If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
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Desmond TutuAs quoted in Unexpected News (1984)
About Desmond Tutu
South African archbishop, anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (1931-2021)
More from Desmond Tutu
- Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.Interview with BBC Focus on Africa (2000)
- There is always the possibility of change. If it happened in South Africa, why can't it happen anywhere?As quoted in the Chicago Tribune (2002)
- A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.Address at his enthronement as Archbishop of Cape Town (1986)
- I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.As quoted in The Christian Science Monitor (1984)
- Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.Interview with BBC Focus on Africa (2000)
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- Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.Sam Walton
- Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.Mary Kay Ash
- The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.Coco Chanel
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