Desmond Tutu Quote

March 22, 2009
Bishop Desmond Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric & activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop, South Africa, & primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa).

Quotes:-

~Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world~

~Without forgiveness, there's no future~

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

~Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are~

~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~
 

The Be Attitudes

December 29, 2008

Be understanding to your perceived enemies.

Be loyal to your friends.

Be strong enough to face the world each day.

Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.

Be generous to those who need your help.

Be frugal with that you need yourself.

Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.

Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.

Be willing to share your joys.

Be willing to share the sorrows of others.

Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.

Be a follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.

Be first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.

Be last to criticize a colleague who fails.

Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not tumble.

Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.

Be loving to those who love you.

Be loving to those who do not love you; they may change.

Above all, be yourself.

 

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