Apology Quote by John Kador Download Open image “An effective apology focuses more on compassion for the victim than redemption for the offender.” — John Kador ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Apology Compassion Offenders Redemption Victim
For perpetrators, when they apologize and experience remorse, it gives them a chance to reclaim their own humanity. Some rise to the moral challenge.… — Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela 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 practice, to… — John Kador Copy Share Image
an act of forgiveness sets the victim apart from the perpetrator, who failed to act humanly towards the victim at the time he committed… — Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Copy Share Image
“Empathy--the ability to identify with someone else's suffering--is certainly a prerequisite for a genuine apology.” — Danielle Ofri Copy Share Image
“If the blaming action produces a false apology, patronization of the moral code, and false promises with no intention of complying with moral law,… — Dr. Karin Huffer M.F.T Copy Share Image
“A genuine apology focuses on the feelings of the other rather than on how the one who is apologizing is going to benefit in the end. It seeks to acknowledge full responsibility for an act, and does not use self-serving language to justify the behavior of the person asking forgiveness. A sincere apology does not seek to erase what was… — Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Copy Share
“In order to apologize—really apologize, and not just utter some words—for something one has done or failed to do, one has not only to acknowledge responsibility for but express sincere sorrow and regret over this action or inaction. One can apologize only for acts for which one has no excuse. If one has an excuse, there is nothing to apologize… — Elizabeth V. Spelman Copy Share
An apology offered and, equally important, received is a step towards reconciliation and, sometimes, recompense. Without that process, hurts can rankle and fester and… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is like a great act of compassion. That it was done not because someone deserved it, but because they needed it. — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
The act of apology is something that most societies take very seriously indeed. It is an admission of wrong done to the victims and… — Margaret MacMillan 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 what it… — John Kador Copy Share Image
The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not… — Augusten Burroughs 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 honors our… — John Kador 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 like to… — John Kador 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 growth. — 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 human in… — John Kador 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 practice, to… — John Kador Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“A lady need never apologize. ~ Joseph de Bonaparte (Brother of Napoleon)” — Allison Pataki Copy Share Image
And apologies, once postponed, become harder and harder to make, and finally impossible. — Margaret Mitchell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Apologizing does not always mean you are wrong, it just means that value your relationships more than your ego. — Chinier Bennett Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image