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I started to write an apology, but I don't have anything to say I'm sorry for, By Jennifer Lawrence Apology Started Write

Sincere apologies are for those that make them, not for those to whom they are made. Sincere apologies are for those that make them, not for those to whom they are made. By Greg Lemond Sincere Made Apologies Make

You can't spend your life apologizing. By Jude Law Apologizing Spend Life

Your brain is not your friend when you need to apologize. Your brain and your ego and your intellect all remind you of the facts. By Amy Poehler Brain Apologize Friend Facts Ego

There are two kinds of sorry. There is the sorry imbued with regret. And a pure sorry. The kind that is merely asking for forgiveness, nothing more. By Emily Giffin Regret Imbued Forgiveness Kinds Kind

I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. By Woody Hayes Apologize Mistake Make Blame

Too much apology doubles the offense. By James Richardson Offense Apology Doubles

I apologise to people when I need to. By Paula Radcliffe Apologise People

I am sorry (not to you but in a deeper way, sorry for my brain chemistry and who I am. By Lena Dunham Deeper Brain Chemistry

An apology implies that you wouldn't do it again. (Adam) By Patricia Briggs Adam Apology Implies

Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology? By Marie Lu Apology World Buy

You don't have to apologize for disliking me, only for being discourteous. By Lisa Kleypas Discourteous Apologize Disliking

"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer. By John Kador Apology Apologize Weight Makes Slimmer

I recognize that by saying that I'm deeply sorry, it might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and the hurt that I have caused you. Therefore, I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. By Marion Jones Recognize Deeply Sufficient Address Pain

It was a hard thing to do, apologize, but I've done harder things. By Jessica Knoll Apologize Hard Harder Thing Things

I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything. By Antonio Davis Apologizing

Never apologise, never explain. By Muriel Spark Apologise Explain

There was nothing else I could do but say sorry myself. His apology had left a residue in me, a residue on my thinking, and continuing on in this house without saying it would be entirely awkward. It would turn the small space toxic. So I said it, though I tried to lessen the potency of the apology by mumbling. By Alexandra Kleeman Residue Apology Thinking Awkward Toxic

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. By Lynn Johnston Life Apology Superglue Repair

Apology is only egotism wrong side out. By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Apology Egotism Wrong Side

Apologizing is great, but 'sorry' isn't a magic word. By G. Norman Lippert Apologizing Great Word Magic

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. By Augusten Burroughs Truth Owed Apology Apologies Happen

I don't apologize to people with an agenda. By Kinky Friedman Agenda Apologize People

Saying sorry doesn't solve the problem. It's what you do after that truly counts By Drake Problem Solve Counts

I'm not apologizing for what I did. I'm apologizing for what I didn't do. By Jennifer Tilly Apologizing

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. By P.g. Wodehouse Apologize Good Rule Life Sort

When you say the word 'sorry' make sure you understand that an apology has 3 parts. "I'm sorry", "It's my fault and I won't do it again" and "How can I make things better". The last part is the most important. By Manasa Rao Word Make Understand Apology Important

I accept full responsibility for what I wrote and apologize to everyone who was offended. By Amy Pascal Offended Accept Full Responsibility Wrote

when someone apologizes, you have to forgive them. By Christine Lynxwiler Apologizes Forgive

We can't go on apologizing all our lives, you know. By Nick Hornby Lives Apologizing

I apologize if anybody was offended by anything I said. By Jerome Corsi Apologize Offended

I already apologized for that.""No, you didn't.""Then I'm sorry."""Fuck your sorry.""Fine. Fuck my sorry. By Kenya Wright Fine Sorry Fuck That Apologized

Please forgive me. By Tressa Messenger Forgive

But doesn't make an apology, it makes an excuse of your behaviour By Dorothy Koomson Apology Behaviour Excuse Make Makes

Selfish Apologies Aren't Apologies at All By Miles Anthony Smith Apologies Selfish

I have a no-apology policy. By Kathy Griffin Policy Noapology

Apologize at once, or feel the wrath of my toothpick! By Lisa Mantchev Apologize Toothpick Feel Wrath

I made a big mistake. It is indefensible and I am sorry. By William J. Clinton Mistake Made Big Indefensible

An apology can be a wonderful thing so long as it is infrequent and from the heart. However, beware of the person who justifies bad behavior with apologies. For them it is a means to an end, and quite often at your expense. By Gary Hopkins Heart Apology Wonderful Thing Long

