Apologizing Quotes - Page 13

• I have some friends who are actors. I've watched them work. And I would say that of all the arts, acting is the most grueling, thankless. Never apologize for your work.

  Kristen Stewart

  Art, Acting, Actors

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.

  Dr. Dre

  Hurt, Regret, Forever

  "Dr. Dre Apologizes to the ‘Women I’ve Hurt’" by Joe Coscarelli, www.nytimes.com. August 21, 2015.

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• The traditional dictionary definition of the difference is that an alcoholic will steal your wallet in a blackout, come to, and apologize for it. A junkie will steal your wallet and then help you look for it. But ultimately I think all addictions boil down to just not being able to be with yourself for any long degree of time.

  Jerry Stahl

  Thinking, Differences, Addiction

  "Jerry Stahl Talks Smack". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 25, 2013.

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

  Andrew Ross Sorkin

  Mean, Leader, Should

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• Zen abhors repetition or imitation of any kind, for it kills. For the same reason Zen never explains, but only affirms. Life is fact and no explanation is necessary or pertinent. To explain is to apologize, and why should we apologize for living? To live—is that not enough? Let us then live, let us affirm! Herein lies Zen in all its purity and in all its nudity as well.

  D.T. Suzuki

  Life, Lying, Facts

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• I think women have a lack of confidence. They often apologize; I was guilty of that too. When people have said, "Oh, look at your success," I would downplay it.

  Tory Burch

  Thinking, People, Guilty

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I guess we didn't even officially apologize. Jesse Jackson called on the United States to officially apologize to the Chinese. Jesse said, 'An apology is not a sign of weakness.' And as President Clinton has taught us, an apology isn't even a sign you're sorry.

  Jay Leno

  Sorry, Apology, Taught Us

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• When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it. The other person may see that you are practicing, and she may even apologize.

  Nhat Hanh

  Breathing, May, Return

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Teachings on Love: Easyread Edition”, p.29, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Muslims want the western countries to apologize. Why? because this gives them a sense of empowerment. It makes them feel good about themselves, it stokes their ego.

  Ali Sina

  Country, Giving, Feel Good

  Source: myislam.dk

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• I always feel super uncomfortable when it's like ah, there probably has to be a sex scene. I feel really bad and then always look around to see if anyone is watching me while I'm writing. I want to apologize to people who have to read those sex scenes, but I feel like it's part of the characters life, it's important.

  Joe Meno

  Sex, Writing, Character

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• I was at a bar, and this guy bumped into me, and he did not apologize, and he said, "Move!" I thought that was rude, so I said, "Go to hell!" Then I started to run. He caught up to me. He had a mustache, a goatee, a pair of earrings, sunglasses, a ponytail and he was wearing a hat. He said, "Hey, you got a lot of nerve!" I said, "Hey, you got a lot of... cranium accessories!"

  Mitch Hedberg

  Funny, Running, Moving

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• People, especially the liberals, just live in this world where if anything is said that offends anybody even a little bit, not only does that person have to apologize; sometimes they have to go away forever. Go away, bad person. My analysis of this is that most of us don't do anything decent in our life. I'm not saying we're evil. I'm just saying we don't make a contribution, so the way they [liberals] think they're making a contribution is to point at the bad people [which] is somehow even more pathetic.

  Bill Maher

  Thinking, People, Evil

  Source: www.usatoday.com

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• I don't apologize for being sexually adventurous. Why not? It was often fun. When it wasn't - I didn't continue what wasn't pleasant.

  Marge Piercy

  Fun, Why Not, Adventurous

  Interview with Charlotte Templin, margepiercy.com. May 2004.

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• I have known female whores who spoke very bitterly of their calling. "If they don't like my face, they can put a cushion over it. I know it's not that they're interested in." But to the boys this profession never seemed shameful. It was their daytime occupations for which they felt the need to apologize. In some instances, these were lower class or humdrum or, worst of all, unfeminine. At least whoring was never that.

  Quentin Crisp

  Boys, Class, Faces

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• o the gay community I apologize if I did something, but all I said was I was against same-sex marriage. But I am not condemning you. My favorite expression is, 'Love one another…as you love yourself, love thy neighbor.'

  Manny Pacquiao

  Sex, Love You, Gay

  "Pacquiao Apologizes For Offending Gay Community After Getting Banned From The Grove". losangeles.cbslocal.com. May 16, 2012.

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• We have been educated into believing someone else's concept of the deity, and someone else's standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don't apologize.

  John Henrik Clarke

  Believe, Practice, Understanding

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• I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.

  J. C. Watts

  Party, Thinking, Choices

  "Live Chat: Congressman J.C. Watts". The ABC NEWS Interview, abcnews.go.com.

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• We walked for some time, and grew to know each other, as best as we'd allow. These are some of the high points. They lack continuity. I don't apologize. I merely pointed it out, adding with some truth, I feel, that most liaisons lack continuity. We find ourselves in odd places at various times, and for a brief span we link our lives to others and then, our time elapsed, we move apart. Through a haze of pain occasionally, usually through a veil of memory that clings, then passes, sometimes as though we have never touched.

  Harlan Ellison

  Pain, Memories, Moving

  Harlan Ellison (2014). “Troublemakers”, p.13, Open Road Media

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• Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

  Andy Rooney

  Women, Smart, Pigs

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• Um, Bella? You've got a huge cut on your forehead, and it's gushing blood," he informed me. I clapped my hand over my head. Sure enough, it was wet and sticky. I could smell nothing but the damp moss on my face, and that held off the nausea. Oh, I'm so sorry, Jacob." I pushed hard against the gash, as if I could force the blood back inside my head. Why are you apologizing for bleeding?" he wondered as he wrapped a long arm around my waist and and pulled me to my feet.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Sorry, Cutting, Blood

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• One cannot apologize for one's nature.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.

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• You should figure out who you are and what you need, and then don't apologize for it.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Needs, Figures, Should

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• I smiled. "I understand now. But It doesn't matter and you needn't apologize. They have been very kind to me too. Even if we did differ a little about suitable dresses." He considered me a moment, a mischievous light creeping into his eyes, and said: "Was THAT the dress - that night you wouldn't come out of your room?" I grinned and nodded, and we both laughed.

  Robin McKinley

  Eye, Night, Light

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• You do realize you just insulted me, right?" "How so?" "You implied that I can't protect her or my people." I looked at him. "That's not at all what I meant." "Apologize and I'll let it go." I kept my hands firmly on the iron rail before me. Grabbing the weight bar and walloping the Beast Lord upside the head wouldn't be the best diplomatic move. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty." There. I was civil. It almost killed me.

  Ilona Andrews

  Sorry, Moving, Hands

  Ilona Andrews (2008). “Magic Burns”, p.109, Penguin

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• I admire women who can be feminists and fight for women's rights, who believe in our powers as individuals and yet not apologize for beauty.

  Olivia Wilde

  Believe, Fighting, Bad Ass

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