I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum. Desmond Tutu More Quotes by Desmond Tutu More Quotes From Desmond Tutu People united in pursuit of a righteous cause are unstoppable Desmond Tutu unstoppable causes people We used to say to the apartheid government: you may have the guns, you may have all this power, but you have already lost. Come: join the winning side. His Holiness and the Tibetan people are on the winning side. Desmond Tutu government gun winning Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant. Desmond Tutu default liberty people God says, "Please, please help me realize this dream." And some of God's best collaborators are the young, because you dream. You dream God's dream. Desmond Tutu realizing dream helping In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society. Desmond Tutu obligation nobel way I am deeply moved by the warmth and courage of the Canadian people which I felt so strongly during my recent visit to your country. Your support of the struggle against apartheid restored me in my journey home and reassured me that many just people around the world are with us. Desmond Tutu struggle home country Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence. Desmond Tutu drawing memories mean Oh, 1994, April 27. There won't be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before. Desmond Tutu sky blue mean There are things that must evoke our anger to show we care. It is what we do with that anger. If we direct that energy we can use it positively or destructively. Desmond Tutu care energy use The universe can take quite a while to deliver. Desmond Tutu universe I think that most of us would prefer to be popular than unpopular. Desmond Tutu thinking And one day, this thing happened to me: I coughed, and the blood just came gushing out of my mouth. ... I still can't believe that that happened to me, but I sat there, and I said to God, 'Well, if it means I'm going to die, that's OK.' 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. Desmond Tutu mean believe thinking Every single one of us can do something, however small, to make a difference. Desmond Tutu can-do-something making-a-difference differences Nursing a grudge is bad for your heath. Desmond Tutu grudge nursing That's the chief lesson I have learned: the texture of our universe is one where there is no question at all but that good and laughter and justice will prevail. Desmond Tutu texture laughter justice It is very difficult now in South Africa to find anyone who ever supported apartheid. Desmond Tutu apartheid south difficult One of the ways of helping to destroy a people is to tell them they don't have a history that they have no roots. Desmond Tutu roots history people It's a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela. Desmond Tutu south blessing men I have heard and seen many examples of the cruelty that we are able to visit on one another during my time. . . I have also seen incredible forgiveness and compassion. Yes, each of us has the capacity for great evil. But for every act of evil there are a dozen acts of goodness in our world that go unnoticed. It is only because we believe that people should be good that we despair when they are not. Indeed, if people condoned the evil, we would be justified in losing hope. But most of the world does not. We know that we are meant for better. Desmond Tutu our-world compassion believe No one is self-sufficient. Desmond Tutu generosity self way
