Famous Quotes by Desmond Tutu

“Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.”

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.

Reconciliation is not about pardoning, it's about liberating yourself from the past.

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

We are all different colors, different shapes, different sizes, different languages. But we are all human beings.

We must all learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools.

Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts – good relationships feel good. They feel right. They feel like peace.

Caring for others is an expression of what it means to be fully human.

Without forgiveness, there is no future.

Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is a decision. It is the decision to let go of your hurt and pain so you can move forward.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

We can be a rainbow in somebody’s cloud.

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.

The time is always right to do what is right.

A person is a person through other persons. We are made for togetherness.

The best way to stop division is to stop seeing others as them.