I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.

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