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Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you.

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.

It's important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words; it's a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation.

Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.

To understand somebody else as a human being, I think, is about as close to real forgiveness as one can get.

Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.

When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.

Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.

The world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business.

Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it's a personal life or a national life.