Apologizing Quotes - Page 12

• It is only fair to state, with regard to modern journalists, that they always apologize to one in private for what they have written against one in public.

  Oscar Wilde

  Fairness, Modern, States

  Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray (1999). “The Soul of Man, and Prison Writings”, p.21, Oxford University Press, USA

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• Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.

  Mika Brzezinski

  Simple, Asking, What You Deserve

  "‘Morning Joe’ Co-Host Mika Brzezinksi’s Favorite Things" by Miller Mobley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 28, 2013.

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• That's when you know you're a true married couple: when you have to apologize for what you did in her dream.

  Ray Romano

  Funny, Marriage, Dream

  Ray Romano (1999). “Everything and a Kite”, Bantam

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• I'm not an addict and I do not do drugs. I made mistakes in the past and all I can do is apologize, but it is what it is and I can't change the past. And I can apologize to my family and my friends and my colleagues and the people.

  Rob Ford

  Mistake, Past, People

  Source: www.cbc.ca

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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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• Always remember who you are. Know that you are never required to apologize to anyone for being yourself.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Being Yourself, Remember Who You Are, Knows

  Iyanla Vanzant (1998). “Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace”, Simon and Schuster

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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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• Sometimes I apologize. It started that way and we never did change it.

  Douglas Engelbart

  Way, Sometimes, I Apologize

  "Douglas Engelbart Dies At 88, Invented Computer Mouse". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, Laura Sydell, www.npr.org. July 4, 2013.

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• Sell. Don't apologize for it and don't be afraid to beg with a positive, up-beat attitude. Tell prospects you want their business and you will kick ass once you've earned it. Have no shame, pride doesn't pay the rent.

  Thom Gimbel

  Attitude, Pride, Want

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• You're a leader. It's your job to keep your passion hot. Do whatever you have to do, read whatever you have to read, go wherever you have to go to stay fired up. And don't apologize to anybody. 

  Bill Hybels

  Jobs, Passion, Leader

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• You don't have to flaunt your success, but you don't have to apologize for it, either

  Gene Stallings

  Success, Apology, Flaunting

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• Talk about your failures without apologizing.

  Brené Brown

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• You want to play house, you got to have a job. You want to play very nice house, very sweet house, then you got to have a job you don't like. Great. This is the way ninety-eight-point-nine per cent of the people work things out, so believe me, buddy, you've got nothing to apologize for.

  Richard Yates

  Sweet, Jobs, Nice

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• I apologize for the fact that the word ‘anti-Mexican’ is being said to a black guy in America.

  Katt Williams

  America, Mexican, Guy

  "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. September 3, 2011.

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• The self-righteous never apologize.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Self, Righteous, Self Righteous

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• I am not going to apologize for speaking the Name of Jesus, I am not going to justify my faith to them, and I am not going to hide the light that God has put in me. If I have to sacrifice everything... I will.

  Rachel

  Jesus, Sacrifice, Light

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• I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done.

  Dizzy Gillespie

  Done, Jazz, Used

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• This country has shed more blood for the freedom of other people than all the other nations in the history of the world combined, and I'm tired of people feeling like they've got to apologize for America.

  Fred Thompson

  Country, Freedom, Tired

  "ABC Reacts to Fred Thompson Entry With Boredom, Sarcasm". "Good Morning America", www.newsbusters.org. August 31, 2007.

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• Never contradict. Never explain. Never apologize. (Those are the secrets of a happy life!)

  John Arbuthnot

  Happy Life, Secret

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• I would like to apologize to Brock Lesnar, his family, the UFC and the UFC fans for my stupid remarks. I respect Brock, all the other fighters, and the sport of mixed martial arts. I’m sorry that I stepped out of line.

  Frank Mir

  Sports, Art, Sorry

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• I refuse to finance the mass murder of innocent
  civilians...What is one more life thrown away in this
  sad and useless national tragedy? If one death can
  atone for anything, in any small way, to say to the
  world: I apologize for what we have done to you, I am
  ashamed for the mayhem and turmoil caused by my
  country.

  Malachi Ritscher

  Country, Tragedy, World

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• Happiness is about being proud of who you are. Be a good friend, be a good daughter, be reliable, be willing to laugh when things get tough, compliment other girls, care about your job, believe in yourself, be vulnerable, tell the truth, apologize when needed, forgive people...

  Erin Foster

  Girl, Daughter, Jobs

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• I apologize to all my fans.  I ask for your prayers for a successful surgery and healthy body.  I will be back in shape to fight again and to give you more excitement. A big hug for all of you and be with God.

  Wanderlei Silva

  Prayer, Successful, Fighting

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• Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth.

  Tatum O'Neal

  Brother, Father, Teeth

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