Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, youve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart. – Desmond Tutu
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. – Desmond Tutu
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
In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame. – Desmond Tutu
Ive spent the last 50 years or so steeping myself in the worlds religions, and Ive done my homework. Ive gone to each of the worlds eight great religions and sought out the most profound scholars I could find, and Ive apprenticed myself to them and actually practiced each faith. – Huston Smith