Amanda Lindhout Quotes

I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.

How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.

People piss you off but its always important to forgive and forget.

I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues.

I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.

Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.

Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now!

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

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.

We all can do our part to address America's anger mismanagement crisis. And for us Christians, it starts with a little more faith, hope, and love.

I don't want to waste time being angry at someone I love.

I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.

I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me.

Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

I would like to remember all and be able to forgive everything - in due course!

I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.

Life is precious and there's not a lot of room for anger.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.