Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves. — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice. — John Kador Abstract Copy Share Image
Apology is not for the faint of heart, but then, neither is life. — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
An effective apology contains within it the answer to the question, "How am I to be held accountable?" — John Kador Copy Share Image
An effective apology focuses more on compassion for the victim than redemption for the offender. — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth. — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
Apology is the practice of extending ourselves because we value the relationship more than we value the need to be right. — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together. — John Kador Copy Share Image
You don't have to see eye-to-eye to walk hand-in-hand. You just have to want to go in the same direction. — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
When I accept an apology it means that the part in me that honors our relationship honors the part in you that… — John Kador Copy Share Image
The purpose of apology is to extend ourselves in such a way that relationships become deeper, and life becomes richer and more… — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
Apology is both transactional, in that it restores what has been broken to what it was before, and transformational, in that it… — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into… — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for… — John Kador Apologies Copy Share Image
Apology calls for a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of the wronged party and the inherent value of the relationship, not for… — John Kador Apology Copy Share Image
"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would… — John Kador Copy Share Image
One of the most useful tasks of apology is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly, and painfully past generations pursued… — John Kador Copy Share Image
