David Geffen

I don’t care what their [Guns N’ Roses] record is. If you need a blood donor and the only person who can give you a transfusion is Hitler, you take the blood.

My father died in 1960. He was an intellectual. . . . She made the money and he read a lot. He wasn’t successful or ambitious. He spoke lots of languages. There were times that kids said to me, ‘What does your father do?’ and I had to make something up because I actually didn’t know what he did.

I never went to business school. I was just bumbling through a lot of my life. I was like the guy behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz.

I thought Laura’s record was going to be huge… It was not successful it sold something like 20 or 30,000 albums. Laura lacked a certain level of ambition and didn’t really want to do the things that people do to become known. So I thought I’d better get people to record these songs and make them hits so that people will see that she’s a great songwriter.

I don’t think people get to be successful without ambition.

I have no talent except for being able to enjoy and recognize it in others.

I forgive you for all the times you’ve f**ked me in the past and for all the times you’re going to f**k me in the future.

Forgiveness keeps you from being bound by something the other person might never set right.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything. That makes you smile.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feels like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to the next.

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free … and realizing you were the prisoner.

Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

Forgiveness is the best revenge.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.

I don’t think people understand that you can forgive a person and not allow them back into your life. That is possible, very possible.