Ingrid Betancourt Quotes

We all say things sometimes to hurt people, so it's important to forgive and have peace with others and forgive and be at peace with yourself.

I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness.

While it takes at least two to reconcile, it only takes one to forgive.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth,to understand, to submit, to forgive and to be free to move on in time?

To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.

I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.

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

Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

What's really cool about our family is that we don't hold grudges, and I think that is what's been the key to the success. We get into our little disagreements, and whether we're right or wrong, we'll go and apologize. That's just the way we are.

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

A man has not time to spend half his life in quarrels. If a man ceases to attack me, I never remember the past against him.

Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.

The heart of who I am as a person and as a man is forgiveness, after forgiving my father for a lot of things that were done when I was child.

The films of which I'm most proud I've written are the ones that pivot on forgiveness.

Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.

As a human being, it's in your nature, when somebody says something about you negatively, to defend yourself and lash back. That's what we all have to learn not to do. You have to forgive a person. And when you forgive a person, you have to forgive yourself.

People have things that happen between them. I certainly don't keep grudges.

You're as sick as your secrets, and my whole life was a secret, so it's just... it's been really healing, and I've found a lot of inner peace by just owning everything and moving forward from there.

Have you recently been through a challenge, disappointment, break up or disloyalty with somebody in your life? If so, it's important after you've been hurt, to take some time to think like a lion tamer about your pain, so you can tame the possibility of more negativity coming back to bite you again!

The themes in 'Violet' are universal: accepting yourself with all of your flaws, moving on, and the forgiveness and freedom that comes along with that.

Empathy is a necessary step for truth and reconciliation.

Forgiveness isn't just the absence of anger. I think it's also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.