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• If this advertisement be not sufficient, I can only protrude my wormlike tendrils of apology, craving forbearance on the grounds that a writer must write about what he knows, and since I know nothing about any subject it scarcely matters where I dabble.

  William T. Vollmann

  Writing, Matter, Forbearance

  William T. Vollmann (1994). “Butterfly Stories: A Novel”, p.3, Grove Press

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• It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

  Christopher Paolini

  Permission, Asks

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• I can wholeheartedly apologize for not being at all sorry. And it really is the least I can do.

  April Winchell

  Sorry, Apologizing, Can Do

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• There's no point apologizing about where you come from.

  Colin Greenwood

  Where You Come, Apologizing, No Point

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• After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with.

  Sue Grafton

  Tired, Years, Hollywood

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• Obama likes to quote great men but will never be a great man himself. I can't stand it when our leader goes around apologizing for who we are.

  Samuel J. Wurzelbacher

  Men, Usa, Leader

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

  Karen Chance

  Kissing, Known

  Karen Chance (2011). “Cassie Palmer Novels 1-5”, p.834, Penguin

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• No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him.

  Harry Emerson Fosdick

  Friendship, Men, Friends Forever

  Harry Emerson Fosdick (2007). “The Meaning of Prayer”, p.174, Cosimo, Inc.

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• He sank into that kiss, and fed from me like a starving man holding off famine. I drank from his soul in preparation for the drought to come. And when he finally pulled away, my throat was thick with unspoken words, my heart heavy with every apology I'd ever denied him. But it was too late for promises. The time had come for goodbye.

  Rachel Vincent

  Goodbye, Heart, Kissing

  Rachel Vincent (2010). “Pride”, p.424, MIRA

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• Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Love, Life, Lying

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• As nations we should also commit afresh to righting past wrongs. In Australia we began this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing culture in human history. On behalf of the Australian Parliament, this year I offered an apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs they had suffered in the past.

  Kevin Rudd

  Past, Years, Australia

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.

  Douglas Coupland

  Long, Car, Use

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• I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.

  Amy Adams

  Abhorrent, Behaviour, Notes

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• Accept life, and you must accept regret.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Regret, Acceptance, Accepting

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• Either I do not corrupt the young or, if I do, it is unwillingly.

  Socrates

  Young, Ifs

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• I want to say to each of you, simply, and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.

  Tiger Woods

  Sorry, Selfish, Want

  "Tiger Woods Mea Culpa, Media Reaction Examined". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. February 19, 2010.

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• If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling.

  Rachel McAdams

  Hurt, Sorry, Eye

  Interview with Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. June 23, 2004.

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• Its theme-- the operation of divine grace on a group of diverse but closely connected characters-- was perhaps presumptuously large, but I make no apology for it.

  Evelyn Waugh

  Character, Grace, Groups

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• I believe, very strongly, that it is the responsible, adult, recreational, no apologies necessary, 'it just makes my music more fun,' recreational use of marijuana is a civil liberty.

  Rick Steves

  Fun, Believe, Marijuana

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• God gives some more than others because some accept more than others.

  Ernest Holmes

  God, Giving, Accepting

  Ernest Holmes (2010). “Living Without Fear”, p.24, Penguin

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• Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Regret, Hard Times, Loving Life

  H. Jackson Brown Jr. (2007). “Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life”, p.79, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I flung open the door. I got a momentary flash of about a hundred and fifteen cats of all sizes and colours scrapping in the middle of the room, and then they all shot past me with a rush and out of the front door; and all that was left of the mobscene was the head of a whacking big fish, lying on the carpet and staring up at me in a rather austere sort of way, as if it wanted a written explanation and apology.

  P. G. Wodehouse

  Lying, Cat, Past

  P. G. Wodehouse (2016). “Expecting Jeeves”, p.34, Courier Dover Publications

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• There will never be a reunion, as I will never do anything with an asshole like Will Smith. He is still an egomaniac and has not grown up. This constant reunion thing will never ever happen in my lifetime unless there is an apology, which he doesn't know the word.

  Janet Hubert

  Egomaniacs, Lifetime, Reunion

  "Fresh Prince' star: I'll never reunite with a**hole Will Smith" by Paul Millar, www.digitalspy.com. December 27, 2011.

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• You don't want to have to come into work on Monday already apologizing. I try to save my apologies for what I've done later in the week.

  Ike Barinholtz

  Monday, Trying, Done

  "Q&A: The Funniest Man on The Mindy Project". Interview with Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. February 19, 2013.

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• There are occasions on which all apology is rudeness.

  Samuel Johnson

  Rudeness, Occasions

  "The Rambler".

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