Forgiveness Quote by James L. Rubart

“Who was it who said that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past?”

— Anne Lamott

“Forgiveness is… giving up the hope that you can change the past.”

— Oprah Winfrey

“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”

— Lily Tomlin

“Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves to release us from the shackles of our past. The pain of those who wounded us may…

— Jaeda DeWalt

“Forgiveness empties the past of its power to empty the present of its peace.”

— L.R. Knost

“Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad, that require forgiveness.”

— Emily Thorne

“Forgiveness is about letting go of the past and not holding on to it”

— Oprah Winfrey

“The forgiveness that most often eludes us is that which we grant to ourselves.”

— Melissa McPhail

“Forgiveness, it has been said, means giving up our hopes for a better past.”

— Alan A. Lew

“Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past.”

— Lama Surya Das

“Forgiveness is knowing and remembering what happened, but choosing to move beyond it.”

— Ashley Ormon

“Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough