Apologizing Quotes

515 quotes by 431 authors

Never think you need to apologize for asking someone to give to a worthy cause, any more than as though you were giving him or… — John D. Rockefeller
Media reporters have pointed out that the paragraphs in my Time column this week bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the… — Fareed Zakaria
Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southern man apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Our cause was so… — Jefferson Davis
Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture, our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize — Christine O'Donnell
Since our awareness of others is considered our duty, the price we pay when things go wrong is guilt and self-hatred. And things always go… — Nancy Chodorow
I want to apologize for plaguing you with so many telephone calls last November and December. When the 'enthusiasm' is coming on me it is… — Robert Lowell
The Buddhists think that, because we've all had infinite previous lives, we've all been each other's relatives. Therefore all of you, in the Buddhist view,… — Robert Thurman
It's the only real advantage to getting older. You get to say what you mean and stop apologizing. — Jill Davis
Even though . . . 9/11 happened because . . . Bush's FBI and CIA did not detect the Al Qaeda conspiracy . . .… — Vincent Bugliosi
The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are- bald or old or fat or poor, successful or… — Charles Handy
President Bush deliberately did not apologize for things and thatâ€™s because advisers around him, including those there, felt that the press corps would jump on… — David Gregory
This Christmas mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage… — Howard W. Hunter
To apologize for what you most wanted to do, to concede that it was obnoxious, boring, 'vulgar and unsafe' --- that was the worst thing. — Alan Hollinghurst
In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt. — Saul Alinsky
I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways… — Francis Chan
We need to get women to the point where they aren't apologizing. Â Its time to take ownership in our success. — Tory Burch
I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and… — Woody Hayes
I was covered in scars from the beatings, and she used to say it was a hockey... She'd apologize. She was on pain. I understand… — Brenda Fricker
Here is my challenge. Name one ethical statement made, or one ethical action performed, by a believer that could not have been uttered or done… — Christopher Hitchens
To know that you do not know and to be willing to admit that you do not know without sheepishly apologizing is real strength and… — Epictetus

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