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There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep. ― Desmond Tutu
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Nothing
Difficult
Pretending
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. ― Desmond Tutu
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Man
Lifetime
Cycle
Boring
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. ― Desmond Tutu
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Neutral
Injustice
Oppressor
Mouse
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ― Desmond Tutu
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Little
Good
Overwhelm
World
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened. ― Desmond Tutu
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Forgetting
Remembering
Second
Particularly
My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right. ― Desmond Tutu
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Father
Loudest
Shouters
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low. ― Desmond Tutu
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Surprised
People
Sinners
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land. ― Desmond Tutu
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Missionaries
Africa
Pray
Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another. ― desmond tutu
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Differences
Separate
Precisely
We learn from history that we don't learn from history! ― Desmond Tutu
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Learn
History
We
Desmond Tutu
When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others. ― Desmond Tutu
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Enemy
Oppress
Humanity
Desmond Tutu
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. ― Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu Quotes
Neutral
Situations
Oppressor
Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you. ― Desmond Tutu
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Winter
Fire
Smart
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes. ― Desmond Tutu
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Language
Powerful
Reality
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back. ― Desmond Tutu
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Religion
Bread
Back
We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water. ― Desmond Tutu
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Made
Loving
Plants
It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul. ― Desmond Tutu
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Weakness
Empathy
Compassion
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ― Desmond Tutu
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Family
God
Desmond Tutu
Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional. ― Desmond Tutu
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Child
Sorry
Suffering
We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God. ― Desmond Tutu
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Ready
Learn
Claiming
Possess