Desmond Tutu Quotes

An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.

To be honest with you, most of the times I have fought, there has been a reason.

We cannot get stuck in a cycle of violence which cannot be broken.

An eye for any eye makes the whole world blind.

This may not be a just peace, but it is more just than the continuation of war.

We can forgive you for killing our children, but we can never forgive you for making us kill your children.

It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.

A reasonable being might think that he and I could find some common ground; have a cup of coffee and compare our Passengers, exchange trade talk and chitchat about dismemberment techniques. But no: Doakes wanted me dead. And I found it difficult to share his point of view.

I don't think vengeance is much good.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Instead of a man of peace and love, I have become a man of violence and revenge.

Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.

It's kinda cool seeing people having real fights with people they really know.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

I've had two fights within a month and I can't ask for more than that.

You can't get away from violence in drama. If you do not have conflict, you do not have drama.

Retaliation is sometimes mercy, mercy to both parties

Answer a violent action with another action still more violent.

Revenge does not long remain unrevenged.

Some day we may be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our children, but we will never forgive them for making us kill some of theirs.

This is the vow to those consumed by hatred. We have but one path—waging war on them to the death.

Fighting is one of those things that gets tons of attention, far more than it deserves.

Repetition is hell. How can we get out of those cycles of violence? How come we are still today talking about peace in Israel? How come we're not able to find a solution yet? Something that will bring peace in this part of the world? It's the same in a lot of places in the world right now. How come we are not able to find peace?

In every family, people fight, don't talk and then make amends.