In his four decades at the forefront of public life, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been forthright in his views on the situation at home and abroad. Here is a selection of his memorable quotes on a variety of topics: Apartheid Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity - October 1984 I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of human rights - January 1985 Sanctions Your president is the pits as far as blacks are concerned. I think the West, for my part, can go to hell - July 1986, when US President Ronald Reagan opposed sanctions proposals Unbanning of ANC He [South Africa President FW De Klerk] has taken my breath away - February 1990 Coining "The Rainbow Nation" At home in South Africa I have sometimes said in big meetings where you have black and white together: "Raise your hands!" Then I have said: "Move your hands," and I've said, "Look at your hands - different colours representing different people. "You are the Rainbow People of God." - December 1991 Justice Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion - January 2000 Perpetrators don't have horns, don't have tails, they are as ordinary looking as you and I. The people who supported Hitler were not demons, they were often very respectable people - February 2006 Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe He's almost a caricature of all the things people think black African leaders do. He seems to be wanting to make a cartoon of himself - April 2000 Israel People are scared in this country [the US] to say wrong is wrong because the Jewish lobby is powerful - very powerful. The apartheid government was very powerful, but today it no longer exists. Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Pinochet, Milosovic, and Idi Amin were all powerful, but in the end they bit the dust - April 2002 Himself One time I was in San Francisco when a lady rushed up, very warmly greeted me, and said, "Hello Archbishop Mandela." Sort of getting two for the price of one - March 2004