“In God's family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.”
Family
“Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.”
FreedomAll Quotes by Desmond Tutu
“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 God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.”
Family“When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish.”
Dreams“Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
Forgiveness“God's love is too great to be confined to any one side of a conflict or to any one religion.”
Religion“It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.”
Best“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“I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.”
Nature“Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.”
Freedom“In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings, children of the same God, by racial classification and then denied many of them fundamental human rights.”
God“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.”
Education“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“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
Hope“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“When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.”
Religion“We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.”
God“Do your little bit of good where you are its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
Good“In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society.”
Peace“If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”
Peace