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Apology Quote by John Kador

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“Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into practice, to actually take on the great courageous task of showing compassion to others.”

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Apology is not for the faint of heart, but then, neither is life.

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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…

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

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

Margaret Mitchell

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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…

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

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