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I do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.

Tutu Desmond

God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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God Philosophy Religious Transform World
Out of the cacophony of random suffering and chaos that can mark human life, the life artist sees or creates a symphony of meaning and order.
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Art Human Life Philosophy Suffer
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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Justice Oppression People Philosophy Religious Revolution Spiritual
Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.
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Care Cherish Good Great Love Philosophy
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.
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Alone God Learning Philosophy Spiritual Truth
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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Animal Appreciation Justice Oppression Philosophy Situation Yourself
We need other human beings in order to be human. I am because other people are. A person is entitled to a stable community life, and the first of these communities is the family.
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Community Human Life Myself Person Philosophy
Much depends on your attitude. If you are filled with negative judgment and anger, then you will feel separate from other people. You will feel lonely.
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Attitude Judge Lonely Negative People Philosophy Separate Yourself
The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Break Up Connection Joy Path Relationship Separate
If you are setting out to be joyful you are not going to end up being joyful. You’re going to find yourself turned in on yourself. It’s like a flower. You open, you blossom, really because of other people.
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Flower Joy People Philosophy Yourself
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Deep Hurt Religion
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.
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Beginning Forget Forgiveness Philosophy
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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Beautiful Friendship Good Love Togetherness World
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Argument Improvement One Liner Raise Voice Yourself
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
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Language Philosophy Power Reality
We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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Love Philosophy Plant

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