You can't talk your way out of a situation you acted you way into.

Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth.

An effective apology contains within it the answer to the question, "How am I to be held accountable?"

Apology is not for the faint of heart, but then, neither is life.

Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together.

"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.

No apology is equal to the task set before it.