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title: "22 Desmond Tutu Quotes by 21 authors"
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> [“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.’ —Archbishop Desmond Tutu”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virender-kapoor/hope-is-being-able-to-see-that-there-is-light-despite-all-of-the/)

[Virender Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virender-kapoor/)

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> [Without forgiveness, there's no future. --Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-tutu/without-forgiveness-there-s-no-future-desmond-tutu/)

[Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-tutu/)

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> [“Our perspective toward life is our final and ultimate freedom. - Viktor Frankl quoted by Desmond Tutu”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv/our-perspective-toward-life-is-our-final-and-ultimate-freedom-viktor/)

[Dalai Lama XIV](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv/)

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> [I'm crazy. I know I'm crazy 'cause Desmond Tutu told me, and he's very clever. He said, 'You must free yourself, be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/i-m-crazy-i-know-i-m-crazy-cause-desmond-tutu-told-me-and-he-s-very/)

[Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/)

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> [“I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-ferriss/i-am-not-interested-in-picking-up-crumbs-of-compassion-thrown-from/)

[Timothy Ferriss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-ferriss/)

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> [Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid and seldom without humour, Desmond Tutu's voice will always be the voice of the voiceless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/sometimes-strident-often-tender-never-afraid-and-seldom-without/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you.- Desmond Tutu In the end, kids won't remember that fancy toy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-heath/you-don-t-choose-your-family-they-are-god-s-gift-to-you-desmond-tutu/)

[Kevin Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-heath/)

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> [“We can easily be hurt and broken, and it is good to remember that we can just as easily be the ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-veaux/we-can-easily-be-hurt-and-broken-and-it-is-good-to-remember-that-we/)

[Franklin Veaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-veaux/)

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> [I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bono/i-have-been-working-for-africans-since-i-was-18-when-i-got-involved/)

[Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bono/)

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> [I've met presidents, but I've never performed for one. I said it was the first time in 50 years I actually had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-van-dyke/i-ve-met-presidents-but-i-ve-never-performed-for-one-i-said-it-was/)

[Dick Van Dyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-van-dyke/)

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> [ \[P\]eople need to use their intelligence to evaluate what they find to be true and untrue in the Bible. This is how… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bart-d-ehrman/p-eople-need-to-use-their-intelligence-to-evaluate-what-they-find-to/)

[Bart D. Ehrman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bart-d-ehrman/)

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> [“Desmond Tutu, a South African bishop and leader in the movement to end apartheid, said, “I don’t preach a social gospel; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-claiborne/desmond-tutu-a-south-african-bishop-and-leader-in-the-movement-to-end/)

[Shane Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-claiborne/)

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> [I think there’s a mythology that if you want to change the world, you have to be sainted, like Mother Teresa or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jody-williams/i-think-there-s-a-mythology-that-if-you-want-to-change-the-world-you/)

[Jody Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jody-williams/)

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> [Because of social media, we have access to amazing spiritual teachers. You can watch the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Eckhart Tolle or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agapi-stassinopoulos/because-of-social-media-we-have-access-to-amazing-spiritual-teachers/)

[Agapi Stassinopoulos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agapi-stassinopoulos/)

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> [I think of myself as living so much outside borders or old categories that I choose as my leaders U2, the Dalai…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/i-think-of-myself-as-living-so-much-outside-borders-or-old-categories/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

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> [I think it's a good thing for a president or political leaders to want to put their values or their faith into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/i-think-it-s-a-good-thing-for-a-president-or-political-leaders-to/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

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> [ “\[Don Beck\] said, after hearing about the three stages of epiphany, "There's a word in the Bantu languages that \[Archbishop Desmond\] Tutu… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-logan/don-beck-said-after-hearing-about-the-three-stages-of-epiphany-there/)

[Dave Logan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-logan/)

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> [When we shot "Cry Freedom," I wasn't even allowed in South Africa. They told me I could come but I wasn't going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denzel-washington/when-we-shot-cry-freedom-i-wasn-t-even-allowed-in-south-africa-they/)

[Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denzel-washington/)

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> [“Many, many years ago I interviewed Desmond Tutu, prior to the end of apartheid, about a year and a half before it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-ingram/many-many-years-ago-i-interviewed-desmond-tutu-prior-to-the-end-of/)

[Catherine Ingram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-ingram/)

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> [“Reconciliation means that those who have been on the underside of history must see that there is a qualitative difference between repression…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/reconciliation-means-that-those-who-have-been-on-the-underside-of/)

[Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/)

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> [“God loves my people and me. God also loves those whom I consider my enemies. Now what do I do? The spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-h-f-law/god-loves-my-people-and-me-god-also-loves-those-whom-i-consider-my/)

[Eric H.F. Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-h-f-law/)

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> [“Sometimes in history the name of God has been invoked on behalf of actions and movements that have ennobled the human soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/sometimes-in-history-the-name-of-god-has-been-invoked-on-behalf-of/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

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                        "text": "“Reconciliation means that those who have been on the underside of history must see that there is a qualitative difference between repression and freedom. And for them, freedom translates into having a supply of clean water, having electricity on tap; being able to live in a decent home and have a good job; to be able to send your children to school and to have accessible health care. I mean, what's the point of having made this transition if the quality of life of these people is not enhanced and improved? If not, the vote is useless.' -archbishop Desmond Tutu, chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Committee, 2001”",
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