519 Quotes by Desmond Tutu

Each one of us can be an oasis of peace.

All people would really want peace and all would want to be sure that they would not be taken advantage of.

The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong.

You tend to think that your time is either the best or the worst, and then when you have a sense of history, you'll realize actually, no, there were times things were quite gusty in the world. I mean, just think, nowadays most people will say they support the advancement of women, woman has been equal, the fact that we're so aware of the gustiness, in a sense, also speaks about the heightening of our own sensitivity.

Serve others. The failing recipe for happiness and success is to want the good of others." "happiness is when I see others happy. Happiness is a shared thing. I feel very diminished happiness if it is something I enjoy myself.

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument."

We can only be human together.

Each of us has a God-shaped space within us. Only God can fill that space. But we run ourselves ragged trying to find things other than God to fill it with.

I want my commitment to ending girl marriage to be equal to my commitment to ending apartheid.