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- It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what…
- Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, 'God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?'
- You know when ubuntu is there, and it is obvious when it is absent. It has to do with what it means to be truly…
- God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'
- Instead of separation and division, all distinctions make for a rich diversity to be celebrated for the sake of the unity that underlies them. We…
- It was Christians, you know, not Pagans, who were responsible for the Holocaust. It was Christians, not Pagans, who lynched people here in the South,…
- Africans believe in something that is difficult to render in English. We call it ubuntu, botho. It means the essence of being human. You know…
- I have heard and seen many examples of the cruelty that we are able to visit on one another during my time. . . I…
- 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…
- This is a moral universe, which means that despite all the evidence that seems to be to the contrary, there is no way that evil…
- Jesus could weep. Sometimes when you look at the ugliness that makes you weep, you know that the heart of God is also weeping. Jesus…
- We get most upset with those we love because they are close to us and we know that they are aware of our weaknesses. .…
- I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that God will be…
- But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.
- Europe became rich because it exploited Africa; and the Africans know that.
- I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the…
- Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our…
- A person is a person through other persons. None of us comes into the world fully formed. We would not know how to think, or…
- We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all…
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