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1,000 Best Apology Quotes: How To Say Sorry For A Mistake (2023)

1. “When I say, ‘I’m sorry,’ it is because I genuinely regret something.”


2. If two people were ever meant to be together, it’s us. I’m sorry for letting my wrongdoing come between us.


3. “Your sweet smile is the light at the end of all my life’s dark tunnels. I am sorry, my sunshine.”


4. So sorry! We are here if you need anything! She was an amazing person!


5. “I’m apologising because I have to, not because I want to. So, sorry.”- Unknown


6. f you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.


7. Honey, I am so sorry for my awful behavior. I won't act that way again.


8. “I'm happy...I laugh as much as I can and cry when I have to, without apology. I think that’s happy.”


9. “Success requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.” – Napoleon Hill


10. “I’m sorry, I just can’t see you as a goldfish.” – SpongeBob SquarePants


11. An apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. — Margaret Lee Runbeck


12. “Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” – Isaac Friedmann


13. “I am so sorry for your loss.” —Unknown


14. “Let us forgive each other — only then will we live in peace.”- Leo Tolstoy


15. “I am sorry that you weren’t the man that I needed you to be.”


16. Apology is only egotism wrong side out.


17. “If you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.” — Henny Youngman


18. “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Mark Twain


19. “Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made.”


20. "Saying, ‘I’m sorry’ is the same as saying, ‘ I apologize.’ Except at a funeral.” — Demetri Martin


21. “I am sorry for hurting you so deeply, sweet partner. I want to be your hero again. Can you forgive me?”


22. “Never explain, never retract, never apologize. Just get the thing done and let them howl.” — Nellie McClung


23. “Just stop apologizing if you are going to do it again.”


24. I am sorry I forgot your birthday, you have had so many that I lost track of this one. Happy belated birthday!


25. “I am the type of person who believes an apology should be sincere and from the heart.”


26. “Let me be punish’d, that have minded you


27. “I’m sorry that nothing I do is good enough. ” — Unknown


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


29. "I am the type of person who believes an apology should be sincere and from the heart.” – Camille Grammer


30. "I am sorry I didn’t tell you the truth before. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to.” ― Anne Fortier


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


32. “True beauty is knowing who you are and what you want, and never apologizing for it.”


33. “Trust patterns, not apologies.”


34. I am sorry for crossing the lines we established. I promise never to do that again.


35. “I’m sorry if you don’t like my honesty but to be fair I don’t like you lies.”


36. No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.


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


38. “My life is an apology for the life of my father.”


39. Acknowledging your mistakes and taking responsibility for them is the first step in starting fresh.


40. “I am sorry for those that disagree with me because I know that they are wrong.” — Woodrow Wilson


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


42. "An apology is the superglue of life! It can repair just about anything!!”― Lynn Johnston


43. “Humble yourself and accept my apology.”- Unknown


44. “Great human beings do apologize.”


45. “If I’ve done anything I’m sorry for, I’m willing to be forgiven.”


46. So this is me swallowing my pride Standing in front of you saying I’m sorry for


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


48. “Great salespeople [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.” ~ Barbara Corcoran


49. “Keep your words soft and tender because tomorrow you may have to eat them.”- Unknown


50. “So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you saying I’m sorry for that night.” — Taylor Swift


51. "I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.” — Robin Williams


52. "Apologize quickly when you wrong someone, because I’m sorry has no value in the grave.” ― Lakesha Ruise


53. “I’m sorry to say so but, sadly it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you.” ~ Dr. Seuss


54. “Let’s get over the past together and set up a new lease of faith and love. I am sorry, and I know we will win.”


55. “An apology is the best way to mend relationships. At least it provides the much-required start.”


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


57. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt anyone.”


58. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.”


59. (You can ignore the so-called negotiating experts who say apologies are always signs of weakness.)


60. “If two people were ever meant to be together, it’s us. I’m sorry for letting my wrongdoing come between us.”


61. “Don’t be sorry. I trusted you. My mistake, not yours.”


62. If I've done anything I'm sorry for, I'm willing to be forgiven. – Edward Noyes Westcott


63. “Who are you not to forgive me.”- Unknown


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


65. I'm not very good at saying sorry, but I apologize. – Chris Kurtz


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


67. “You need not apologize for being brilliant, talented, gorgeous, rich, or smart.”


68. "I’m sorry that the family I was given has created so much chaos in the family I’ve chosen.” — J-Ax


69. “Please excuse all my actions, please forgive the wrongs that I had done to you, dear you.”


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


71. “Girl, I wanna say


72. “You’re an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry.” – Taylor Swift, “Dear John”


73. “Success requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.”― Napoleon Hill


74. “Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.” ⁠—Elizabeth Gilbert


75. “Sorry may have become “just another word”, but with tears it means the world.” — C.J.


76. “So don’t waste your time saying foolish magic words. YOU ought to be saying some plain simple words!”


