“How I limited myself by never giving life or the people in it a second chance. I really missed out on getting to know some really great people because of my unwillingness to give second chances or extend forgiveness for people being human.”— Kelly Buckley, kellybuckley.com
“She doesn’t forgive you quickly so that you’re able to hurt her again. Forgiveness doesn’t mean she forgets. She forgives you for herself. She forgives you because it relieves a pressure off of her that would remain if she held a grudge.”— Jordan Lueder, thoughtcatalog.com
“Be gentle with everyone you meet; we all have experienced pain, hurt, anger, and rejection. Be kind to everyone's spirit; you have no idea what healing your light can afford.”— Grace Gealey, originmagazine.com
“Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others. Ask for forgiveness from others. Forgiveness can soften the heart, drain the bitterness, and dissolve your guilt.”— Morrie Schwartz, amazon.com
“Disappointment is coming, for sure! People are going to hurt you in ways you would never have believed even possible. You are going to be let-down and deeply betrayed. And there is only one thing to do when you are tragically let down — let-go. No matter how wrong they were, holding on will not make…”— Bryant McGill, bryantmcgill.tumblr.com
“Anger is poison. Always forgive people and move on, even if they never ask for your forgiveness. Don’t do it for them – do it for you.”— Asif Ahsan Khan, thoughtcatalog.com
“The worst part about anger is its end. When your blood has finished boiling, when your fists remember how to unclench, when you grow distant from the very reason why you were angry in the first place, you realize that you have opened up a valley gorge between what once was and what is now. We do cra…”— Amanda Ngo, facebook.com
“You deserve the love that makes you feel appreciated and valued despite the imperfections marked all over you, that even though there are times you screw things up, you don’t have to be sorry because you’re accepted as you are and forgiven as you will be.”— Nicole Phreeman, thoughtcatalog.com
“We must abandon completely the notion of blaming the past for any kind of situation we're in and reverse our thinking and see that the past always flows back form the present. That now is the creative point of life. So you see its like the idea of forgiving somebody, you change the meaning of the pa…”— Alan Watts, amazon.com
“You don’t need someone else to forgive you. YOU need to forgive you.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it’s a personal life or a national life.”— Hillary Clinton, abcnews.go.com
“Forgive me but I need to be loved too. Forgive me but I cant wait around for you. Forgive me if I found a man who understands just what I need”— Leona Lewis, youtube.com
“The crimes of Christianity are real. The power of Christianity is real. And when forgiveness and compassion are real, redemption is real, too.”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“If the split was due to a petty argument where things were said in the heat of the moment, don't dig your heels into the ground when they come by to say sorry. It takes two to tango. Maybe you said things you regret, so if there's call for you to admit to being in the wrong, own up. An apology is a…”— Kacy Carr, ezinearticles.com