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. |
Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. |
Full houses at the Assembly Rooms. To keep Michele sweet. That's basically it. |
I said yes, and Tutu said, 'He's not very articulate,' which he isn't. He said, 'Is he the most loved man in the world?' I said yes. 'Who is the most loved woman?' Mother Teresa was still alive at the time, so I said her. He replied, 'Yes, and what are these people? These people are good. And why do we love them? Because they warm us. They warm us.' |
My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together |
Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa -- particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal. |
Sometimes people think (that) to see that we are family is to be sentimental. But one has to say: This is one of the most radical things, actually. When we do what we think is charitable, it isn't anything more than our obligation as family members. |
The central concern is the healing of breaches, the redressing of imbalances, the restoration of broken relationship, a seeking to rehabilitate both the victim and the perpetrator, who should be given opportunity to be reintegrated into the community he has injured by his offense. |
The World Cup will be more than just a football tournament |
We call on the international community, which was so tremendous in its fight against another epidemic, apartheid, to show the same commitment to deal with TB and HIV/AIDS, |
We call on the international community, which was so tremendous in its fight against another epidemic, apartheid, to show the same commitment to deal with TB and HIV/AIDS. |
We have frequently gone into denial when faced with unpleasant, unpalatable facts and now we are hearing from governments in Africa that they are not going into denial but that they are facing up to a horrendous situation forthwith, |
We in Africa wonder: Can the world outside see the human beings -- or the potential partners -- behind the unrelenting despair? |
We would like to see you departing peacefully. |
What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled? |