77. “Never apologize for being yourself.” – Paulo Coelho


78. Man apologizing to his wifeSave


79. “The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest.” — Zig Ziglar


80. “One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing'.”


81. “I am sorry for hurting you so deeply, sweet wife. I want to be your hero again. Can you forgive me?”


82. "You must tell me who I might have hurt. I have to write them an apology.” – Vivien Leigh


83. The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach


84. “Tell you I’m sorry you don’t know how lovely you are.”- Coldplay


85. "Sorry’s not good enough. When something’s broken, sorry can never bring it back.


86. I’m so sorry for the shame I have brought everyone. I am taking this time to grow and work on myself.


87. “I’m sorry that good-looking people like us made you throw up and feel bad about yourself.”


88. “ME... ME say I’m sorry! Kings never say ‘I’m sorry!’ and I am the mightiest king in all the world!”


89. “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” – Paul Boese


90. “Sometimes, the mistake is not the problem; the lack of remorse is the real mistake.”


91. “I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time.”


92. “Moving forward we will make sure nothing like this ever happens again.”- Rihanna


93. “Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down.”


94. I'm sorry I was awful. I'm so full of terrors.― The Sacred And Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch


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


96. “Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.”


97. “My lies have been dark clouds. Your kindness has been the silver lining. I hope you forgive me.”


98. "The art of a sincere and heartfelt apology is one of the greatest skills you will ever learn.”― Jeanette LeBlanc


99. “Life without coffee is like something without something…sorry, I haven’t had any coffee yet.”


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


101. “Avoid putting yourself in situations to apologize.”


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


103. “If your success was earned through hard work and honesty. Never apologize for it.” ~ Frank Sonnenberg


104. “I’m sorry, Rajah, but I can’t stay here and have my life lived for me.” — Jasmine


105. “Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.”


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


107. “Good point.” Sophia said at last. “I’m not very good at saying sorry, but I apologize.“


108. “Don’t apologize for feeling something.”


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


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


111. I apologize. I forget that you are not smart sometimes.


112. “I'm sorry you're angry is not an apology.”


113. “A true friend would have apologized, or at least tried to talk about it, but a fake friend won’t.” – Unknown


114. "I’m sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.” – Keanu Reeves


115. “I’m not perfect, I make mistakes, I hurt people. But when I say sorry, I mean it.”- Unknown


116. “I am sorry for those that disagree with me because I know that they are wrong.”


117. “I made a big mistake. It is indefensible and I am sorry.” – William J. Clinton


118. If offering apologies and making promises fixed broken trust, there’d be no broken trust left to fix. - Tim Cole


119. “An apology is only egotism wrong side out.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.


120. I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of my hot tub.


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


122. “I will not apologize for being myself.”


123. “No” is a complete sentence. You don’t need to apologize for saying no.


124. If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late. — Henny Youngman


125. “Talk about your failures without apologizing.”


126. “It’s been written in the scars on our hearts. We’re not broken just bent. And we can learn to love again.”- Pink


127. I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.


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


129. “Sometimes it's harder to say sorry, then it is to say goodbye.”


130. “Please don’t break my heart in not forgiving me, I am sorry.” – Unknown


131. “I am broken inside! I didn’t think that would hurt you like this. I am really very sorry, my handsome.”


132. “Takes a man or a woman to say I’m sorry, and it takes a fool to walk away.” — James Brown


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


134. ‘Sorry,’ they said.”


135. I’m sorry Ms Jackson, I am for real. I never meant to make your daughter cry, I apologize a trillion times.


136. “Please forgive me because you are so kind”- Unknown


137. “I’m sorry, I’m not a performing monkey.”- Keith Flint


138. “Sometimes we learn the most about forgiveness when we realize how desperately we need it ourselves.“


139. “I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it?s everywhere these days.” — Alan Titchmarsh


140. “I let down my friends, I let down the country, I let down our system of government.”- Richard Nixon


141. “You believe you could not live with the pain. Such pain is not lived with. It is only endured. I am sorry.“


142. “I’m sorry I was so quiet tonight,” he said, haltingly. I met his eyes in the mirror.


143. “They just feel sorry for me, he thought.”


144. I feel sorry for people who don‘t know me.


145. ‘I’m sorry you’re angry’ is NOT an apology.


146. “No matter what happens, you remain my number one. Could you please forgive me for what I have done?”


147. “Be your unapologetically weird self.” – Chris Sacca


148. “I’m sorry for my inability to let unimportant things go, for my inability to hold on to the important things.”


149. “I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than sunshine today.” – Rae Foley


150. “My heart is crying without you. I am sorry for driving you away.”- Unknown


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


152. "There are no words that could express my regret for hurting you. I am truly sorry for letting you down.”


153. But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. […] True sorrow is as rare as true love. ― Carrie by Stephen King


154. "I am sorry for those that disagree with me because I know that they are wrong.” — Woodrow Wilson


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


156. I am sorry for the pain I caused you, I feel so bad. – Love Letters From the Heart by Gabor Timis


157. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand why you’re yelling.”


