Apology Quotes

We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.

The purpose of apology is to extend ourselves in such a way that relationships become deeper, and life becomes richer and more human in the process.

An apology informed is good; an apology performed is better.

We rarely wrestle with apology and lose.

Apology is the practice of extending ourselves because we value the relationship more than we value the need to be right.

When we apologize we end our struggle with history.

Apology calls for a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of the wronged party and the inherent value of the relationship, not for what it brings to you but for what you can bring to it.

No apology is equal to the task set before it.

"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.

Apology is not for the faint of heart, but then, neither is life.

One of the challenges of the movie is there are no apologies or excuses.

Apologies aren't something you want to get in the habit of practicing in the mirror

Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep our lives in order.

To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign.

I’d never known that anyone could kiss in English, kiss in apologies.

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out and I thought we won.

I have been trying to create a campaign to have our country make an apology for slavery, for the way that blacks were treated before the Civil War and after the Civil War.

Fire sat unbreathing. A life that was an apology for the life of his father: It was a notion she could understand, beyond words and thought. She understood it the way she understood music.

Apologies mean nothing if you don't mean it.

Amen, sister, ... All apologies to Tom Cruise.

Sorry for hurting you, she said right in my ear, but it wasn't really an apology, because you don't bite someone's earlobe to tell them you're sorry.

And apologies, once postponed, become harder and harder to make, and finally impossible.

And I make no apology for linking my thinking with computer technology.

No stories or explanations,' Finnikin had once told him. 'When it comes to women, straight into an apology and you will find the rest of your life bearable.

It was a trap after all,” Alric said. He turned to Royce. “My apologies for doubting your sound paranoia.

An apology for America's values is never the right course.

I sing 'All Apologies' with my own lyrics. People want to sing along, but then, oops, they realize it's a different story.

He sighed. " I don't think an apology will do, Mercy. Because an apology implies that you wouldn't do it again. And, under the circumstances, you wouldn't do anything differently, would you?" "No.

Decades later I would look into my father's eyes and try to reach past the murkiness of Alzheimer's with my words, my apology, hoping that in his heart he heard me and understood.

If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.

I have some girls who I look back on and I think, 'Wow, they were really horrible to me.' I would love an apology from a few girls, but whatever. I'm not holding any grudges. I'm over it.

Regret couldn't fix what he's broken. Apologies couldn't bring back what he's lost. What we'd lost.

The sentence must also contain its own apology for being spoken.

Apologies are not pass/fail.

I also want to apologize to my fans, to the kids, everyone who's affected by the situation me and my wife are in.

There are occasions on which all apology is rudeness.

Apologies come in all shapes and sizes. You can give diamonds, candy, flowers, or just your deepest heartfelt sentiment.

I’m sorry, my lady,” said Geric, rubbing his arm. “But I failed to force an apology out of the offending goose.

I've made apologies to people I needed to, but I can't apologise to people I don't know for things they don't understand.

My domineering lover made no apologies for his caveman tendencies.

Erin was right. Apologies could come too late.

I suppose I should make a little apology to Cyndi - although I'm not taking the blame for this - because I was the one who did say Cyndi had won.

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past - the best evidence of regret for them that we can offer, or the world receive.

You cannot compare me to somebody who makes apologies for Hitler. And I don't think Putin is comparable.

I LOVE RIHANNA. I LOVE THAT SHE IS HERSELF WITH NO APOLOGIES. HER SENSE OF STYLE AND SELF IS UNIQUE. I LOVE HOW SHE TRANSFORMS HERSELF WITH EACH ALBUM, EACH CAMPAIGN. ALWAYS EVOLVING. A TRUE ICON.

When your woman gives you the silent treatment, say you're sorry, or you'll find out how truly sorry you are when her monologue resumes.

I don't see the point in apologizing to someone who remains angry enough to throw me off a cliff...unless we are standing by a cliff.

Apology is mankind's nearest course to perfection.

I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts.... I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have to let those things bounce off .

If I was a part of secret ninja group my power would be the power of apology. I would just apologize emphatically and freely. And my mech might just be a phone to send apologetic emails from.