It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

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"A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for."

- Grace Hopper

Courage

"If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it."

- Grace Hopper

Leadership

"If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it."

- Grace Hopper

Leadership

"The most dangerous phrase in our language is 'we've always done it this way.'"

- Grace Hopper

Change

"If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission."

- Grace Hopper

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"My dear young friends, there is always a way back. Jesus Christ (and His gospel) is the way. You have not committed any sin so serious that you are beyond the reach of the Savior’s love and atoning grace. As you take steps to repent and follow God’s laws, you will begin to feel just how much Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son want you back home with Them! They want you to be happy. They will do anything within Their power that does not violate your agency or Their laws to help you come back."

- President Russell M. Nelson

Forgiveness

"It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."

- Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness

"True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.'"

- Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness

"Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. It's saying, 'You’re not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.' It’s saying, 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future.'"

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