158. I’m sorry for all the lies I told you. I’m sorry for all the things I never said.


159. “I will be better in the future from this experience.”- Lea Michele


160. “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so. you apologize for the truth.” ― Benjamin Disraeli


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


162. I’m sorry I took all the good genes before you came around! Happy birthday!


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


164. “It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology.”


165. “An apology is the superglue of life! It can repair just about anything!!“


166. “Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.” – Robert Half


167. Is it too late now to say sorry? — "Sorry" by Justin Bieber


168. "Everybody was sorry. Sorry was easy.


169. “Think first - you can apologize for hurtful words, but you can't take them back once spoken.”


170. & i’m not even sorry bout you bein sorry


171. “It will never happen again.” – Unknown


172. “I know I wasn’t there for you. At least I said I’m sorry. You know what it was. I told you that I was heartless.”


173. I am sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family during these difficult times.


174. “Being safe doesn’t mean you won’t be sorry.“ – Katerina Stoykova Klemer


175. “I am dripping melanin and honey. I am black without apology”. –Upile


176. “Please forgive me for not living up to the vows I made to you on our wedding day. I promise to give you my all.”


177. My biggest mistake was letting my ego come in the way of a heartfelt apology. I am sorry, my love.


178. “True friends stab you in the front.”- Oscar Wilde


179. “Sometimes the one thing you need for growth is the one thing you are afraid to do.”


180. “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” -Benjamin Franklin


181. "I am dripping melanin and honey. I am black without apology.”


182. “ Apology accepted. End of story.”


183. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it.


184. Lean in, speak out, have a voice in your organization, and never use the word ‘sorry.’ -Trish Bertuzzi


185. “So many things that we never will undo I know you’re sorry, I’m sorry too.”


186. “Apologize! That’s the least you can do to try to make right something you have wronged.“


187. “My dear wife, Please accept my apology and give me a chance to nurture our relationship, once again.”


188. I’m only human, but I want to be a better one. I’m sorry for my lies, friend.


189. “I’m sorry that I don’t know how to love.” – NBA YoungBoy


190. “If you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.”– Henny Youngman


191. “I am sorry for what I said when I was hungry.”


192. "I am sorry so sorry, I wish I could go back and change this.” – Thomas Williams


193. You’re not old! …oh, no wait, actually you are, sorry about that.


194. “I went in headfirst, never thinkin’ about who, what I said hurt.”- Eminem


195. I’m sorry if you don’t understand my level of thinking.


196. “Who cares who’s right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?“


197. “You can feel sore tomorrow or you can feel sorry tomorrow. you choose.”


198. “Every time I see you hurt, my heart breaks. Please forgive me so I can become a happy man again.”


199. I love you and I always will and I am sorry. What a useless word.


200. I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done. – Jayson Blair


201. “I feel sorry for making you mad, and I don’t want you to feel bad because of some foolish things I’ve said.”


202. “I’m sorry, who is this?”


203. “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”


204. Regret and sadness have stolen my life’s happiness. I am sorry for letting you down.Save


205. I’m sorry for what I said before I had my coffee.


206. “Please remember that I’m not perfect, and try to forgive me when I fail you.”


207. “Due to my inappropriate words and acts during the interview, I feel deeply sorry and sad”- Sharon Stone


208. Take a moment to recognize doing something wrong is sometimes part of doing something right.


209. “It’s okay saying sorry, but when you are drunk you say what you really feel.” — Vidal Sassoon


210. “I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.” —Don Cheadle


211. “Um. enough apologies. okay? Just get on with being your badass self.” ― Scott Stabile


212. “Don't double down on your mistake for ego's sake.”


213. “We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.” — Aesop


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


215. “One hundred percent my mistake. I have since educated myself”- Dr. Phil


216. Because I hurt you, I hurt me too. I’m so sorry for everything I did.


217. “Sorry not sorry.”- Unknown


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


219. “I’m sorry! I’m not sorry! I’m still working on that.”- Anna Kendrick


220. “I’m sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.” – Keanu Reeves


221. “I am unapologetically myself.”


222. One day you will search for me to say sorry but believe me, that will be too late.


223. “I do hunt and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.” ~ General Norman Schwarzkopf


224. “Your forgiveness is the only thing that can save me. Because without you, I feel dead on the inside.”


225. “Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.”


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


227. Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.


228. “Apology makes you self responsible while excuse makes you undependable.”- Prabakaran Thirumalai


229. “People who know that they are wrong and still don’t feel sorry are those who never learn.“


230. “I’m sorry, I just can’t. I’m not perfect, you know.”


231. “Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot I only exist when you need something.”


232. “I’m sorry if you don’t like my honesty but to be fair I don’t like your lies.”


