Boris Yeltsin Quotes

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship!

Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Now that we are cool, he said, and regret that we hurt each other, I am not sorry that it happened.

I believe that things should be let go once they are discussed. Apology accepted. End of story.

An apology offered and, equally important, received is a step towards reconciliation and, sometimes, recompense. Without that process, hurts can rankle and fester and erupt into their own hatreds and wrongdoings.

I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we'll make peace with each other . . . No rush.

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology.

Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.

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.

Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship.

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

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of our enemies a friend.

I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

Friends confront each other sometimes, and sometimes the friendship lasts, and sometimes it doesn't.

There has been enough blood in the Balkans. Serbia is offering its hand. Let us turn to the future and not deal with the past.

If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don't want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things.

An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.

Forgiveness is better than revenge

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

History teaches us that enmity between nations—as between individuals—do not last forever.

By exercising our moral leadership, we can transform a generation of potential enemies into a generation of friends.