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" 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. "

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" Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. "

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" There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. "

" New kinds of heroics need to be celebrated - like love, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, diplomacy - or we're not going to get there. "

" Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. "

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" If you're truthful with yourself and others, forgiveness clears the path to righteousness, to grace. All we want is grace. We all want that light in our lives. And we can only get that when we go deep into truth. "

" '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. "

" 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. "

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

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" God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. "

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" 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. "

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" Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness. "

" Without forgiveness, there's no future. "

" I think every one of us, in life, have some sort of moment that has happened that we wish we could have done differently or that we wish could have had a different outcome. "

" I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget. "

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

" It's only through Christ that we can take full advantage of God's mercy and forgiveness through repentance in Jesus' name. "

" The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships. "

" I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller. "

" Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness. "

" 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 like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive. "

" One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed. "

" The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. "

" Forgiveness is the final form of love. "

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" 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. "

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" Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life. "

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