Desmond Tutu

If we are going to see real development in the world then our best investment is women.

It is by standing up for the rights of girls and women that we truly measure up as men.

The pressures of being a parent are equal to any pressure on earth. To be a conscious parent, and really look to that little being’s mental and physical health is a responsibility which most of us, including me, avoid most of the time, because it’s too hard…To put it loosely, the reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up…

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.

My most important title is “mom-in-chief”. My daughters are still the heart of my heart and the centre of my world.

My father was a successful real estate developer, and he was a very tough man but a good man. My father would always praise me. He always thought I was the smartest person.

Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring, quite often the hard way.

There’s no other love like the love for a brother. There’s no other love like the love from a brother.

I met with my lawyers. They gave me all the wrong advice. For a long time I refused to accept the child was mine. I should have met her, arranged a DNA test and accepted my responsibility.

I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business.

Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.

My siblings are my best friends.

There was a lot of charm in just living in a big family compound of a house. My two uncles, who were into jazz, lived in the basement, and one of them, Uncle Peter, taught me my first songs on the ukulele.

There’s a reason why people who’ve had bad relationships with their parents listen to angry stuff.

Always remember your kid’s name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don’t let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers … for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.

When I’m happier and healthier, my family is happier and healthier, and it affects how I interact with my friends and the people I work with.

I’ve been a loner all the time throughout my life… I haven’t been the best father… Many times… my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.