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" What if we strove for compassion, for mercy, for forgiveness? And what if we did this for everybody, including people who have harmed others? "

James Forman, Jr.

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" I believe in forgiveness, I believe in second chances, and I believe we should find a way to restore the Second Amendment rights to people who are qualified and have shown themselves qualified to have those rights restored to them. "

" I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred. "

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" The Gospel offers forgiveness for the past, new life for the present, and hope for the future. "

" I believe the Scriptures teach that there's a literal heaven and a literal hell, just like Jesus said. And without forgiveness of sins that, yeah, the place of punishment is called hell. "

" 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. "

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" Forgiveness is the final form of love. "

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" As our nation's student debt crisis has reached a breaking point, we've been hearing lots of talk about student loan forgiveness. It's taken me 20 years to forgive myself for my loan - and just as long to pay it off. "

" Prosecutors committed to reform need talented staff members who share that commitment, and our best legal talent should flock to their offices. "

James Forman, Jr.

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

" Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart. "

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

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" Mass incarceration will have to be dismantled the same way it was constructed: piecemeal, incrementally and, above all, locally. "

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" I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation. "

" I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge. "

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" All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget. "

" I find it very frustrating how much passing the buck there is in the criminal justice system when it comes to taking responsibility for outcomes. "

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" The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive yourself too. "

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

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" People have to render judgment. In my case, I've said upfront openly, I've made mistakes at times. I've had to go to God for forgiveness. I've had to seek reconciliation. But I'm also a 68-year-old grandfather, and I think people have to measure who I am now and whether I'm a person they can trust. "

" One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious. "

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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. "

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

" 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. "

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