"The truth of who we are is that…" — Desmond Tutu

The truth of who we are is that we are because we… - Desmond Tutu

"The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong."

— 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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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a… — Jane Austen
The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night… — Gaston Bachelard
Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them. — Antonio Banderas
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries. — Saul Bellow
My difficulties belong to me! — Alfred Adler
Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his… — Sarah Bernhardt
I don't belong to anyone. — Manolo Blahnik
It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal… — Bono
I went to church and couldn't swallow it. The music was nice but I don't belong there. — Alain de Botton
I hate all politics. I don't like either political party. One should not belong to them - one should be… — Ray Bradbury
Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're… — Gwendolyn Brooks

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