Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter — you are just there in front of the fire. You don’t have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.
TUTU DESMONDGive 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.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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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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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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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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It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.
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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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The path of joy was connection and the path of sorrow was separation.
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Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.
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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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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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God is transforming the world now–through us–because God loves us.
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A person is a person through other persons.
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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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Within every hopeless situation and every seemingly hopeless person lies the possibility of transformation
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When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
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