I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart. Sue Monk Kidd on forgiveness
One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious. Louis-Ferdinand Celine on forgiveness
And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad. John Rowland on forgiveness
I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration. William P. Young on forgiveness
Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity. Mackenzie Phillips on forgiveness
And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness. Joseph J. Ellis on forgiveness
Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge. Nick Wechsler on forgiveness
I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!! Susan Smith on forgiveness
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. Ronald Reagan on freedom
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela on freedom
If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. Dwight D. Eisenhower on freedom
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. Robert A. Heinlein on freedom
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. Mahatma Gandhi on freedom
The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit. Ralph Waldo Emerson on freedom
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. Albert Camus on freedom
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. Soren Kierkegaard on freedom
You have freedom when you're easy in your harness. Robert Frost on freedom
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. Jean-Paul Sartre on freedom
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment. Franklin D. Roosevelt on freedom
The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon. Angelina Jolie on freedom