Desmond Tutu Quotes

It's time to bury the war hatchet and to forget where it lies

One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship!

No future without forgiveness.

There is some tension but at the end of the day you have to reconcile.

I often write about reconciling. Reconciling, or maybe half-reconciling between antagonists, between people who are deadly enemies.

Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations.

I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

There has been enough blood in the Balkans. Serbia is offering its hand. Let us turn to the future and not deal with the past.

It's important to mend ties after a fight.

We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.

History teaches us that enmity between nations—as between individuals—do not last forever.

Apologies are seldom of any use.

I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we'll make peace with each other . . . No rush.

Well. Like I said, I dont want to fight anymore. I dont want us to hate each other. And ... well ... I squeezed my eyes shut and then opened them. No matter how I fee about us ... I want you to be happy

The goal of pursuit of justice must not simply be that justice happens but that reconciliation also happens.

No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.

Let us forget and forgive injuries.

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness to nations, people, and members of our family.... In order to reconcile, you have to possess the art of deep listening.

Healing cannot be done by settling a score.

Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, other-worldly activities. They have to do with the real world. They are realpolitik, because in a very real sense, without forgiveness, there is no future.

I often write about reconciling. Reconciling, or maybe half-reconciling between antagonists, between people who are deadly enemies. I write about reconciliation, but not as a miracle, as a slow, gradual process of mutual discovery - discovering one another. I write about sad, sober, sometimes heart-breaking compromises.

Ultimately what is not needed now is recriminations.