Pope Benedict XVI Quotes
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Forgiveness is a big part of - especially post-civil rights movement - is a big part of African-American Christianity, and I wasn't raised within the Christian church; I wasn't raised within any church.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.
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Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.
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My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
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Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
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We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
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I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.
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Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.
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I don't make judgments about my own work, and I don't analyze it; I just let it happen. That applies to everything I've done.
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Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
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It's important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words; it's a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation.
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It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.
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People have to render judgment. In my case, I've said upfront openly, I've made mistakes at times. I've had to go to God for forgiveness. I've had to seek reconciliation. But I'm also a 68-year-old grandfather, and I think people have to measure who I am now and whether I'm a person they can trust.
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I grew up in the '70s, when people talked on the phone - and just talked more. I remember the phone was the epicenter of our house. I spent hours every evening as a teenager waiting for the phone to ring and talking to my friends.
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I love the challenge of having one character who is traveling back in time to find someone. Nowadays, the only way we think to find someone is on Facebook.
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Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.
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A short story I have written long ago would barge into my house in the middle of the night, shake me awake and shout, 'Hey,this is no time for sleeping! You can't forget me, there's still more to write!' Impelled by that voice, I would find myself writing a novel. In this sense, too, my short stories and novels connect inside me in a very natural, organic way.
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We need Grace and forgiveness.