Remember that a sincere apology never diminishes the apologizer. By David Mitchell Remember Apologizer Sincere Apology Diminishes

I have forgiven you. Nevertheless, begone! By Mason Cooley Begone Forgiven

Apologies come in all shapes and sizes. You can give diamonds, candy, flowers, or just your deepest heartfelt sentiment. By Sarah Dessen Candy Flowers Apologies Sizes Shapes

I've made apologies to people I needed to, but I can't apologise to people I don't know for things they don't understand. By Sienna Miller People Understand Made Apologies Needed

The best apologies are short, and don't go on to include explanations that run the risk of undoing them. An apology isn't the only chance you ever get to address the underlying issue. The apology is the chance you get to establish the ground for future communication. This is an important and often overlooked distinction. By Harriet Lerner Short Apologies Include Explanations Run

Apologies aren't something you want to get in the habit of practicing in the mirror By Jonathan Lethem Apologies Mirror Habit Practicing

When you have to apologize, it is well, I suppose, to get the thing over quickly ... By Dorothy Parker Apologize Suppose Quickly Thing

More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made. By Greg Lemond People Apologize Made Accept Apologies

It seems to me, sorry seems to be the hardest word. By Elton John Word Hardest

Sorry doesn't mean shit. Not if you don't plan to stop doing the thing you're so sorry about. There has to be more to amends than just a word. Anybody can say a damn word. By Catherine Ryan Hyde Shit Word Plan Stop Thing

It is said that insincere apologies can be detected while heart-felt apologies melt away all grievances, anger and hatred. Felt with all my heart I'm sooo sorry Apologies Sorry Soz so so So Sorry By John Walter Bratton Apologies Grievances Anger Hatred Insincere

Apologizes are pointless, regrets come too late. What matters is you can move, on you can grow. By Kelsey Grammer Apologizes Pointless Regrets Late Move

No apology is equal to the task set before it. By John Kador Apology Equal Task Set

Usually I'm too tired to apologize. By Lewis Black Apologize Tired

I'm not sure the word "sorry" does anything justice. It's such a loose word isn't it? I mean how can one puny word encompass all the stuff you did - But also the, all the things you didn't do? It's the inactions that keep people up at night. The actions, they're done. They're done. It's the inactions that never go away. They just hang there. They ROT. How is sorry supposed to stretch across all that? By Jonathan Miles Word Justice Inactions Rot Loose

Stop it. If you say sorry one more time I'm gonna go find something of yours and pee on it, I swear. By Alice Clayton Stop Swear Time Gonna Find

Erin was right. Apologies could come too late. By Tammara Webber Erin Apologies Late

Don't say 'sorry' like that neither, like a dog that get tell off for messin' on the kitchen floor. Hold your head up. Look the world in the eye. You hear me? By Neil Gaiman Messin Floor Dog Kitchen Hold

Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for growth. By John Kador Apologies Relationships Free Impulses Growth

Sorry is for the things you've done that you shouldn't have not for things you believe in. By R.j. Ellory Things

Saying sorry does not get you a free pass to behave like a dick. By Incy Black Dick Free Pass Behave

An apology? Bah! Disgusting! Cowardly! Beneath the dignity of any gentleman, however wrong he might be. By Steve Martin Bah Apology Disgusting Cowardly Beneath

It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it. By Jim Bouton Apologize Hurts

No apologies. No matter what happens, I will never, not in a thousand tragic outcomes, ever regret loving you. By Sara Raasch Apologies Outcomes Matter Thousand Tragic

Apology number two: I am sorry for the damage that storytellers have done to the minds of the young. This is not my surrender to the Moral Majority, which burns my books. I will continue in my writing to hint where babies really come from, and that God shouldn't be put in charge of everything until we get to know Him a little better, and that our exalted leaders are just like a lot of nitwits I went to high school with, and that American soldiers have been known to curse when wounded, and so on. I don't apologize for any of that. By Kurt Vonnegut Apology Young Number Damage Storytellers

A truly humble apology works to part storm clouds, calm rough seas, and bring on the soft lights of dawn; it has the power to change a person's world. By Richelle E. Goodrich Clouds Calm Seas Dawn World

Apologies aren't meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future. By Kevin Hancock Change Meant Apologies Past Future

Just because we're friends, doesn't mean I shouldn't have to say sorry. You deserve that respect. By Dorothy Koomson Friends Respect Deserve

But not sorry I love you because I could never be sorry for that. By Jennifer Niven Love

