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.
TUTU DESMONDMuch 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.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
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We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.
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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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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back.
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Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
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Discovering more joy does not, save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak.
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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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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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I do believe there are monstrous and evil acts, but I do not believe those who commit such acts are monsters or evil.
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It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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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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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape.
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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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