William P. Leahy Quotes

A great country acknowledges it's mistakes.

I wrote an apology for the harm I'd caused, but I also knew that an apology could never undo any of it.

The act of apology is something that most societies take very seriously indeed. It is an admission of wrong done to the victims and an acceptance of blame.

But an apology too — you think you’re giving something, but you’re not. You’re really asking for something. You’re asking for forgiveness, you’re asking for the other injured person to make it okay for you. Apologies were harder work for the person getting one than the person giving one.

The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not reverse actions or correct damage. They are merely nice to hear.

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

Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision.

I apologise to people when I need to.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

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.

The strongest proof of repentance is the endeavor to atone.

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

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

Apologies are great, but they don't really change anything. You know what does? Action.

Where we have been incorrect in what we have done, then I think we have an obligation to settle.

I apologize if anybody was offended by anything I said.

I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hurt somebody else or something.

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

When you make a mistake—a big mistake, you’re going to have to apologize—a lot!

Recognizing past mistakes is a far cry from making reparations for them.

In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.

I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them.

I made the apologies that needed to be made, and so I didn't feel that Media Matters was a continuing form of saying I was sorry.

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

Perhaps one could say I've worked in South Africa too long, but I believe in forgiveness, especially when a person admits a mistake, asks for forgiveness, and works to right a wrong.