"And one day, this thing happened to me:……" — Desmond Tutu
"And one day, this thing happened to me: I coughed, and the blood just came gushing out of my mouth. ... I still can't believe that that happened to me, but I sat there, and I said to God, 'Well, if it means I'm going to die, that's OK.' I don't think I've ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB."
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267 Quotes by Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu has 267 quotes on this site.
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Beware when you take on the Church of God. Others have tried and have bitten the dust.
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We shall be free only together, black and white. We shall survive only together, black and white. We can be…
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When I care about black liberation, it is because I care about white liberation.
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Freedom is indivisible. Whites can't enjoy their separate freedoms. They spend too much time and resources defending those freedoms instead…
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We don't want apartheid liberalized. We want it dismantled. You can't improve something that is intrinsically evil.
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Because there is global insecurity, nations are engaged in a mad arms race, spending billions of dollars wastefully on instruments…
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My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument."
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Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be…
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When people were hungry, Jesus didn't say, "Now is that political, or social?" He said, "I feed you." Because the…
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If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be…
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Dream! Dream! And then go for it!
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We struggled against apartheid because we were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about.…
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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority…
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The power of God is effective when a person asks for the help from God, acknowledging his own weakness and…
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Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work,…
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We must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor,…
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It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating…
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Acknowledging the physical realities of our planet does not mean a dismal future of endless sacrifice. In fact, acknowledging these…
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With the influences of evil that surround our children, can we even imagine sending them out in the morning without…
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When you are praising, when you are appreciating, when you are acknowledging value, when you are looking for positive aspects,…
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Building a practice of gratitude is the best way I know to create an optimistic approach to life. Start each…
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We must strive to move forward in life, by acknowledging the forces that are thrusted upon ourselves by means of…
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The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result…
— Louis Pasteur
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must…
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