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I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that God will be saying: 'You know, that guy, the Dalai Lama, is not bad. What a pity he's not a Christian'? I don't think that is the case - because, you see, God is not a Christian.

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
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Every situation of justice is an occasion where someone is being humiliated and they want to restore their dignity. They think, I am a human being and I may not be able to defeat these people or destroy them, but I will hit out at them, because I am not a thing, I am human.
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In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.
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We can only be human together.
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Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant.
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If you recall the happiest moments in your life, they are all from when you were doing something for somebody else.
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If we have loved well while we were alive, there is life after death here-our love will go on for generations.
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We don't want apartheid liberalized. We want it dismantled. You can't improve something that is intrinsically evil.
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Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.
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God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'
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I'm so, so thrilled that [Pope Francis] is there at this crucial moment in the history of our world.
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Human beings can be awful, but they can also be tremendous.
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We so desperately long for all of us to learn that we are meant for one another. We are meant for complementarity. The Syrians are members of our family.
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We will only truly be free when those in bondage are finally free
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Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.
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When we look at a conflict, it is so often rooted in injustice, prejudice, competition for resources, poverty, poor governance and corruption.
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Catharsis is about cleansing and healing at one and the same time - healing memories and attitudes, healing the spirit and the heart.
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Life is more than breath and a heartbeat meaning and purpose are the life of life.
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The abolition of the death penalty is making us a civilized society. It shows we actually do mean business when we say we have reverence for life.
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I'm coming to believe more and more in the truth that everything we do has consequences. A good deed doesn't just evaporate and disappear.
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The world needs a revolution led by women.
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