“In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame.”
History
“Without forgiveness, there's no future.”
ForgivenessAll Quotes by Desmond Tutu
“I mean in the South African case, many of those who were part of death squads would have been respectable members of their white community, people who went to church on Sunday, every Sunday.”
Death“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
Freedom“Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge.”
Forgiveness“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.”
Education“Without forgiveness, there's no future.”
Forgiveness“Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.”
Forgiveness“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
History“Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?”
Amazing“I don't think I've ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB.”
Peace“But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.”
God“The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.”
Family“Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
Forgiveness“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
Hope“You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.”
Family“I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.”
Nature“In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.”
Freedom“Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.”
Courage“Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.”
Education“The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it - oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.”
Peace