Apologising Quotes

• It is a little theory of mine that has much exercised my mind lately, that most of the problems of this silly and delightful world derive from our apologising for those things which we ought not to apologise for, and failing to apologise for those things for which apology is necessary.

  Stephen Fry

  Silly, Apology, Mind

  Stephen Fry (1997). “Moab is My Washpot”, Random House (UK)

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• Even when apologising, this guy turns on the charm. And the worst thing is that it works. She had reached a point in her life where she no longer expected anything from men, though that didn't stop her from falling in love with them.

  Guillaume Musso

  Falling In Love, Men, Guy

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• I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like why aren't I happier? With every film I feel like I'm apologising for something. I feel I'm most successful when I'm looking for something that embarrasses me about my character that I'd like to expose.

  Jason Reitman

  Character, Successful, Trying

  "Jason Reitman: 'Growing up sucks, doesn't it?'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2012.

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• I guess just personally I've become a bolder person in my day-to-day. I think a lot of it came from moving to Brooklyn. I just sort of became an adult and started speaking up for myself and not apologising for myself.

  Fernando Torres

  Moving, Thinking, Speaking Up

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister] because I treat him appallingly.

  Charles Dance

  Son, Peter, Treats

  "Game of Thrones, Charles Dance interview: ‘I treat Peter Dinklage appallingly’". Interview with James Lachno, www.telegraph.co.uk. March 31, 2013.

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