Quotes by Desmond Tutu

Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

I mean in the South African case, many of those who were part of death squads would have been respectable members of their white community, people who went to church on Sunday, every Sunday.

When we see the face of a child, we think of the future. We think of their dreams about what they might become, and what they might accomplish.

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.

Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.