233. “There are no words that could express my regret for hurting you. I am truly sorry for letting you down.”


234. “I just want everyone to know how sorry I am for all those things that I had done to you.”


235. “There were so many things I have had to say sorry for that I wasn’t sorry about.” — Miley Cyrus


236. “Not a minute goes by without me thinking about how I hurt you. I am sorry, my dearest hubby.”


237. You won’t have to apologize for anything.


238. “If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.”


239. “An apology is a good way to have the last word.” – Unknown


240. “If offering apologies and making promises fixed broken trust, there’d be no broken trust left to fix.” —Tim Cole


241. You’re not sorry you did it, you’re sorry I found out


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


243. “Sorry for stabbing you it’s okay. I’m sorry for getting blood on your sword.”


244. “The reality is people mess up, don’t let one mistake ruin a beautiful thing.”


245. “I am sorry that you feel misunderstood. Can you give me another chance to understand your?”


246. “Don’t dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough! Be unapologetically you.” ― Steve Mariboli


247. “I will never apologize because I don’t make mistakes.”


248. “Never apologize for what you feel. It’s like saying sorry for being real.” – Lil Wayne


249. "I am sorry for what has happened and I know that I need some help.” – Susan Smith


250. “For what it's worth, I'm sorry for everything.”


251. “I’m sorry; I ruin people’s interviews because I just talk about rubbish.” — Maisie Williams


252. Nothing says you're sorry like a dead bunny. ― Patricia Briggs


253. “I made a mistake because I am only human. But, I want my love to feel like home to you.”


254. “I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.” – Rafael Palmeiro


255. "In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.” – Toba Beta


256. “Recognise when you are wrong and make amends. Never be too proud to apologise or patch things up.” — Kator Tarkaa


257. “When we’re not right, nothing is right. Please let me make it up to you by forgiving me, my beautiful partner.”


258. “It is impossible to change the past, you have my promise to make it up to you in the future. I am truly sorry.”


259. “And throughout all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.” – William Blake


260. “A conscience without regrets – to live life without having to say you’re sorry.“ – E.A. Bucchianeri


261. "I just want everyone to know how sorry I am for all those things that I had done to you.”


262. Saying 'I'm sorry' is hard. Not saying 'I'm sorry' is hard. Choose your hard.


263. Love means never having to say you’re sorry.


264. "I ask for your forgiveness. I feel so miserable that it’s difficult even to say sorry.” – Hwang Woo Suk.


265. “I’m sorry. I know you loved her. It was hard not to.” — John Green


266. “I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me…but I can’t help it that I’m so popular.” Gretchen Wieners, Mean Girls


267. I do hunt and I do fish, and I don't apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.


268. "I’m sorry; I ruin people’s interviews because I just talk about rubbish.” — Maisie Williams


269. "When you forgive, you free your soul. But when you say I’m sorry, you free two souls.


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


271. “An apology is a good way to have the last word.” – Jose


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


273. “I am sending you this card to let you know that I am thinking of you. I am sorry for your loss.”


274. “Apologize! That's the least you can do to try to make right something you have wronged.”


275. I’m sorry I lied. I’m sorry I told the truth. I’m sorry that sorry is never enough.


276. “I am the type of person who believes an apology should be sincere and from the heart.” – Camille Grammer


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


278. “I look ugly when I cry and howl in pain. I am in your hands to forgive me. I am sorry.”


279. I love you and I always will and I am sorry. What a useless word. — The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway


280. “Stupid doesn’t even cut it, I was uneducated. I was unread.”- Florence Pugh


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


282. “I am sorry for what “whiskey me” did last night.”- Unknown


283. “To become better, you have to admit your ignorance—at least to yourself.”


284. “Apologize!


285. “I’m sorry I’m not what you wanted. ” — Unknown


286. “Give me a chance to show that you are my life’s most precious treasure. I love you and I am sorry.”


287. They keep saying, “I’m sorry to trouble you.” I believe they ought to develop a stronger dislike for it.


288. “Please don’t brake my heart in not forgiving me, I am sorry.” – Unknown


289. “I’m sorry I cannot be perfect. But I can be myself. and I’m perfectly happy with that.” -Unknown


290. "I unapologetically and unabashedly am deeply biased toward my mother.” — Chelsea Clinton on Hillary R. Clinton


291. Happy 2nd Birthday Princess! I’m sorry for the things I said when you turned 1.


292. “Chocolate says 'I'm sorry' so much better than words.”


293. “I am immensely contrite. And I’m sorry for the damage I’ve done.” – Jayson Blair


294. “I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.”


295. “You don’t need to apologize for being yourself.” — Paulo Coelho


296. “Lean in, speak out, have a voice in your organization, but never use the word ‘sorry.’ “- Trish Bertuzzi


297. “Everybody was sorry. Sorry was easy.“ – Gretchen McNeil


298. When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm.


299. “Be the hero of hearts; learn to say I’m sorry.“


300. "Dear Thursday, I’m sorry for what I said before I had my coffee.”


