“I stopped apologizing for my pain. I stopped trying to hide it. I stopped trying to pretend like everything is fine when it’s not.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“I'm a human being and people get involved in bad situations some times. That's really all I can say.”— Sky Ferreira, billboard.com
“You can stuff you sorries in a sack, mister!”— David Mandel, Peter Mehlman, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com
“All right, George, all right. I'm sorry. I'm very, very sorry. I'm so sorry that I didn't want your rather bulbous head struggling to find its way through the normal-size neck hole of my finely knit sweater."”— Jennifer Crittenden, Jason "Stanky" Hanke, James Spader, imdb.com
“Anyway, I um, I just want to say that I'm sorry. I lost my temper and I probably shouldn't have. I took it out on you and, look, if I've caused you any problems as a result of my behavior, well then, I'm sorry. I apologize. Even though, Barry, between me and you, we both know that you started it. I…”— Larry David, Cosmo Kramer, Michael Richards, imdb.com
“Please! Please!! I take it all back, everything! I take it all back, every word! I love you! I love YOU! I can't live without you, I'll do anything.”— Larry David, Cosmo Kramer, Michael Richards, imdb.com
“What did you go out with me for?! Just to dump chocolate on my shirt and then just dump me altogether?! I don't deserve that kind of treatment! What, you don't have the common courtesy to return my calls?! To apologize! You think I'm some sort of a loser, that likes to be abused and ignored?! Who's…”— Larry Charles, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com
“I have stopped with contingency apologies. “I’m sorry if I was a little ____ last night.” Trust in other people’s right to tell you they’re upset. And then live like no news is good news.”— John Mayer, twitter.com
“I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly. Repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and I’m committed to beginning that effort. It is now my full time job.”— Matt Lauer, pagesix.com
“I'm sorry I believe in fairy tales. I’m sorry I expected you to give me what you don’t have. I’m sorry I asked you to be someone you don’t want to be. I’m sorry I wanted us to go somewhere that doesn’t exist.”— Farah Ayaad, thoughtcatalog.com
“…And we used ‘I love you’ like an apology for the things we couldn’t give each other.”— Anthony Kiedis, amazon.com
“This is an apology letter to the both of us for how long it took me to let things go.”— Buddy Wakefield, buddywakefield.com
“I am sorry they made you feel like being wrong is a crime. You don’t always have to say you’re sorry, not with me.”— Kawelwa, writingbykawelwa.tumblr.com
“Strong women accept apologies but know when to stop accepting them and walk away.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not reverse actions or correct damage. They are merely nice to hear.”— Augusten Burroughs, amazon.com
“Apologies require taking full responsibility. No half-truths, no partial admissions, no rationalizations, no finger pointing, and no justifications belong in any apology.”— Cathy Burnham Martin, amazon.com
“Anxiety makes me feel like I have to apologize for everything. Apologize for thinking too much. Apologize for talking too much. Apologize for texting too much.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you find yourself apologizing all the time for things you know you shouldn’t have to feel guilty about, it might be the wrong relationship for you.”— Summar Abdelnour, thoughtcatalog.com