Desmond Tutu Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?”

“Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”

“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.”

“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.”

“I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.”

“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.”

“I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't.”