Christopher Buckley Quotes

Hopefully America will forgive me.

You have to be a little contrite to get redemption.

I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have wronged will forgive me my trespasses.

In order to properly repent, he who has sinned against the public must make public reparation.

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

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

I feel like if you've done something wrong, then you should keep on apologizing to that person.

I've always found it hard to say sorry.

The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow.

Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.

To truly repent of a big thing, you have to go into it with your heart open and force yourself to deal with it at that level and to apologize to God.

Penitence must precede pardon.

I here ask pardon of all my compatriots for everything of which I have been guilty towards them. I know that, by my ill-considered and immature works, I have brought distress to many and that I have even provoked others to attack me openly and, in general, have produced displeasure in many.

Apology is often the first step in correcting a wrong. Having moved for a position of saying 'I don't need forgiveness,' Mr. Trump is now taking a second look at past behaviors, things that he's said and done that he regrets. While he is not asking for forgiveness for being human, he is admitting that he's made mistakes and humbly making apologies.

I've become a master of the apology.

It's never easy to say you're sorry.

I apologize profusely to those I have offended deeply a million times over.

Truly saying sorry is never easy to do, and when you are, you just hope it's not too late.

I can't turn the clock back but I can seek the forgiveness of those I've wronged.

Only true remorse and "Will you forgive me?" can press the reset button.

I've done some dastardly things but what can I do except make amends and apologize?

Pardon ever follows sincere repentence.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Repentance is a sweet solace to conscience as well as the most complete atonement to the Supreme Judge of our offenses; notwithstanding, the tongue of malevolence and scurrility may be continually preparing its most poisonous ingredients for the punishment of a crime, which has already received more than half a pardon.

I deeply regret any harm, or any perceived harm, that I may have done to anyone by any behaviour of mine.