There are occasions on which all apology is rudeness.

The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are—without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth…

— Debbie Ford

Apologies are not pass/fail.

— Randy Pausch

“Why do we apologize for advocating for ourselves? Why do we apologize for taking up space that we are entitled to? Why do we…

— Elizabeth Tambascio

It's hard to say sorry when It's really your fault.

— Rakii Retondo

“A lady need never apologize. ~ Joseph de Bonaparte (Brother of Napoleon)”

— Allison Pataki

And apologies, once postponed, become harder and harder to make, and finally impossible.

— Margaret Mitchell

In the formation of such a government, it is not only the right, but the indispensable duty of every citizen to examine the principles…

— Noah Webster

Apologizing does not always mean you are wrong, it just means that value your relationships more than your ego.

— Chinier Bennett

If I can get enough signatures, to present an apology to slavery, I will present it to the President. The House of Representatives has…

— Kirk Douglas

“I don’t care if you’ve changed. I don’t care who you are now. I don’t need or want your explanations because what you did,…

— Samantha Young

I never said Kristen ruined my wedding. At the time, when a million other things had fallen apart that day, I felt like she…

— Scheana Shay

The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. This is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are…

— Jim Rohn

“It's clear he still feels something, but what? Is the whole reason he made such a big deal about wanting to talk to me…

— Carey Heywood

I wasn't saying whatever they're saying I was saying. I'm sorry I said it really. I never meant it to be a lousy anti-religious…

— John Lennon

For every person who atones, a hundred others find regret sufficient.

— Robert Breault