I'm Sorry Quotes - Page 2

• A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Forgiveness, Im Sorry, Hurt

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• If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

  Stephen Levine

  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

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• Real friends stab you in the front.

  Jonathan Davis

  Friendship, Im Sorry, True Friend

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• There's one sad truth in life I've found While journeying east and west - The only folks we really wound Are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best.

  Ella Wheeler Wilcox

  Relationship, Smile, Im Sorry

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• Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Im Sorry, Apology, Apologizing

  Benjamin Disraeli, Edmund Gosse, Robert Arnot (1904). “The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches”

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• It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

  William Blake

  Friendship, Forgiveness, Depressing

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.251, Univ of California Press

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• An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

  Samuel Butler

  Funny, God, Im Sorry

  Notebooks ch. 14 (1912)

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• True sorrow is as rare as true love.

  Stephen King

  Im Sorry, Sorrow, I Am Sorry

  Stephen King (1974). “Carrie: A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power”, Scarborough, Ont. : New American Library of Canada

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• Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Truth, I Am Sorry, Bitterness

  Henry David Thoreau (2006). “Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles”, p.74, Heron Dance Press

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• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Karma

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• True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Forgiveness, Im Sorry, Regret

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.59, BookBaby

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• The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

  Red Auerbach

  Basketball, Teamwork, Im Sorry

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• Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

  Dale Carnegie

  Success, Sorry, Life And Love

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• I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done.

  Jayson Blair

  Sorry, Done, Damage

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• The next time she comes back, no matter what she says, listen to her well. If she cries, give her a handkerchief and wait until she's done crying. If she curses me, curse with her. And if by any chance she asks about me, tell her that I'm sorry.

  Kim Do-Jin

  Sorry, Giving, Waiting

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• If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer...When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep...An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.

  Patti Smith

  Sorry, Regret, Artist

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• I'm Sorry are two of the most powerful words in our language, especially when they are not flipped blithely over the shoulder but spoken from the heart. They help restore order, balance, harmony. They reduce pain. They heal broken friendship. If they were medecine, they'd be called a miracle.

  Jerry Spinelli

  Sorry, Pain, Powerful

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• I wanted so much to keep you safe. I did my best. I'm sorry things didn't come out different for the two of us. I wish I could have been good enough for you.

  Juliet Marillier

  Sorry, Two, Wish

  Juliet Marillier (2008). “Child of the Prophecy: A Sevenwaters Novel 3”, p.249, Pan Australia

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• I’m sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn’t do, and I’ve hurt myself by hurting you.

  Christina Aguilera

  Hurt, Sorry, Blame

  Song: Hurt, Album: Back to Basics, 2006

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• And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened.

  Monica Lewinsky

  Im Sorry, I Am Sorry, Being Sorry

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• The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

  Thomas Szasz

  Life, Forgiveness, Letting Go

  The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

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• The weak can never forgive.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Strength, Being Strong, Forgiveness

  Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.155, A&C Black

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• More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.

  Greg LeMond

  Im Sorry, Apology, People

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• But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love.

  Stephen King

  Im Sorry, Sorrow, I Am Sorry

  Stephen King (1974). “Carrie”

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• An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.

  Robin Quivers

  Im Sorry, Apology, Might

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