301. “I am right sorry for your heavinesse.” — Geoffrey Chaucer


302. “Apology makes you self responsible while excuse makes you undependable.”― Prabakaran Thirumalai


303. So many things that we never will undo I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too. – "Mississippi" by Bob Dylan


304. “I was drunk, sorry for what I said.”- Unknown


305. “Stop feeling sorry for yourself and you will be happy.” ~ Stephen Fry


306. “You can’t stay mad at this face…can you?”- Unknown


307. “I’m sorry,” the nephew responded, “but how are we supposed to pay if you’re going to hurt her?”


308. “For everything I do. That will tear at you. Let me say I’m sorry now.”- Shawn Colvin


309. “I ask for your forgiveness. I feel so miserable that it’s difficult even to say sorry.” – Hwang Woo Suk.


310. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”- Martin Luther King Jr.


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


312. “I’m so sorry, but I can’t be with you. I’m just too sad.”


313. “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” - Benjamin Franklin


314. “Please forgive me.”- Unknown


315. "If I’ve done anything I’m sorry for, I’m willing to be forgiven.” – Edward N. Westcott


316. “It’s time to stop apologizing for who you are. It’s time to become who you were made to be.”


317. "I’m sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable.” — Larry Wall


318. "Never ruin an apology with an excuse.


319. The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.


320. “I’m sorry, I just did a shot.” — Jennifer Lawrence


321. “Everything is my fault, I’ll take all the blame.”- Nirvana


322. “As a kid, I didn’t understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt,” – Justin Bieber


323. “Everybody was sorry. Sorry was easy.“


324. “But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. […] True sorrow is as rare as true love.“


325. “I’m sorry that the family I was given has created so much chaos in the family I’ve chosen.” — J-Ax


326. BEST friends tolerate the WORST in you. Thank you for being one. I’m sorry.


327. "An apology is saying the right thing after doing the wrong thing.” ― Vikrant Parsai


328. "I’m sorry I couldn’t carry the ball over the finish line, but, man, I did try.” — Ann Curry


329. “Regret and sadness have stolen my life’s happiness. I am sorry for letting you down.”


330. “More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.”


331. Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. — Robert Brault


332. "I’m so sorry. I never wanted to hurt You.


333. “I’m sorry about what I said during burpees.”


334. “Don’t dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough! Be unapologetically you.”—Steve Maraboli


335. “An apology is a good way to have the last word.”- Unknown


336. “I don’t like it, and I’m sorry I ever had anything to do with it.”


337. “Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.” –Nellie McClung


338. “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” — Grace Hopper


339. “I want nothing more than your forgiveness. It hurts me to see you cry. Please help me set this right.”


340. “The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.”


341. "It’s very hard for me to say I’m sorry… but I do.” – Joe Nichols


342. “Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!” – Pope Francis


343. "I am sorry for the pain I caused you, I feel so bad.” – Gabor Timis


344. “Seeing us end up like this is unbearable. Please forgive me and let us continue living our lives together.”


345. “I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.“


346. “I’m sorry that I don’t know how to love.” – NBA YoungBoy, “How to Love”


347. I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. Please accept my condolences. God rest his soul in peace.


348. “Is it too late now to say sorry?”- Justin Bieber


349. “Everything that happen is my fault, find a place in your heart to truly forgive me, I’m sorry.”


350. Odds are, you’ve never taken a bath on this scale. For that, we apologize. Pleasures are meant to be shared.


351. “I made a mistake, it won’t happen again.”- Unknown


352. “Oh, Bruno, I'm sorry."


353. "I’m sorry, okay, I’m not perfect, but I’m trying.” ― Sara Shepard


354. “God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardour the strongest instincts of my nature.” – Julia Ward Howe


355. “I’m sorry, Veronica. We’ve had this discussion before. I’m not going to let you be the anchor.” – Ed Harken


356. “I was tricked. I apologize to anyone I offended. I thought it was just a shout-out for a fan,”- Soulja Boy


357. “I am unapologetically myself.” – Unknown


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


359. “Can I get a redo?”- Unknown


360. “I trust fate and I believe in love, which is why I know you’ll accept my apology. I’m sorry.”- Unknown


361. “I accept when I am wrong because that only makes me strong.”


362. “Told you,” he said, and she realized she’d admitted it aloud.”


363. Chocolate says 'I'm sorry' so much better than words. – Rachel Vincent


364. "I am partly to blame for the decking boom, and I am sorry, I know it?s everywhere these days.” — Alan Titchmarsh


365. “In your arms is the only place I want to be. Please let me explain how sorry I am.”


366. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. ” – Robert Brault


367. “I never meant to cause you any sorrow. I never meant to cause you any pain.”- Price and the Revolution


368. “I’m sorry, I just wanted to be friends.”


