George Saunders Quotes

I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.

Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections.

As a Christian, I believe in redemption. And I believe in second chances.

I'm Christian. I've made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances.

I believe in second chances and I have strong faith in God that he forgives our sins.

When we tell the story of our own conversion, I would have it done with great sorrow, remembering what we used to be, and with great joy and gratitude, remembering how little we deserve these things.

Now, America is a land of second chances, and I gather you have room for the estimated 6 million of us who know we got it wrong in 2008 and who want to fix it.

The law condemns the best of us; but grace saves the worst of us.

My faith tells me everybody should have second chances.

Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse, but turning and change.

I came back to my original wife. I came back to her after I made a few boo-boos in my life. Coming back to her was good for me, good for her and good for the children.

There's no way to get around the fact that Jesus is the only way to Heaven, and He is so good that He exchanged His place in Heaven to come suffer on a cross for humanity and rose to set us free from eternal life in Hell.

I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.

The business of second chances is everybody's business.

I'm not perfect. And who knows how many times I've fallen short. We all fall short. That's the amazing thing about the grace of God.

There are no unforgivable sins.

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

I was, by divine grace, enabled to bring all my sins and all my sorrows and lay them at the feet of Jesus, and to receive the blessed assurance that He had accepted me, all sinful and polluted as I was.

The Gospel offers forgiveness for the past, new life for the present, and hope for the future.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?

There is nothing we've done that can't be wiped clean by Christ.

At the end of the movie all of us have this shared redemption.

I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.

My humble prayer is that all men everywhere may understand more fully the significance of the atonement of the Savior of all mankind, who has given us the plan of salvation which will lead us into eternal life, where God and Christ dwell.

Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families.