Mitch Albom Quotes

It's so important to forgive people for their wrongs in your own life because every bit of it was for a reason-it was to form the person that you are.

I don't believe in being vengeful or trying to send a message to someone. You waste your energy that way.

I don't really regret anything in my life.

I can't remember any regrets, to be honest with you.

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

I truly don't believe in regret.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

It always surprises me when people say, 'I don't regret one thing about my life. I wouldn't change anything because it's all led me to where I am today.' I would want to change certain things that have caused others pain.

I'm not a person who regrets - it doesn't make me smarter to regret something.

I won't look back and say 'I wish I could change things.'

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

I don't have to hate any person because I can always start anew, I can always reconcile.

Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart.

If you've ever watched anything that I do, and you completely give it a chance and take the blinders off, and you'll understand that the underlying theme of everything I've done has been about forgiveness, learning to move on.

Forgiveness is the highest and most difficult of all moral lessons.

What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there's probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It's not you. It's them. And a lot of times, its about something that's completely out of their control

Forgiveness is a sacrifice. You're giving up being right about something, whether you're right or wrong about it.

In his final remarks to the White House staff, on the day he resigned his office, Nixon applied a version of the lesson to himself. “Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

The more difficult it is to forgive someone the greater the opportunity for spiritual growth.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

I think there are more people waiting to forgive me than I need to forgive them.

Forgiving is...recognizing the injury, owning the pain, & reaching out.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Forgive everybody for everything. Just forgive and start - most of us can't start with ourselves. We have to forgive the people we think did things to us. So that's fine. Start there - wherever. Start with the dog who peed on the rug. I don't care where you start, just do it.

The person who is hardest to forgive is the one who can teach you the greatest lessons.