Mark Sanford Quotes

It's always best to ask for forgiveness if you feel that you made a mistake. And again, asking for forgiveness is not just saying the words 'I'm sorry'; it is also offering what you need to do.

Action is redemption.

The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night.

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.

An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.

Redemption should be part of politics, because it’s part of the human pageant.

At some point, people have to come out of the penalty box for the things they have done in the past.

People make mistakes in life. You shouldn't have to live with that for the rest of your life. I believe in redemption. I'm an Irish Catholic, and I just think it's the right thing to do.

I never challenged the ICC verdict. This means I accepted my punishment. It is mentioned in Islamic law that you have got to be punished if you commit a mistake. What is important is that I have learnt my lesson.

There's not too many times in life do you get a chance at redemption.

I've done things that weren't good, you know, but I made up for my mistakes.

I truly believe that we cannot come to a place of reconciliation until there is individual repentance and corporate repentance.

The only way to atone for the past is to do something meaningful in the present.

If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time.

True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.

There's forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore.

Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything.

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past - the best evidence of regret for them that we can offer, or the world receive.

We need to ask God for forgiveness and do all we can to correct whatever harm our actions may have caused. Repentance means a change of mind and heart—we stop doing things that are wrong, and we start doing things that are right. It brings us a fresh attitude toward God, oneself, and life in general.

Christian, non-Christian, we're going to miss the mark. We're going to make mistakes. How you handle those mistakes and get more fundamentally sound spiritually in dealing with those mistakes I think have a direct impact - not only on your spiritual life, but those around you.

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.

God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do.