Genuine Apology Quotes

Is it meaningless to apologize? Never.

It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it.

Forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not possible. When you forgive someone you certainly release them from judgment, but without true change, no real relationship can be established.

There are two kinds of sorry. There is the sorry imbued with regret. And a pure sorry. The kind that is merely asking for forgiveness, nothing more.

So many people apologize because they feel like they have to - that it's the appropriate thing to do, that it may help them down the road. But people can tell whether you're sincere.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity.

Apologies mean nothing if you don't mean it.

It's not enough to say I'm sorry. You have to also mean it. It's the same with saying I'm single.

In truth, a leader should either apologize, mean it and do something about it - or not apologize at all.