"I wish I could shut up, but I…" — Desmond Tutu

"I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't."

— Desmond Tutu

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267 Quotes by Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu has 267 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Beware when you take on the Church of God. Others have tried and have bitten the dust.
We shall be free only together, black and white. We shall survive only together, black and white. We can be…
When I care about black liberation, it is because I care about white liberation.
Freedom is indivisible. Whites can't enjoy their separate freedoms. They spend too much time and resources defending those freedoms instead…
We don't want apartheid liberalized. We want it dismantled. You can't improve something that is intrinsically evil.
Because there is global insecurity, nations are engaged in a mad arms race, spending billions of dollars wastefully on instruments…
My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument."
Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be…
When people were hungry, Jesus didn't say, "Now is that political, or social?" He said, "I feed you." Because the…
If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be…
Dream! Dream! And then go for it!
We struggled against apartheid because we were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about.…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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