Desmond Tutu Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.”

“I've never doubted that apartheid - because it was of itself fundamentally, intrinsically evil - was going to bite the dust eventually.”

“What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled?”

“People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.”

“Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal.”

“We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.”

“We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.”

“Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.”

“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.”

“Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.”