369. Never apologize for what you feel. It's like saying sorry for being real.


370. “I hope when I’m on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive.” – Christopher Buckley


371. “I’m sorry. I will probably do it again.”- Unknown


372. “I know that I ruined your trust of me. Please forgive me, I never wanted you to doubt me and my intentions.”


373. "I’m sorry, I’m not a performing monkey.” — Keith Flint


374. I unapologetically and unabashedly am deeply biased toward my mother. — Chelsea Clinton


375. I’m sorry if you don’t like my honesty. But to be fair, I don’t like your lies


376. "Never retract, never explain, never apologize. Just get things done and let them howl.” — Nellie McClung


377. “The pain of seeing the tears in your eyes is going to haunt me forever. I am sorry, I truly am.”


378. There is no excuse for the lies. I am so sorry.


379. “A real friend isn’t capable of feeling sorry for you.”


380. “I am sorry for what has happened and I know that I need some help.”


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


382. “Let me tell you that I did not like a single bit of what I did now that I had reflected on it.” – Unknown


383. For what it's worth, I'm sorry for everything. — The Mule


384. #94 “They weren’t sorry when you didn’t know. Remember that.”


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


386. “You're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry.” ― Taylor Swift


387. “Sorry to interrupt myself, but it’s the only way I stop talking.” — Rush Limbaugh


388. “I’m sorry but I’m afraid I just can’t do that.”


389. “If I’ve done anything I’m sorry for, I’m willing to be forgiven.” – Edward N. Westcott


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


391. But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. True sorrow is as rare as


392. “Never apologize, Ingrid. Especially not when it concerns a man.”


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


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


395. “Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.”


396. “I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry.” — Norman Wisdom


397. Join in for the crowd of change!! You won’t be sorry, it’s better than standing alone.


398. "Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” – Robert Brault


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


400. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” — Oscar Wilde


401. “It takes two to tango. Could you set aside my foolishness, forgive me, and tango with me?”


402. “Your patience with me is a godsend. I am sorry for causing you so much trouble lately.”


403. I’m sorry, but this is the greatest thing ever.


404. “ I know you are a big-hearted man who will forgive me. I promise I will work to behave better in the future.”


405. “My husband doesn’t apologize. Even to Me”


406. “I’m so sorry. I never wanted to hurt You.“


407. I only accept apologies in the form of Louboutins.. –Colette Le Mason


408. “I am not apologizing for who I am.” – Donna


409. “I’m sorry, I thought I unsubscribed?”


410. “In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at the time you beg forgiveness.”


411. “Oh, my bad. I’m sorry for bothering you. I forgot I only exist when you need me for something.”


412. “I am sorry for the pain I caused you, I feel so bad.” – Gabor Timis


413. “I’m sorry no one saved you.“


414. I wasn’t ready for any further dialogue when I said hello. I apologize for it.


415. "I’m sorry to see it end.” ― Michael Jordan


416. “I’m sorry I was not good enough. But I tried to be.” – Unknown


417. “It is difficult to admit that one is wrong. Particularly when one has been wrong for a very long time.”


418. “A sincere and warmly-expressed apology can produce the same effects as morphine on a suffering soul.”


419. Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.


420. Don't dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough! Be unapologetically you.


421. “I am sorry so sorry, I wish I could go back and change this.” – Thomas Williams


422. “You are my prince charming, the one who has been there for me. Please forgive me for taking you for granted.”


423. “I hope when I’m on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive.”


424. “Only peons made excusses for themselves she taught me. Never apologize, never explain.”


425. Pay attention to the. buts” following an apology. That’s what they really want to say.” — Emma Xu


426. I ask for your forgiveness. I feel so miserable that it’s difficult even to say sorry.


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


428. “Sorry’s not good enough. When something’s broken, sorry can never bring it back.“


429. “Sorry for caring. Sorry for trying. Sorry for it all. But most of all, I’m sorry I let you in.” – Unknown


430. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to cause any trouble.”


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


432. “But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. True sorrow is as rare as true love.”- Stephen King


433. “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – Ali MacGraw


434. “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.“


435. “Please forgive me for laughing when you fall. I’m so sorry but I never cared at all.” – Five Finger Death Punch


436. “You can’t live the life you owe yourself without living it loudly, boldly, and without apology.”


437. “Talk about your failures without apologizing.” – Brené Brown


438. “I’m sorry to see it end.” ― Michael Jordan


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


440. “Don’t apologize for your uniqueness. Claim it as your genius.”


441. “Sorry” can not change the past, but can change the future.” — Sladiana Savic


442. “I am sorry, for I am a broken pot. Let the beautiful hands of my dearest partner put me back together.”


443. “Sorry for caring. Sorry for trying. Sorry for it all. But most of all, I’m sorry I let you in.”


444. “An apology given just to appease one’s conscience is self-serving and better left unspoken!“


445. “You are so special to me, I would intentionally hurt, I’m so sorry fall everything that happen.”


