Top 101 Sorry Quotes

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Sometimes saying sorry is the most difficult thing. With that in mind, check out the top 101 sorry quotes.

#101 – 90. Sorry Quotes

101. “I understand the concept of being the bigger person but I do not understand why some people apologize to others when they weren’t wrong.”

100. “I wish for you the wisdom to realize that forgiveness has nothing to do with an apology.” – Steve Maraboli

99. “The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.” – Red Auerbach

98. “One who is truly confident is able to apologize.” – Olivia Tsoutsoplides

97. “When anger and bitterness overpower your goodness, you can neither apologize nor forgive.” – Balroop Singh

96. I felt ashamed for what I had done, I don’t have any excuses, I did what I did, I take full responsibility for myself and my actions, I wouldn’t pawn this off on anybody. I’m sorry it happened. And I hurt people. – Louie Anderson

95. “Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.” – Suman Rai

94. “Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.” – Bruce Lee

93. “Would ‘sorry’ have made any difference? Does it ever? It’s just a word. One word against a thousand actions.” – Sarah Ockler

92. When a person tells you that you hurt them, you don’t get to decide that you didn’t. – Louis C.K.

91. “The art of a sincere and heartfelt apology is one of the greatest skills you will ever learn.” – Jeanette LeBlanc

90. “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” – J.R.R.Tolkien

#89 – 80. Sorry Quotes

89. Hello from the outside At least I can say that I’ve tried To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart – Adele

88. “Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.” – Jose N. Harris

87. “An apology is a good way to have the last word.”

86. “It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, ‘I’m sorry.’” – Matshona Dhliwayo

85. “Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.” – Henry Kissinger

84. “An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.” – Samuel Butler

83. “Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.” – Benjamin Disraeli

82. “It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology.” – Michael Chabon

81. “Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well.” – Jim Rohn

80. “Any good apology has 3 parts: 1)I’m sorry 2)It’s my fault 3)What can I do to make it right? Most people forget the third part.”

#79 – 70. Sorry Quotes

79. “Nothing wrong with apologizing, but saying I’m sorry does nothing when you continue to make the same mistakes.”

78. “True friends stab you in the front.” – Oscar Wilde

77. I trust fate and I believe in love, which is why I know you’ll accept my apology. I’m sorry.

76. “Flowers say you’re sorry. A date says you’ve learnt your lesson. A diamond says both the above. All three and you’re making her suspicious.” – Saleem Sharma

75. “My husband doesn’t apologize. Even to Me” – Claire Underwood

74. “Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.” – John Wayne

73. “You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.” – Edgar Watson Howe

72. “Life is one long apology.” – Marilyn L. Rice

71. “I’m not very good at saying sorry, but I apologize.” – Chris Kurtz

70. “I have learned that sometimes “sorry” is not enough. Sometimes you actually have to change.” – Claire London

#69 – 60. Sorry Quotes

69. With a bruised heart and a deflated ego, with sad soul and a head hung low. I apologize to you unconditionally.

68. “Friends are God’s apology for relations.” – Hugh Kingsmill

67. “Apology is only egotism wrong side out.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

66. “Apologies are great, but they don’t really change anything. You know what does? Action.” – Stella Young

65. “Delusion and denial does not equal an apology.” – Carole Radziwill

64. There are some experiences in life they haven’t invented the right words for. – Lisa Kleypas

63. “A hero is someone we can admire without apology.” – Kitty Kelley

62. “More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.” – Greg LeMond

61. “A stiff apology is a second insult…. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.” – G. K. Chesterton

60. “Saying sorry to someone is hard… but putting your pride down for someone is the hardest.” – Cristina Orante

#59 – 50. Sorry Quotes

59. “I don’t like it, and I’m sorry I ever had anything to do with it.” – Erwin Schrodinger

58. I don’t know why, I made you cry I’m sorry sweetheart and yet Though you shouldn’t be lenient with me I hope you’ll forgive and forget – Frank Sinatra

57. “Never forget the nine most important words of any family – I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

56. “If an apology is followed by an excuse or a reason, it means they are going to commit same mistake again they just apologized for.” – Amit Kalantri

55. I’m sorry for making you lose your temper. But if I’m being honest, you look boiling hot when your temper boils over.

54. “An apology is the superglue of life! It can repair just about anything!” – Lynn Johnston

53. Oh I’m sorry for blaming you For everything I just couldn’t do And I’ve hurt myself from hurting you – Christina Aguilera

52. Never forget the nine most important words of any family: I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

51. But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. True sorrow is as rare as true love. – Stephen King

50. “I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.” ― Lois Lowry

#49 – 40. Sorry Quotes

49. “Apologies aren’t meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.” – Kevin Hancock

48. “I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.” – Robin Williams

47. How do I say the words, ‘I’m sorry’ when I know that words are not enough? And how can I ask you to forgive me when I know I can’t forgive myself?

