A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
TUTU DESMOND
Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
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If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There’s nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible.
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
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I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
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We are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair our broken parts.
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Transformation begins in you, wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are suffering. Transformation is always possible.
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We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know.
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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.
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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.
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We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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A very important but difficult piece of renewing relationships is accepting responsibility for our part in any conflict.
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Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
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Life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives
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