About Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from Black theology with African theology.
Notable works:
The Bang-Bang Club
Awards:
Sydney Peace Prize|Order of Jamaica|Medal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia|Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism|Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion|Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award|Delta Prize for Global Understanding|J. William Fulbright Prize|Order for Meritorious Service|honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw|Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour|Presidential Medal of Freedom|Nobel Peace Prize|Catalonia International Prize|Templeton Prize|Monismanien Prize|Pacem in Terris Award|Osgar|Light of Truth Award|Gandhi Peace Prize|Marion Dönhoff Award|Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau|Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Jamnalal Bajaj Award|Giuseppe Motta Medal|Companion of Honour|Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship|James Parks Morton Interfaith Award|Golden Plate Award|Honorary doctor of the University of Groningen|Honorary doctor of the University of Fribourg|Humanitarian of the Year|honorary doctor of the University of Vienna|honorary doctorate of Strasbourg-III University|honorary doctor of Toulouse-III University|honorary doctor of Harvard University|honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge|honorary doctorate from Columbia University|honorary doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University|honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town|René Cassin Prize|Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences|Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John|honorary doctor of the University of Portland|honorary doctor of the University of Tromso|honorary doctorate at the University of Washington
Famous Desmond Tutu Quotes
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Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for…
Able
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It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
Compassion
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Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.
Absolute
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Forgiveness is taking seriously the awfulness of what has happened when you are treated unfairly. Forgiveness is not pretending that things are other than the…
Awfulness
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Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, other-worldly activities. They have to do with the real world. They are realpolitik, because in a very…
Activities
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We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose. We cannot afford to use methods of which we will be ashamed when…
Afford
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Forgiveness is abandoning your right to revenge.
Abandoning
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There is only one way to eat an elephant, a bite at a time.
Bite
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As much as the world has an instinct for evil and is a breeding ground for genocide, holocaust, slavery, racism, war, oppression, and injustice, the…
Beauty
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Every praying person, every person who has an encounter with God, must have a passionate concern for his or her brother and sister, his or…
Any
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Each person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.
Created
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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
Humanity
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We would like to see you departing peacefully.
Departing
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Hate has no place in the house of God.
God
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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…
Accomplish
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Without forgiveness, there's no future. --Desmond Tutu
Desmond
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We are made for loving. If we dont love, we will be like plants without water.
Dont
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