Smriti Irani Quotes

I have heard it said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats those who have hurt it. I think a further measure is how it treats those who deeply disappoint it.

I don't believe in writing people off.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Only the brave know how to forgive...

I believe in forgiveness.

I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people.

People can forgive each other.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him.

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?

I don't think it's an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake.

I am not going to condemn anybody. That's where religion gets a bad name, when people get holier than thou. We are all human. If my children make a mistake, I want them to know it is all right and they should try harder next time.

Nothing enables us to forgive like knowing in our hearts that we have been forgiven.

I believe in giving people a second chance.

How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

We will invite him again because the religion of Islam is one of tolerance. We will ask him if he has changed his mind. If so we will forgive him

Forgiveness is a basis for moral and ethical behavior.

It's the most amazing thing to be able to forgive.

We need Grace and forgiveness.

Americans can forgive one another.