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Desmond Tutu Quotes

God wants to set the oppressed free from being oppressed and the oppressors free from oppressing Picture Quote #1

We used to say to the apartheid government: you may have the guns, you may have all this power, but you have already lost. Come: join the winning side. His Holiness and the Tibetan people are on the winning side Picture Quote #1

Reconciliation is a long process. We don’t have the kind of race clashes that we thought would happen. What we have is xenophobia, and it’s very distressing. But maybe you ought to be lenient with us. We’ve been free for just 12 years Picture Quote #1

It is for real that injustice and oppression will not have the last word. There was a time when Hitler looked like he was going to vanquish all of Europe, and where is he now? Picture Quote #1

In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute - a white skin Picture Quote #1

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the ‘forgotten emergencies’ in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal Picture Quote #1

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God is not upset that Gandhi was not a Christian, because God is not a Christian! All of God’s children and their different faiths help us to realize the immensity of God Picture Quote #1

How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns? Picture Quote #1

People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised Picture Quote #1

Oh, 1994, April 27. There won’t be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before Picture Quote #1

If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible Picture Quote #1

Beware when you take on the Church of God. Others have tried and have bitten the dust Picture Quote #1

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Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. No more can it be dismissed as science fiction; we are already feeling the effects Picture Quote #1

Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth Picture Quote #1

We can encourage more of our universities and municipalities, foundations, corporations, individuals and cultural institutions... to move their money out of the problem (fossil fuels) and into the solutions (renewable energy) Picture Quote #1

It makes no sense to invest in [fossil fuel] companies that undermine our future Picture Quote #1

A jealous person is doubly unhappy-over what he has, which is judged inferior, and over which he has not, which is judged superior. Such a person is doubly removed from knowing the true blessing of creation Picture Quote #1

We have an extraordinary God. God is a mighty God, but this God needs you. When someone is hungry, bread doesn’t come down from heaven. When God wants to feed the hungry, you and I must feed the hungry. And now God wants peace in the world Picture Quote #1

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God places us in the world as his fellow workers-agents of transfiguration. We work with God so that injustice is transfigured into justice, so there will be more compassion and caring, that there will be more laughter and joy, that there will be more togetherness in God’s world Picture Quote #1

I believe in MasterPeace. World leaders cannot push back armed conflict alone. We need the whole world to make this happen Picture Quote #1

If you are invisible, you are vulnerable. Birth Registration must be everyone’s priority. Let’s make all children visible and let’s give every child a birthday! Picture Quote #1

We pray that Aung San Suu Kyi and her country are now on a path to freedom Picture Quote #1

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, who burned people at the stake, frequently in the name of this Jesus Christ Picture Quote #1

At home in South Africa I have sometimes said in big meetings where you have black and white together: ‘Raise your hands!’ Then I have said: ‘Move your hands,’ and I’ve said ‘Look at your hands - different colors representing different people. You are the Rainbow People of God Picture Quote #1

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Laugh more. Don’t forget to enjoy the blessings that God bestows on this beautiful planet Picture Quote #1

One of the things that people sense is that you are not doing this for self-glorification, you are doing it for the sake of others. The Dalai Lama has been in exile for so many years, yet the Chinese are running scared of him Picture Quote #1

Most of the leading figures of the Old Testament were polygamists. Abraham had several wives and concubines. If they wanted, they could say this was approved in the Bible Picture Quote #1

An abusive relationship should be easy to identify though often one of the most difficult to end Picture Quote #1

You have seen after Katrina just what failures there are in American Society Picture Quote #1

Some of us might look like accidents, but I mean none of us is in fact an accident Picture Quote #1

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God wants to set the oppressed free from being oppressed and the oppressors free from oppressing (Desmond Tutu Quotes) We used to say to the apartheid government: you may have the guns, you may have all this power, but you have already lost. Come: join the winning side. His Holiness and the Tibetan people are on the winning side (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Reconciliation is a long process. We don’t have the kind of race clashes that we thought would happen. What we have is xenophobia, and it’s very distressing. But maybe you ought to be lenient with us. We’ve been free for just 12 years (Desmond Tutu Quotes) It is for real that injustice and oppression will not have the last word. There was a time when Hitler looked like he was going to vanquish all of Europe, and where is he now? (Desmond Tutu Quotes) In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute - a white skin (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the ‘forgotten emergencies’ in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal (Desmond Tutu Quotes) God is not upset that Gandhi was not a Christian, because God is not a Christian! All of God’s children and their different faiths help us to realize the immensity of God (Desmond Tutu Quotes) How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns? (Desmond Tutu Quotes) People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Oh, 1994, April 27. There won’t be a day like that ever again. I mean, the sky was blue, with a blueness that had never been there before (Desmond Tutu Quotes) If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Beware when you take on the Church of God. Others have tried and have bitten the dust (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. No more can it be dismissed as science fiction; we are already feeling the effects (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth (Desmond Tutu Quotes) We can encourage more of our universities and municipalities, foundations, corporations, individuals and cultural institutions... to move their money out of the problem (fossil fuels) and into the solutions (renewable energy) (Desmond Tutu Quotes) It makes no sense to invest in [fossil fuel] companies that undermine our future (Desmond Tutu Quotes) A jealous person is doubly unhappy-over what he has, which is judged inferior, and over which he has not, which is judged superior. Such a person is doubly removed from knowing the true blessing of creation (Desmond Tutu Quotes) We have an extraordinary God. God is a mighty God, but this God needs you. When someone is hungry, bread doesn’t come down from heaven. When God wants to feed the hungry, you and I must feed the hungry. And now God wants peace in the world (Desmond Tutu Quotes) God places us in the world as his fellow workers-agents of transfiguration. We work with God so that injustice is transfigured into justice, so there will be more compassion and caring, that there will be more laughter and joy, that there will be more togetherness in God’s world (Desmond Tutu Quotes) I believe in MasterPeace. World leaders cannot push back armed conflict alone. We need the whole world to make this happen (Desmond Tutu Quotes) If you are invisible, you are vulnerable. Birth Registration must be everyone’s priority. Let’s make all children visible and let’s give every child a birthday! (Desmond Tutu Quotes) We pray that Aung San Suu Kyi and her country are now on a path to freedom (Desmond Tutu Quotes) 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, who burned people at the stake, frequently in the name of this Jesus Christ (Desmond Tutu Quotes) At home in South Africa I have sometimes said in big meetings where you have black and white together: ‘Raise your hands!’ Then I have said: ‘Move your hands,’ and I’ve said ‘Look at your hands - different colors representing different people. You are the Rainbow People of God (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Laugh more. Don’t forget to enjoy the blessings that God bestows on this beautiful planet (Desmond Tutu Quotes) One of the things that people sense is that you are not doing this for self-glorification, you are doing it for the sake of others. The Dalai Lama has been in exile for so many years, yet the Chinese are running scared of him (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Most of the leading figures of the Old Testament were polygamists. Abraham had several wives and concubines. If they wanted, they could say this was approved in the Bible (Desmond Tutu Quotes) An abusive relationship should be easy to identify though often one of the most difficult to end (Desmond Tutu Quotes) You have seen after Katrina just what failures there are in American Society (Desmond Tutu Quotes) Some of us might look like accidents, but I mean none of us is in fact an accident (Desmond Tutu Quotes)

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