We have an incredible capacity for the worst possible evil, all of us, it was that we also have this incredible capacity for good. And that is why we are all of us appalled when something bad happens. Because if the bad was the norm, we would just shrug our shoulders and say "well tough luck, this is how the cookie crumbles" kind of thing but none of us does that.
Desmond TutuEach person is a V.S.P. (a Very Special Person) because we are each created in the image of God.
Desmond TutuIf we are going to bring about change, then men, for goodness sake, stand up and stand for the right. And I say, โpower to the women.
Desmond TutuWe are given an autonomy and the real autonomy... and God would much rather we went freely to hell than compel us to go to heaven.
Desmond TutuWe get most upset with those we love because they are close to us and we know that they are aware of our weaknesses. . . If only we could learn to live with our inadequacies, our frailties, our vulnerabilities, we would not need to try so hard to push away those who really know us.
Desmond TutuThere's no way in which you can ever win a war against terror. As long as there are conditions in many parts of the world that make people desperate: poverty, disease, ignorance, etc. I hope that we will discover soon, that we can survive, only together. We can prosper only together. And I think people are beginning to realize this, that you can't have pockets of prosperity in one part of the world and huge deserts of poverty and deprivation and think you can have a stable, secure world.
Desmond Tutu