Denzel Washington Quotes

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

Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender

We all have weaknesses. But I have figured that others have put up with mine so tolerably that I would be much less than fair not to make a reasonable discount for theirs.

Forgiveness doesn't sit there like a pretty boy in a bar. Forgiveness is the old fat guy you have to haul up a hill.

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.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.

The sooner one develops compassion in this journey, the better. Compassion lets us appreciate that each individual is doing what he or she must do, and that there is no reason to judge another person or oneself. You merely do what you can to further your own awakening.

Judging others blocks me from inner peace

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.... This all sounds very strenuous and serious. But now that I have wrestled with it, it's no longer so. I feel happy- deep down. All is well.

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.

I'm a forgiver. I might not forget, but I forgive. My mother, father and older brother always told me: 'Don't hold grudges. If you do that, you don't lower yourself down to your adversary. Just treat people the way you want to be treated.' I honestly think that's why I was able to survive and have some success.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

Maintaining spirituality and humanism are the keys to success. It's a balance.

Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

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.

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 there are different levels of forgiveness.

There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.

I've learned a lot. Being more compassionate.

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

When you start to find balance, then you start to ask more important questions, like, 'Who am I really?' That's when you start seeing that every single person around you is a human being just doing the best that they can.

For me, everyone has good and bad qualities. I feel you must not always look at the bad qualities but also focus on the good ones, because we all have flaws.

We are here to love, not to judge. I'd been blaming and raging. I certainly wasn't loving my daughter that afternoon as God loves me. God's love doesn't insist on perfection or even good common sense. Why then should I demand more of those I love? With this tiny change in perspective I began to see the need for correction wasn't in my daughter, but in me.

The first step to loving someone else is to recognize the evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.