Quotes and Sayings About Apology
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Taking our stand on the immovable rock of Christ's character we risk nothing in saying that the wine of miracle answered to the wine of nature, and was not intoxicating. No counter proof can equal the force of that drawn from His attributes. It is an indecency and a calumny to impute to Christ conduct which requires apology.
-- Abraham ColesSource : Abraham Coles (1882). “The Evangel: Or The Life of Our Lord in Verse”
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Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.
-- Adlai E. Stevenson -
An apology for the actions of some troops who, of course, are not representative of the majority of the armed forces here, I think that would have been useful and it would have helped to some extent.
-- Adnan PachachiSource : "CNN Crossfire", www.cnn.com. May 5, 2004.
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Finally, you will find that there is no half-measure when it comes to loving someone. You either don’t, or you do with every cell in your body, completely and utterly, without reservation or apology. It consumes you, and you are reborn, all the better for it.
-- Adrian Tan -
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To whom do I owe the first apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me.
-- Alanis Morissette -
History, in a democratic age, tends to become a series of popular apologies, and is inclined to assume that the people can do no wrong.
-- Albert PollardSource : Albert Pollard (2018). “Henry viii”, p.199, Ozymandias Press
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(Asked by John King about the political climate that existed in Washington at the time, and criticism of the Department of Justice under his management) Listen I don't expect an apology from men like Chuck Schumer, and I would put him and other individuals who were attacking me at the top of the list contributing to the low, low public perception of Congress, the integrity of Congress quite frankly.
-- Alberto Gonzales -
We live in an age of apologies. Apologies, fake or true, are expected from the descendants of empire builders, slave owners and persecutors of heretics, and from men who -in our eyes- just got it all wrong. So, with the age of 85 coming up shortly, I want to make an apology. It appears I must apologize for being male, white, and European.
-- Alec Guinness -
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Sometimes you forgive people simply becuase you still want them in your life.
-- Ally Carter -
I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
-- Amy Adams -
Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.
-- Amy Dickinson -
I did pose for 'Black and White' magazine, a prestigious, artistic publication, several years ago... I did this as a piece of art and make no apologies for the creative decisions I've made as an artist in my 20-year career.
-- Andrea Thompson -
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I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.
-- Andy Andrews -
If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big ‘however’- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two.
-- Andy Andrews -
I have heard Mr. Romney's speech's many times on television and the radio and I have even read his book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness and I must say that out of all the gentleman running for the presidency Mr. Romney is, in my opinion, the best one to fit the bill.
-- Angela Lansbury -
I am here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused. I make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents, but I make it particularly to my wife, Huma.
-- Anthony WeinerSource : "In Politics: Weiner's Fall And Bachmann's Rise". Interview with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. June 17, 2011.
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I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything.
-- Antonio Davis -
I can wholeheartedly apologize for not being at all sorry. And it really is the least I can do.
-- April Winchell -
It will never do to plead sin as an excuse for sin, or to attempt to justify sinful acts by pleading that we have an evil heart. This instead of being a valid apology, is the very ground of our condemnation.
-- Archibald AlexanderSource : Archibald Alexander (1857). “Practical Truths”
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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.
-- Augusten Burroughs -
I don't need to apologize for my behavior you need to apologize for not understanding.
-- Bar Refaeli -
The President has apologized for his activities with Monica Lewinsky. These were too little, too late, in my opinion.
-- Barbara Cubin -
violets are God's apology for February ...
-- Barbara Johnson -
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Forgiveness is a sign that the person who has wronged you means more to you than the wrong they have delt.
-- Ben Greenhalgh -
I'm going home now. I apologize for what I said. I hope you can forget it, but I'm going home right now.
-- Benjamin Day -
Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.
-- Benjamin Disraeli -
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We have in my country (Russia) a quotation: "It is impossible to make out of apology a fur coat.
-- Bernard Malamud