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" To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing. "

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" Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Henry Ward Beecher

" 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. "

Jewell Parker Rhodes

" God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history. "

" Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself. "

George Bernard Shaw

" Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge. "

" 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. "

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

" How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. "

Publilius Syrus

" Forgiveness is the final form of love. "

Reinhold Niebuhr

" I've been interested in the idea of forgiveness and the necessity of it. I think of it as the most critical piece of any relationship, whether that be business, or romantic, or familial. We fail each other. We make mistakes. If we contract to go on after those mistakes, forgiveness is involved. Forgiveness is required. "

" I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction - especially autobiographies and biographies. I've read 'Long Walk to Freedom' by Nelson Mandela at least twice on holiday. Every time, I'm totally awed by his vision, strength and forgiveness. I feel honoured to have got to know him and his wonderful wife Graca over the years. "

Richard Branson

" Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven. "

Igor Stravinsky

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

" The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on. "

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

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

" I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night. "

" Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. "

" Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them. "

" I desired to become a Christian, and prayed earnestly for the forgiveness of my sins. I felt a peace of mind resulting, and loved every one, feeling desirous that all should have their sins forgiven, and love Jesus as I did. "

" My desire is to be a forgiving, non-judgmental person. "

" Do you ever achieve total forgiveness after screwing up? "

" Not only were the Jewish people beloved, but God himself had taken pains to let them know it. Could there be any clearer sign that he continued to believe in their potential, even without the Temple, to achieve forgiveness and ultimately merit the Temple's rebuilding? "

Meir Soloveichik

" Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. "

Marianne Williamson

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

Hillary Clinton

" We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive. "

" Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. "

Martin Luther King, Jr.

" He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. "