Sinead O'Connor Quotes

Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you.

People who have had family members killed are able to forgive the murderer because that's the only way they can move on.

People can forgive each other.

Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.

My way of thinking is to create a situation where we rally everyone together and create peace and pardon people, to not forget about the past - because we need to learn from it - but to mainly think about the future.

When I'm speaking of love, when I'm speaking of reversing hate, I'm speaking not only of reconciliation - even I don't use that word - I use another word in Spanish, that's called 'reencuentro' - it's not reconciliation.

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

It is not easy to talk about peace to people who are mourning every day.

I don't think I have the power to forgive.

There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.

I have forgiven those who were persecuting me.

Sometimes you can't forgive, but you try to forget.

In speaking powerfully and eloquently for mercy and reconciliation to people divided by old hatreds and persecuted by abuse of power, the Holy Father was a beacon of light not just for Catholics, but for all people.

Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. ... I know what regret feels like; I've earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.

What in your life allows you to give up to other people, and allows you to forgive others and accept forgiveness.

People think that if [their abusive] parent apologizes, he'll turn into the person they needed him to be. He won't. An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.

There is no peace without forgiveness.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

I would like to remember all and be able to forgive everything - in due course!