We must not only speak about forgiveness and reconciliation, we must act on these principles. Desmond Tutu More Quotes by Desmond Tutu More Quotes From Desmond Tutu Mother Teresa, you could say many things about her, but certainly you would not say she was macho. Anything but. Desmond Tutu teresamachomother There are very few institutions that give prizes to people who may not have got to be number one, but are possibly better at coaxing the best out of others. Desmond Tutu numbersgivingpeople You have seen after Katrina just what failures there are in American Society. Desmond Tutu american-societykatrina Forgiving is not easy. It is not cheap. Desmond Tutu forgivingeasy I think we have got to put fire under the feet of all kinds of people. Desmond Tutu firefeetthinking I think that most of us would say that ubuntu basically speaks about what it means to be human. Desmond Tutu ubuntumeanthinking We are interconnected. Desmond Tutu interconnected Human beings are fundamentally good. Desmond Tutu human-beingshumans I have a lot of time for young people. Desmond Tutu youngpeople We so desperately long for all of us to learn that we are meant for one another. We are meant for complementarity. The Syrians are members of our family. Desmond Tutu our-familymemberslong We are given an autonomy and the real autonomy... and God would much rather we went freely to hell than compel us to go to heaven. Desmond Tutu hellrealheaven We give kudos to people who have succeeded. We don't care in what they succeeded as long as they succeeded. The worst thing that can happen to anybody in this cultural environment is to fail. Desmond Tutu givinglongpeople Dream of a world where children can laugh and play and not be blown up by a mine they thought was a toy. Desmond Tutu dreamplaychildren You tend to think that your time is either the best or the worst, and then when you have a sense of history, you'll realize actually, no, there were times things were quite gusty in the world. I mean, just think, nowadays most people will say they support the advancement of women, woman has been equal, the fact that we're so aware of the gustiness, in a sense, also speaks about the heightening of our own sensitivity. Desmond Tutu meanpeoplethinking We can arrive at better solutions to any problem or pain together, than we can by ourselves. The beauty of the modern age is that you are able to source answers, and sometimes the genius is in the combination of ideas and energy that does not reside in only one person. Desmond Tutu painageideas Suffering is part and parcel of the human condition, but suffering can either embitter or ennoble us. It can ennoble us and become a spirituality of transformation when we find meaning in it. Desmond Tutu spiritualitytransformationsuffering Every situation of justice is an occasion where someone is being humiliated and they want to restore their dignity. They think, "I am a human being and I may not be able to defeat these people or destroy them, but I will hit out at them, because I am not a thing, I am human." Desmond Tutu justicepeoplethinking Some people are able to use Bible as a means of opposing injustice, whereas others are able to find justification. Desmond Tutu ablemeanpeople People are able to justify immense cruelty and say that it is something that is sanctioned by their faith. Desmond Tutu crueltyablepeople I think we need to grow in our self-assurance that is not scared of being challenged, that the truth we uphold can stand up to the closest possible scrutiny. Desmond Tutu selfneedsthinking
