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" Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. "

Roberto Assagioli

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" Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest. "

" Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual. "

Jennifer O'Neill

" It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. "

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

" 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. "

" Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. "

Laurence Sterne

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

Kristin Chenoweth

" No poem in the world could do my mom justice. Despite circumstance and adversity, she had an unwavering love for her kids and a faith-based, boundless capacity for forgiveness. "

" God forgive you, but I never can. "

" One of the things that Dostoevsky talks about is that no character is too high to fall and no character is too low to be redeemed. 'Crime and Punishment' began with a person going out and consciously becoming a cold-blooded murderer, and it took 800 pages and an epilogue before the person finally asked for forgiveness. "

" 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. "

" Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness. "

Louis Zamperini

" Can you really forgive if you can't forget? "

Sarah Jessica Parker

" A prayer that must have a cannon behind it better never be uttered. Forgiveness ought not to go in partnership with shot and shell. Love need not carry knives and revolvers. "

Robert Green Ingersoll

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

Robert Green Ingersoll

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

" Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven. "

" 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

" Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours. "

" There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. "

Bryant H. McGill

" 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. "

" It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins. "

" I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so. "

Richard E. Grant

" It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them. "

" 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. "

" The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. "