relevant because that is the very focal point for forgiveness and redemption.

^{Josh McDowell}

279. 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}

280. 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}

281. 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}

282. 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}

283. ‘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}

284. 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}

285. 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}

286. 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}

287. 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}

288. I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.

^{Park Chan-wook}

289. 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}

290. Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.

^{Joyce Meyer}

291. Without white South Africa realizing what it had done – and on the basis of that realization having the courage to ask for forgiveness – there can really be no significant movement.

^{Athol Fugard}

292. Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It’s a sign of weakness.

^{Art Alexakis}

293. 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}

294. Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.

^{Lewis B. Smedes}

295. Asking for forgiveness is just one of the most painful kind of experiences.

^{Nick Nolte}

296. I am 100% in the camp that says forgiveness is mostly about the forgiver.

^{Hillary Clinton}

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

^{Marco Rubio}

298. We believe that the farm should be building ‘forgiveness’ into the ecosystem. What does that mean? That a more forgiving ecosystem is one that can better handle drought, flood, disease, pestilence.

^{Joel Salatin}

299. . I haven’t, thank God, had any infidelity issues. But you can’t say what you won’t ever do. And you can’t say that you won’t have forgiveness in your heart if there were to be an issue like that.

^{Tasha Smith}

300. It’s so important in marriage to let the little things go and let the pride go. Forgiveness is so important, and communication. Don’t major on the minors.

Forgiveness Quotes 301 – 400

^{Kimberly Schlapman}

301. I clearly have done things that were wrong. I’ve clearly had to seek God’s forgiveness.

^{Newt Gingrich}

302. It’s always best to ask for forgiveness if you feel that you made a mistake. And again, asking for forgiveness is not just saying the words ‘I’m sorry’; it is also offering what you need to do.

^{Grace Poe}

303. The heart of who I am as a person and as a man is forgiveness, after forgiving my father for a lot of things that were done when I was child.

^{Tyler Perry}