46. “An apology can be a wonderful thing so long as it is infrequent and from the heart. However, beware of the person who justifies bad behavior with apologies. For them it is a means to an end, and quite often at your expense.” – Gary Hopkins

45. “Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.” – Tyron Edwards

44. “‘I’m sorry.’ The two most inadequate words in the English language.” – Beth Revis

43. “A genuine apology is like an eleventh-hour rain on a dusty crop. Grossly overdue, but miraculously just in time.” – Jacqueline A. Bussie

42. “The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.” – Leon Uris

41. “Chocolate says “I’m sorry” so much better than words.” – Rachel Vincent

40. “But you know all about that, being sorry and having no words to say something when you know you should but you just can’t.” – Heather Gudenkauf

#39 – 30. Sorry Quotes

39. So this is me swallowing my pride Standing in front of you saying I’m sorry for that night – Taylor Swift

38. “A sincere and warmly-expressed apology can produce the same effects as morphine on a suffering soul.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

37. “Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.” – Bryan Davis

36. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. – Paul Boese

35. “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”

34. “Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” – Emily Kimbrough

33. “When you forgive, you free your soul. But when you say I’m sorry, you free two souls.” – Donald L. Hicks, Look into the Stillness: A Spiritual Journey through Inspirational Quotes

32. “Saying ‘I’m sorry’ is saying ‘I love you’ with a wounded heart in one hand and your smothered pride in the other.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

31. “An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.” – Robin Quivers

30. “I love you and I always will and I am sorry. What a useless word.” – Ernest Hemingway

#29 – 20. Sorry Quotes

29. “The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology.”

28. It is never too late to make things right.

27. “True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.” – Mignon McLaughlin

26. “In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.” – Margaret Laurence

25. “My life is an apology for the life of my father.” – Kristin Cashore

24. “I believe that things should be let go once they are discussed. Apology accepted. End of story.” – Brad Goreski

23. “When you hold a grudge, you want someone else’s sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet.” ― Steve Maraboli

22. “Saying sorry to someone is hard… but putting your pride down for someone is the hardest.” – Christina Orante

21. “Be the hero of hearts; learn to say I’m sorry.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

20. “Apologizing does not always mean you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.” – Mark Matthews

#19 – 10. Sorry Quotes

19. “An apology is saying the right thing after doing the wrong thing.” – Vikrant Parsai

18. “An apology given just to appease one’s conscience is self-serving and better left unspoken!” – Evinda Lepins

17. “By the time most people say ‘I’m sorry’ it is already too late.” – Ken Poirot

16. “You can always say sorry, But the real apology is when you hear the sadness in their voice and see the look in their eyes. And you realize that they have hurt themselves just as much.” – Kid Cudi

15. “He who is sorry for having sinned is almost innocent.” – Seneca

14. “A person can apologize endlessly, and even if you forgive them, sometimes you can’t forget the pain they’ve caused you.” – Nishan Panwar

13. “Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.” – King Charles I

12. “Smart people always say sorry, while the stupid ones just wait for the smart one to say sorry.”

11. “Apologize quickly when you wrong someone, because ‘I’m sorry’ has no value in the grave.” – Lakesha Ruise

10. “It’s not that ‘sorry’ doesn’t mean anything; it just doesn’t mean anything when some people say it… Don’t be one of those people.” – Steve Maraboli

#9 – 1. Sorry Quotes

9. “Some people accidentally walk on your feet and apologize, while others walk all over your heart and don’t even realize.”

8. The homepage of our relationship cannot be currently displayed because of a server error. Can we please click on the refresh button and start over again? I am sorry.

7. I’m not perfect, I make mistakes, I hurt people. But when I say sorry, I mean it.

6. “‘I’m sorry you’re angry’ is NOT an apology.” – Lisa Lutz

5. “I am determined to offer an apology with my death.” – Hideki Tojo

4. “Dexter, I love you so much. So, so much, and I probably always will. I just don’t like you anymore. I’m sorry.” ― David Nicholls

3. Sorry doesn’t prove anything unless you mean it. – Ashley Sexton

2. “It isn’t always to apologize for your mistakes but doing so shows a person with a strong sense of self.” – Byron Pulsifer

1. “A meaningful apology is one that communicates three R’s: regret, responsibility, and remedy.” – Beverley Engel

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