Desmond Tutu

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."

"Hope is being able to maintain faith in ourselves and in a future that is good."

"We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness."

"The God who gave us flowers and the stars, the God who gave us music and laughter, will not deny us his presence in times of darkness."

"Without forgiveness, there's no future."

"There is no neutral. There is no bystander."

"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible."

"I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone else's conscience."

"Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation."

"Forgiveness is not just Christian ethics; it is a profound political tool."

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."

"Suffering can be a teacher if we allow it to humble us rather than embitter us."

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

"One of the greatest gifts adults can give to their children is unconditional love and acceptance."

"Prayer is a tremendous force and can accomplish tremendous things."

"We breathe in and out and in our breathing we have a measure of prayer."

"Desmond Tutu never said that quote you just mentioned."

"The capacity for goodness is infinite."

"Each of us is a drop in the ocean, but each drop does make a difference."

"As human beings, we need more than money, we need more than food, we need more than shelter, we need more than clothing. We need dignity."

"God is not homophobic. I would not worship a God who is homophobic."

"We experience God through one another, and if we don't recognize God in one another, how can we say we experience God at all?"

"Our struggles and sufferings are not pointless; they contribute to a greater good in ways we may never see."

"The sun doesn't discriminate - it shines on all equally."

"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities."

"Love is such a powerful force. It is the most powerful force in the world."

"Generosity is a fundamental aspect of being human."

"My one prayer is that in some way I might be useful to God."

"The greatest form of freedom is to be free of fear."