You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
Family |
Desmond Tutu quoteWhen a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.
Desmond Tutu quote When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Desmond Tutu quote We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
Desmond Tutu quote A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.
Desmond Tutu quote For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to say? Please, all we are asking you to do is to recognize that we are humans, too.
Desmond Tutu quote I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
Desmond Tutu quote I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.
Desmond Tutu quote Biography
1931+, religious leader
