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22+ Quotes by Desmond Tutu

A curated collection of 22 inspirational quotes by Desmond Tutu on life, wisdom, and the human experience.

ForgivenessGivingMercyServiceCharityHopeFamilyLearning Quotes
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"Without forgiveness, there's no future."
— Desmond Tutu

All Quotes by Desmond Tutu

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"Without forgiveness, there is no future."
Forgiveness
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"Without forgiveness, there is no future."
Giving
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"Without forgiveness, there is no future."
Mercy
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"Without forgiveness, there is no future."
Service
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"Without forgiveness, there is no future."
Charity
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"Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning."
Forgiveness
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"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."
Hope
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"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
Family
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"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
Giving
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"Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies."
Learning Quotes
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"Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?"
Positivity Quotes
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"Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value."
Hope
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"When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish."
Dreams Quotes
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"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency."
Strength
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"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency."
Zen
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"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency."
Inner Peace
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"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency."
Calm
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"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency."
Thoughtful
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"Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge."
Forgiveness
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"Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge."
Letting Go
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"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."
Forgiveness
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