Desmond Tutu

"Men are not made for anything else but to know each other and to love one another."

"I say to people that we must be imprisoned by our conception of God. God does not belong to any religion. God is bigger than any religion."

"There is no such thing as racial or ethnic or gender pride. There is only one pride - human pride."

"I have found that quiet listening - just being present for another person - is often exactly what they need."

"The scars of emotional wounds are hidden inside. We tend to underestimate them."

"I have been given so much - a wonderful education, a loving family, good health, a great job. And I know that my purpose is to use these gifts to help others."

"Don't struggle alone. Let others share your burdens; that is how we were meant to live."

"In the end, goodness is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. Light is stronger than darkness. Joy is stronger than despair."

"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."

"One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of your attention."

"I believe that we could be very careful about what we consume. The media is very influential. It shapes the way we think."

"We should be more concerned to know that we are wanted, that we are liked, that we are loved. This is the deepest thing we need to know."

"A person is a person through other people. This is the philosophy of Ubuntu."

"The measure of your faith is what you are willing to do for those who are vulnerable."

"Everyone has a right to be treated with dignity. It is not a privilege; it is a right."

"I have learned that true humility is always associated with action."

"The future is in the hands of those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"I have been troubled by what I have seen in many churches - they have become very preoccupied with the mechanics of belief rather than the spirit."

"What separates us is much less than what unites us."

"I'm a teller of stories. I try to tell people about the goodness of people."

"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."

"The church's role is to help people to encounter the living God and to grow in their relationship with God."

"I have benefited from being able to say that I forgive. You are liberated from wanting to hurt them."

"My great-grandchild will know how we treated the vulnerable. That is the real test."

"Books are a wonderful resource. They take us places we've never been and introduce us to people we'll never meet."

"We are made for something greater than ourselves. We are made for love and for goodness."

"I believe that ultimately we are made for togetherness."

"God's love is not conditional on our worthiness. It is given freely and abundantly."

"I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers themselves my master."

"We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality."