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" Forgiveness is for yourself because it frees you. It lets you out of that prison you put yourself in. "

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" 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. "

" Satan tries to counterfeit the work of God, and by doing this, he may deceive many. To make us lose hope, feel miserable like himself, and believe that we are beyond forgiveness, Satan might even misuse words from the scriptures that emphasize the justice of God in order to imply that there is no mercy. "

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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

" How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all. "

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

" When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive. "

" There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. "

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

" Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. "

Garrison Keillor

" In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be delivered from evil and led not into temptation. "

" Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. "

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

" To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment. "

" Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven. "

Charles Williams

" Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. "

" If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith. "

Robert Green Ingersoll

" And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others. "

" 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. "

" We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. "

Frederick William Robertson

" God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency. "

" 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. "

" There would be no need for love if perfection were possible. Love arises from our imperfection, from our being different and always in need of the forgiveness, encouragement and that missing half of ourselves that we are searching for, as the Greek myth tells us, in order to complete ourselves. "

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

" Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives. "

" Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. "

Corrie Ten Boom

" The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption. "

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

" Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness. "

Henry B. Eyring

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

Nazanin Boniadi

" It seems to me that everyone on this planet whom I know or have worked with is suffering from self-hatred and guilt to one degree or another. The more self-hatred and guilt we have, the less our lives work. The less self-hatred and guilt we have, the better our lives work, on all levels. "

" I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. "

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