Desmond Tutu Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Desmond Tutu quotes, Desmond Tutu sayings, and Desmond Tutu proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Dream! Dream! And then go for it! Desmond Tutu
Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, 'God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?' Desmond Tutu
God has been incredible in creating us to be persons. Desmond Tutu
Our lives are a response to a love that we already have received. Desmond Tutu
I'm so thankful a significant majority of Americans are saying no to military intervention. We've got to find a solution that will in the end be one that makes Syria a better country, a better people. Desmond Tutu
When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens. Desmond Tutu
We learn from history that we don't learn from history! Desmond Tutu
If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Desmond Tutu
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond Tutu
Racism, xenophobia and unfair discrimination have spawned slavery, when human beings have bought and sold and owned and branded fellow human beings as if they were so many beasts of burden. Desmond Tutu
I've never doubted that apartheid - because it was of itself fundamentally, intrinsically evil - was going to bite the dust eventually. Desmond Tutu
We don't want apartheid liberalized. We want it dismantled. You can't improve something that is intrinsically evil. Desmond Tutu
That's the chief lesson I have learned: the texture of our universe is one where there is no question at all but that good and laughter and justice will prevail. Desmond Tutu
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu
Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart. Desmond Tutu
Without forgiveness, there is no future. Desmond Tutu
You should never hate yourself for hating others who do terrible things: the depth of your love is shown by the extent of your anger. Desmond Tutu
I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't. Desmond Tutu
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu
If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Desmond Tutu
God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion. Desmond Tutu
Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional. Desmond Tutu
Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional. Desmond Tutu
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument. Desmond Tutu
I wonder whether they have rum and Coke in Heaven? Maybe it's too mundane a pleasure, but I hope so -- as a sundowner. Except, of course, the sun never goes down there. Oh, man, this heaven is going to take some getting used to. Desmond Tutu
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value. Desmond Tutu
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. Desmond Tutu
My existence is caught up and inextricably bound up with yours ... A solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. Desmond Tutu