446. Give me a chance to show that you are the most important thing in my life. I love you, and I am sorry.


447. "I love you forever. I am sorry I cannot love you now.” ― Nick Harkaway


448. “Never apologize for being a powerful woman.” – Unknown


449. You gave me your heart and in return, I gave you lies. I can’t say sorry enough.


450. “You must forgive me, for I struggled only for you.” – Emily Jane Bronte


451. “Don’t dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough! Be unapologetically you.” – Steve Maraboli


452. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” – Robert Brault


453. “I fucked up, I know it, and I am sorry.”- Unknown


454. “And apologies, once postponed, became harder and harder to make, and finally impossible.”


455. "Never made a defense or an apology until you are accused.” – King Charles I


456. “I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me…but I can’t help it that I’m so popular.”


457. “I am sorry for behaving like a child. Can you forgive me?”- Unknown


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


459. “As my grandmother said, ‘Sorry won’t unbreak the eggs’. Just clean the mess and move on.“


460. “Let me tell you that I did not like a single bit of what I did now that I had reflected on it.”


461. “I’m sorry for breaking down when I should’ve been stitching myself back up”


462. “Please forgive me for laughing when you fall


463. “And you can put that blame on me”- Akon


464. “Be your unapologetically weird self.”


465. “Would 'sorry' have made any difference? Does it ever? It's just a word. One word against a thousand actions.”


466. "I’m sorry that I never trusted you. I don’t know how to do that anymore.” ― George R. R. Martin


467. "You are so special to me, I would intentionally hurt, I’m so sorry fall everything that happen.”


468. “Do what you say you’re going to do. Follow through means never having to say you’re sorry.” -Mark Goulston


469. “A conscience without regrets – to live life without having to say you’re sorry.“


470. “I am sorry for I am a broken pot. Let the beautiful hands of my dearest wife put me back to the best of shape.”


471. “I’m sorry dear, in order for you to insult me. I must first value your opinion. Nice try though”


472. “The people who have you apologising for your love are the ones who don’t deserve it.” ― Nitya Prakash


473. “I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him.”


474. “I'm sorry for the times I would neglect


475. “It's easier to say, "I don't remember" when you're wrong.”


476. Better sore than sorry.


477. "I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.” ― Dr. Seuss


478. “Apologies aren’t meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.“


479. "We are deeply sorry for the loss of anything – from your luggage to, of course, a loved pet.” – Oscar Munoz


480. “Thank you and I love you for always accepting my apologies when I go out of line, friend.”


481. “Never apologize for being yourself.”


482. "An apology given just to appease one’s conscience is self-serving and better left unspoken!” ― Evinda Lepins


483. “We should try to explain ourselves only to those who value us in their life.”


484. “Love means having to say you’re sorry every fifteen minutes.” – John Lennon


485. “You can feel sore tomorrow or you can feel sorry tomorrow, you choose.”


486. “I am so sorry for making you question your choices. Take my hand, and let’s walk side by side again.”


487. Never apologise for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth. Jose N. Harris


488. “Don’t be sorry I trusted you. My mistake, not yours.”


489. “one thing I don’t need


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


491. “The problem with saying or feeling ‘sorry’ is that it often comes after the damage is already done.“


492. “For the women out there that I’ve hurt with my male privilege, I’m sorry.” ― Nate Parker


493. Apologize quickly when you wrong someone, because I'm sorry has no value in the grave.”


494. "For what it’s worth, I’m sorry for everything.”- Clint Eastwood, ‘The Mule’


495. 2, 4, 6, 8, I’m sorry that this card is late! Happy birthday to a great friend.


496. I’m sorry for what I said when we were jet skiing.


497. “I’m sorry for what I said to you when I was hungry.”- Unknown


498. “Never apologize for what you feel. It’s like saying sorry for being real.” — Lil Wayne.


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


500. "Truly saying sorry is never easy to do, and when you are, you just hope it’s not too late.” – Justin Tranter


501. “Apologies aren't meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.”


502. Life’s not complete without the perfect pair of 👙 #sorrynotsorry


503. “I will try to do better now. I will learn from my mistakes. I’m sorry.”- Unknown


504. “Hello from the outside, at least I can say that I’ve tried to tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart”- Adele


505. “I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.”


506. Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.


507. “A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.” — Stephen Richards


508. “I’d rather apologize than to be so timid as to never try to do anything smart or brave.” – Lee Clow


509. “Friends are God’s way of apologizing to us for our families.” —Anonymous


510. Never ruin an apology with an excuse. —Benjamin Franklin


511. “We are so sorry for your loss.”


