519 Quotes by Desmond Tutu

People want much the same things, but they have been formed by history to have a particular perception of the other.

God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'

Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.

People sometimes strive after and think they will find deep satisfaction for their psyches in wealth, sex or drugs, but then find that ultimately these things do not satisfy human longings.

Love is universal. You don't have to tell somebody that loving is better than hating. You don't have to believe in God to know that stealing is bad. All of God's children and their different faiths help to realize the immensity of God. No faith contains the whole truth about God. And certainly Christians don't have a corner on God. All of us belong to God.

If we are going to bring about change, then men, for goodness sake, stand up and stand for the right. And I say, ‘power to the women.

If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn’t worship that God.

Catharsis is about cleansing and healing at one and the same time - healing memories and attitudes, healing the spirit and the heart.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.