Desmond Tutu

The ideal society is one which its members enjoy their freedom to be human freely, provided they do not thereby infringe the freedoms of others unduly.

Desmond Tutu

The leaders that the world admires seem almost all to be people who haven’t had things quite so smooth or easy in their lives.

Desmond Tutu

The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored – especially if we are humiliated.

Desmond Tutu

The pressure to succeed has a lot to do with why people overstep the line. It is a peculiar weakness of western culture where we have made a fetish of success.

Desmond Tutu

The quality of human life on our planet is nothing more than the sum total of our daily interactions with one another. Each time we help, and each time we harm, we have a dramatic impact on our world.

Desmond Tutu

The sad problem is that we see ourselves as being quite terribly small. Instead of spending my time being envious, I need to celebrate your and my different gifts, even if mine are perhaps less spectacular than yours.

Desmond Tutu

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

Desmond Tutu

The universe can take quite a while to deliver.

Desmond Tutu

The way God operates is on the basis of love.

Desmond Tutu

The way to understand any enemy is to realize that, from his perspective, he is not a villain but a hero.

Desmond Tutu