Famous Quotes & Sayings

Adam Smith

In public, as well as in private expences, great wealth may, perhaps, frequently be admitted as an apology for great folly.

Jennifer Jones

When a restaurant screws up your order or there are delays, I expect an explanation or an apology for my lost time.

Adam Campbell

On the same lot where we were filming Date Movie was a movie that Hugh Grant was filming. I think he knew that we were doing it and maybe his driver had told him I was doing a character similar to the sort of thing he was doing, but we never spoke. I may still write a letter of apology to him. I think the guy is brilliant.

Jami Attenberg

With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment.

Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.

Seiji Maehara

I'd like to offer an apology from my heart to party members throughout the country for causing so much trouble.

I believe this memorandum is the best we are going to get from Tom Lynch. While the Council had hoped for a public apology at the upcoming School board meeting, it doesn't appear that will happen. It is time to put this matter behind us, and hope for the best.

Celso Amorim

It would not lessen the shock and concern, but it would be something concrete in addition to the apologies.

Carsten Juste

We apologize for the fact that the cartoons undeniably have offended many Muslims.

Antonio Davis

I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything.

Cynthia Heimel

Wearing makeup is an apology for our actual faces.

Christopher Paolini

It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

Amy Adams

I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.

Andy Kindler

Tracy Morgan apologizes for his homophobic rant, still no apologies for the sketch about the guy living under the street.

Kevin Rudd

These are important reforms. Infrastructure, education, health, hospitals, closing the gap with indigenous Australians. Also the Apology to the first Australians. As Prime Minister of the country I am proud of each and every one of these achievements.

Debbie Ford

The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are—without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.

Douglas Coupland

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.

Colin Greenwood

There's no point apologizing about where you come from.

Colin Firth

My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem.

David Letterman

We inadvertently bombed the Chinese Embassy. But Clinton now is working very hard. He has sent a letter of apology to the Chinese. And, he's also given them a gift certificate for future nuclear secrets.

KFI needs to distance itself from Mr. Handel's unbelievable insensitivity by issuing a formal apology and a reprimand.

I wrote to the company asking for an apology and claiming damages under Regulation 30 of the privacy regulations.

Eric Munson

Josh has no idea what he took from us. Today, I still have not heard any apology from him.

Her particular brand of hubris, not withstanding her apology and contrition, well, you had to understand that everybody would be watching. There is great risk in putting her back in front of so many people.

I think the apology is more than sufficient.

I would rather prevent what happened than issue an apology afterwards,

Cathy Freeman

I would definitely take on that role, taking a stand on issues, like the government giving an apology or acknowledging indigenous people.

Skip Bertman

While the football game was exciting, I am especially writing to express my sincere apology and regret to you, your president and all Tennessee fans for the incident which took place on our campus as your team buses were approaching Tiger Stadium.

But just one word of apology would have been needed for us to live in this human society.

Condoleezza Rice

We were within international waters, we were within international airspace, when this incident occurred, ... An apology is not forthcoming.

We asked for an apology or a censure of the city attorney, but we never got anything from the city.

Kurt Vonnegut

Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.

Alex Rodriguez

Ozzie and I have always been friendly, which is why it was a bit surprising. It's really not that big of a deal. ... I haven't spoken to Ozzie. I already heard what he had to say; he apologized and we've moved on. The apology is already accepted.