Never apologize, never explain - didn't we always say that? Well, I haven't and I don't. By Marianne Faithfull Apologize Explain

What I saidWasn't wiseIt wasn't even trueI apologise By John Walter Bratton Apologise Saidwas Wiseit Truei

You forgave and I won't forget. By Mumford And Sons Forget Forgave

I have apologised to the police. By Andrew Mitchell Police Apologised

Everyone says apologizing works, but it never really does. Not quickly enough anyway. By Sara Barnard Works Apologizing Quickly

If you're sorry, that means you want forgiveness. Is that what you're asking for? If you want forgiveness, that means you want to make things right. And if you want to make things right, that means that you don't intend to put me in harm's way again. So, if you are saying you're sorry, I don't think you understand what that entails. By Tricia Levenseller Forgiveness Make Things Entails Intend

There are some things "Sorry" can't fix. Life is all about regrets. By Sherrilyn Kenyon Things Fix Life Regrets

No regrets. No apologies. By K.c. Washington Regrets Apologies

So anyway, I'm sorry I was a dick.''It's fine,' I said.'No, shut up, I'm atoning. By Robyn Schneider Fine Said Shut Atoning Dick

Sorry wastes time. You have to live your life like you'll never be sorry. It's easier just to do the right thing from the start so there's nothing to apologize for. By Jennifer Niven Time Wastes Live Life Easier

Apology calls for a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of the wronged party and the inherent value of the relationship, not for what it brings to you but for what you can bring to it. By John Kador Apology Relationship Calls Willingness Sacrifice

Don't you ever fucking apologize for another guy's offense. By Krista Ritchie Offense Fucking Apologize Guy

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize. By Stephen Covey Pity Apologize Great Deal Character

Apology reminds us that each person (including ourselves) deserves to be respected and treated fairly. By Beverly Engel Apology Person Including Deserves Fairly

But you see, the problem is that apologies are really just little weeds that grow over monuments and headstones. They keep coming back, but never stop ruining what lies beneath. If an apology is truly authentic, the pain is supposed to stop. Right? By Elizabeth L. Silver Headstones Problem Apologies Weeds Grow

If you don't know why you're apologizing, your apology probably sucks. By Holly Black Apologizing Sucks Apology

Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into practice, to actually take on the great courageous task of showing compassion to others. By John Kador Desire Apology Feeling Practice Start

I can't apologize for reacting the way I did, but I can guarantee you it will happen again. You seem to have the knack for getting under my skin like no one else. By Maya Banks Apologize Reacting Guarantee Happen Knack

I really wish you hadn't said sorry for it. Because apologizing means regretting. By Estelle Maskame Regretting Apologizing

Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves. By John Kador Apology Courageous Gesture Make

I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family. I am truly sorry for misleading people and misstating the facts. By Robert Irvine Family White House Royal Wrong

When anyone apologizes to us he has to do it very expertly: otherwise we might easily come to see ourselves as the guilty party and experience unpleasant feelings. By Friedrich Nietzsche Expertly Feelings Apologizes Easily Guilty

There are things that can be fixed with an apology and things that can't. By Otani Lovely Complex Things Fixed Apology

You know what "sorry" does? Sorry doesn't do a damn thing. By Seanan Mcguire Thing Damn

Sorry Pa, I managed to finally say, choking on my own words. It was the hardest apology I have ever made in my life.I truly meant it. But I had no words left to convey its depth. By Preeti Shenoy Choking Managed Finally Words Depth

Apology is the practice of extending ourselves because we value the relationship more than we value the need to be right. By John Kador Apology Practice Extending Relationship

I apologize to coalition forces and all the families, detainees, the families, America and all the soldiers. By Lynndie England Families America Detainees Soldiers Apologize

You're apologizing? Seriously, what happened to you? Have you been taken over by a pod person? By Dianne Duvall Apologizing Person Happened Pod

I'm sorry you're angry" is NOT an apology. By Lisa Lutz Angry Apology

I accept that it was a mistake to allow distinctions to be blurred between my professional responsibilities and my personal loyalties to a friend. Mr Speaker, I am sorry for this. I have apologised to the prime minister, to the public, and, at the first opportunity available, to the House. By Liam Fox Friend Accept Mistake Distinctions Blurred

As an American, I'd like to apologize-for everything. By Rich Hall American Apologizefor

But how do you apologize for this? I know what I did, I know it was bad, some of it was really bad. But how am I supposed to fix anything now? By Amanda Maciel Bad Apologize Supposed Fix