In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry. ~Margaret Laurence


An apology is a good way to have the last word. ~Author Unknown


A stiff apology is a second insult.... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. ~G.K. Chesterton


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


Apologizing - a very desperate habit - one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table


It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. ~P.G. Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs


Never ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson


True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960


It's easier to apologize than ask for permission. ~Author Unknown


Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused. ~King Charles I


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


The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology. ~Author Unknown


Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ~Margaret Lee Runbeck