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A life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 92
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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At home in South Africa I have sometimes said in big meetings where you have black and white together: 'Raise your hands!' Then I have said: 'Move your hands,' and I've said 'Look at your hands - different colors representing different people. You are the Rainbow People of God.'
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Laugh more. Don't forget to enjoy the blessings that God bestows on this beautiful planet.
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[Pope Francis ] is taken a selfie!He's a tremendous breath of fresh air.
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Without forgiveness, there is no future.
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Human beings have a vested interest in being trustworthy.
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When people decide they want to be free, there is nothing that can stop them.
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The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it - oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.
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It is for real that injustice and oppression will not have the last word. There was a time when Hitler looked like he was going to vanquish all of Europe, and where is he now?
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We are living in an historic moment. We are each called to take part in a great transformation. Our survival as a species is threatened by global warming, economic meltdown, and an ever-increasing gap between rich and poor. Yet these threats offer an opportunity to awaken as an interconnected and beloved community.
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I have often said to my Jewish friends: Please just remember where you come from. Remember Yahweh, who said to the Israelites, 'Treat the alien well with justice.' Almost all of the passion that we have has come from the inspiration that we have got from the Jewish Scriptures.
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Never let anyone make you feel inferior for being who you are. When you live the life you were meant to live, in freedom and dignity
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In God's family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.
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Sometimes you want to whisper in God's ear, God, we know you are in charge, but why don't you make it slightly more obvious?
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Most poor people I know are proud and really want not a handout but a hand up. They do have an inherent pride and dignity, and we should treat them as those who have fallen on bad days.
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