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
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Dream of a world where children can laugh and play and not be blown up by a mine they thought was a toy.
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Dream! Dream! And then go for it!
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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.
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Each of us is precious to God because each of us has their name written on the palms of God's hands. And God says there are no outsiders - black, white, yellow, short, tall, young, old, rich, poor, gay, lesbian, straight - everyone. All belong. And God says, I have only you to help me realize my dream. Help me.
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Dream of a world where poverty is history, dream of a world where we don't spend those obscene billions on arms, knowing full well that a tiny fraction of those budgets of death would ensure that children everywhere had clean water to drink, could afford the cheap inoculations against preventable diseases, would have good schools, adequate healthcare and decent homes.
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God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.
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When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish.
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We in Africa wonder: Can the world outside see the human beings -- or the potential partners -- behind the unrelenting despair?
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The World Cup will be more than just a football tournament
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Sometimes people think (that) to see that we are family is to be sentimental. But one has to say: This is one of the most radical things, actually. When we do what we think is charitable, it isn't anything more than our obligation as family members.
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Full houses at the Assembly Rooms. To keep Michele sweet. That's basically it.
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We have frequently gone into denial when faced with unpleasant, unpalatable facts and now we are hearing from governments in Africa that they are not going into denial but that they are facing up to a horrendous situation forthwith,
Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
We would like to see you departing peacefully.