512. It’s sad, so sad Why can’t we talk it over Oh it seems to me That sorry seems to be the hardest word


513. “Now that I know better I promise I’ll do better,” – Anne Hathaway


514. “When I say, ‘I’m sorry,’ it’s because I regret something.” – Luis Suarez


515. "I made a big mistake. It is indefensible and I am sorry.” – William J. Clinton


516. “I’m sorry if my traumatized life is an inconvenience to you and your perfect existence.” — Neve Campbell


517. Sorry for not being able to talk about how I feel. Next time I’ll talk to you openly. Please accept my apology.


518. “I am sorry for acting so aloof. If you really want to know how I feel, then my love for you is proof.”


519. “Oh I m sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn’t do and I’ve hurt myself from hurting you.”


520. “I’m sorry. I don’t want to talk about it.”


521. “No, don’t apologize. I’m sorry. You’re right. I keep waiting to not care about her.”


522. “Sorry, I’m still a dialectical materialist.” — Fidel Castro


523. “Oh I’m sorry for blaming you


524. “I will never apologize for being me, but I will apologize for the times that I am not.” – Michael Carini


525. "I’m sorry that you’re still hurting.” — Elizabeth Chandler


526. “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” – Benjamin Franklin


527. "We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.” — Aesop


528. “There are no excuses. I will be sorry for as long as I live that I have hurt even one person.”- Megan Amram


529. “I’m sorry to say so but, sadly it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you.”- Dr. Seuss


530. “I will correct my mistake, please forgive me.”


531. “It was probably karma working through me.”- Unknown


532. "I’m sorry for getting angry at you for no reason. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you in my arms, beautiful.”


533. "I am dripping melanin, and honey, I am black without apology.” – Upile Chisala


534. “For what it’s worth, I’m sorry for everything.”- Clint Eastwood, ‘The Mule’


535. “I’m sorry for what I said before I had my Starbucks.”


536. An apology is a good way to have the last word.


537. “Love means never having to say you’re sorry”


538. Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless. — Bryan Davis


539. “I am sorry for what has happened and I know that I need some help.” – Susan Smith


540. “I do hunt and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.”


541. “I’m sorry for breaking down when I should’ve been stitching myself back up” – Real Friends


542. “I’m quite stubborn, and it’s hard for me to let people in.”- Rex Orange County


543. “Dear Thursday, I’m sorry for what I said before I had my coffee.”


544. Don’t be sorry I trusted you. My mistake, not yours


545. “I'm stupid. You're smart. I was wrong. You were right. You're the best.”


546. "An apology is only good if the person who receives does so in understanding and forgiveness.” – Byron Pulsifer


547. I am sorry I didn't tell you the truth before. I was hoping I wouldn't have to. — Anne Fortier


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


549. “A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable, and always unacceptable.” — Robert Fripp


550. “I’m sorry for getting angry at you for no reason. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you in my arms, beautiful.”


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


552. man writing 'i'm sorry' on notepad


553. "Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.” – R. Brault


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


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


556. “He will be sorry for the way he treated you,


557. “I am unapologetically and unabashedly deeply biased toward my mother.” – Unknown


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


559. We hope you know how much you and yours are loved. We are so sorry.


560. “I have learned a great deal from this ordeal and hope that others have learned from my mistakes.”- Paris Hilton


561. I am sorry, but I will never be able to thank you enough for the way that you made me feel.


562. “Saying, ‘I’m sorry’ is the same as saying, ‘ I apologize.’ Except at a funeral.” — Demetri Martin


563. “Pride and ego makes a mockery of an apology.”


564. “I’m sorry, that’s fine. I just think I need a little me time. I just think I need a little free time.”- NF


565. “Stop feeling sorry for yourself and you will be happy.”


566. “I’m so sorry about all you’re going through, but I’m not sorry that it brought you to me.“


567. “Always speak how you feel and never be sorry for being real.”


568. “Dear, dear,” said Pooh, “I’m sorry about that. Let’s have a look at you.”


569. “She was an apology cupcake baker. A guilty cupcake baker. A please-don’t-be-mad-at-me cupcake baker.”


570. I’m always willing to admit when I’m wrong. And I’ve been known to apologize even more frequently than that.


571. “Sorry, mom. Sorry, God.”


572. I unapologetically and unabashedly am deeply biased toward my mother. —Chelsea Clinton


573. “The people who have you apologizing for your love are the ones who don’t deserve it.” ― Nitya Prakash


574. You should apologize to her. You may not live to get another chance. — Venom


575. “You are my destiny, but I have disrespected you with my behavior. Please find it in your heart to forgive me.”


576. Love means never having to say you're sorry. – Love Story


577. I’m sorry for overreacting the way I did, and the lies I told. Please forgive me.


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


579. “Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.”


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


581. “The capacity for friendship is God’s way of apologizing for our families.” ― Jay McInerney


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


583. “Love forgives and keeps no records of wrongs.”- Lailah Gifty Akita


584. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. ”― Robert Brault


585. “You are my heart, and when I hurt you, I feel miserable inside, too. Please forgive me.”


586. “Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.”


587. “I don’t know why, I made you cry


588. “Being safe doesn’t mean you won’t be sorry.“