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
awful humans human-beings
Human beings can be awful, but they can also be tremendous.
trustworthy interest humans
Human beings have a vested interest in being trustworthy.
rights fundamentals humans
Fundamental rights belong to the human being just because you are a human being.
share humans
I am human because I belong, I participate, I share.
isolation persons humans
A person is a person through other persons; you can't be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
together humans
We can only be human together.
humans human-beings
And every human being is precious.
forgiveness existence humans
Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.
family oneness humans
The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.
order needs humans
We need other human beings in order to be human.
earth interest humans
We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth.
africa behind beings despair human outside partners potential
We in Africa wonder: Can the world outside see the human beings -- or the potential partners -- behind the unrelenting despair?
cup football tournament
The World Cup will be more than just a football tournament
family obligation people radical
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.