Amaney A. Jamal Quotes

Avoid what will require an apology.

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

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

I have to say that it's very few countries that are willing to look back at its past and apologize for its act, or make amends for its act, as the United States had one.

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.

People make mistakes - they say things they shouldn't have or didn't necessarily mean. But I strongly believe in consequences. If there are none, someone might feel like they've gotten away with something, or that what they said couldn't have been that bad.

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

I want to say again to the American people how profoundly sorry I am for what I said and did to trigger these events and the great burden they have imposed on the Congress and the American people.

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

When you have made an error of historic proportions, the sooner you change policy, the smaller the price you will pay.

A great country acknowledges it's mistakes.

In my several visits to Germany, I have written in admiration of that country's strenuous efforts to face its past and make amends.

I don't know if there is redemption for people like Charlie Rose or Garrison Keillor. An apology helps, but what really matter are deeds.

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.

If I do something wrong, make me pay for it.

Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.

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.

We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it.

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

I deeply regret those situations that have blemished the image of the University of Oklahoma, and I hope that I can rectify the embarrassment I have brought the university.

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

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.

There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.