"All the United States, it is a society that is split like to the bottom, that had very poor people in the country that is one of the wealthiest countries."
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"Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.“
-Desmond Tutu
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"The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated."
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"I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!!"
-Susan Smith
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"Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge."
-Nick Wechsler
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"And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness."
-Joseph J. Ellis
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"Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity."
-Mackenzie Phillips
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"I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration."
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"And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad."
-John Rowland
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