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Grudges Quotes

On resentment, distance, and release.

This collection of grudges quotes compares carrying resentment to hauling old baggage, a weight also explored in Bitterness quotes.

I've always hated the idea of carrying grudges and resentments around like a load of mouldy suitcases.

Quotes by Victoria Coren Mitchell

In wider spaces, people bearing historical grudges with each other were separated by the muting qualities of distance.

Quotes by Tim Cope

We believe Russian-American relations are broader and larger than emotions and mutual grudges, including the situation with the U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden.

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

The history of the Welsh, the Irish, the Highlanders, is just the same as that of the Gauls, one of internecine feud, no political cohesion, no capacity for merging private interests, forgetting private grudges for a patriotic cause.

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bitterness Quotes

I really don't hold grudges. I mean, I remember everything, but I move on.

Quotes by Robert Kraft

I'm not normally the kind of person who holds on to grudges, I'm really not.

Quotes by Rachel Stevens

Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges.

Quotes by Peter Benchley

I don't hold any grudges.

Quotes by Nick Young

I'm Polish, I carry no grudges.

Quotes by John Dingell

Emotion Quotes

I hate holding grudges.

Quotes by Engelbert Humperdinck

People have things that happen between them. I certainly don't keep grudges.

Quotes by Dan Gilbert

But I don't hold grudges.

Quotes by Brandi Glanville

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

Quotes by Bette Midler

I don't hold grudges.

Quotes by Ben Askren

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Grudges quotes say about holding onto resentment?
Most take a clear stance against it, comparing carrying grudges to hauling around old, mouldy suitcases that only weigh a person down.
Is there a personal statement about not holding grudges?
Yes, more than one speaker states plainly and personally that they don't carry grudges, treating it as a simple fact about how they live.
Do any quotes discuss grudges on a larger, historical scale?
One does, noting how people carrying historical grudges against each other were kept apart by distance, which quietly softened old tensions over time.
Is there a cultural or personal identity tied to letting go of grudges?
One quote ties not holding grudges to a specific personal and cultural identity, presenting it almost as a point of pride.
Where can I find more quotes about emotional weight and release?
See the Pain page for more quotes on carrying and releasing emotional weight.

For more on releasing old pain, browse Pain quotes, or see History quotes on how time reshapes old grievances.