Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu, CHis a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth7 October 1931
CityKlerksdorp, South Africa
diminish ifs
If I diminish you, I diminish myself
able way gone
I have voted for the ANC, but I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone,
forgiveness existence humans
Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.
inspirational leadership nature
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
smile next smile-because
But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.
stupid men fishing
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.
bondage
We will only truly be free when those in bondage are finally free
powerful reality doe
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
inspirational peace ordinary-extraordinary
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.
fear mean acting
All of us experience fear, but when we confront and acknowledge it, we are able to turn it into courage. Being courageous does not mean never being scared; it means acting as you know you must even though you are undeniably afraid.
reading writing home
Instead of growing old gracefully, at home with my family - reading and writing and praying and thinking - too much of my time has been spent at airports and in hotels.
men gun might
I will never tell anyone to pick up a gun. But I will pray for the man who picks up a gun, pray that he will be less cruel than he might otherwise have been.
compassion rights tables
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.
god squash people
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.