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

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.

When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.