“In Durban, where I was born and grew up, and all over Africa, Nelson Mandela was a hero! Now he is a hero to the world.” WorldBornGrewHeroGrew UpNelsonDurban Author:Kumi Naidoo
“[Nelson] Mandela was very keen not to be understood as an exceptional person.” PersonsUnderstoodExceptionalNelson Author:Kumi Naidoo
“I think even though he [Nelson Mandela] was feted and praised as he was, he always was at pains to say, I'm a human being.” ThinkingHumansPainHuman BeingsNelson Author:Kumi Naidoo
“Whenever anybody called Nelson Mandela a saint, he would say: "If by saint you mean a sinner who is trying to be better, then I'm a saint."” IfsTryingMeanSaintSinnerNelson Author:Kumi Naidoo
“Nelson's Mandela own sense of himself was a very humble reading, [different] from how the world read him. And, quite often, you had the sense that he was not comfortable with all the accolades that would be.” WorldDifferentWould BeReadingComfortableHumbleNelsonAccolades Author:Kumi Naidoo
“Nelson Mandela once said "I can't help it if the ladies take note of me; I'm not going to protest."” IfsSaidI CanHelpingNotesProtestNelson Author:Kumi Naidoo
“Nelson Mandela also spoke about how, as a human being, he's made mistakes.” HumansMadeHuman BeingsMistakeSpokesMade A MistakeNelson Author:Kumi Naidoo
“Nelson Mandela was just a human being, a person like other people, and everyone relaxed. Within a minute, that sort of thing about the leader and the lead, the gap was closed, and that's a rare thing.” PeopleHumansPersonsHuman BeingsLeaderMinutesGapsRelaxedNelsonRare Things Author:Kumi Naidoo
“One of the things that I noticed with my own eyes was Nelson Mandela ability to engage with kings and queens and heads of state on the one hand, and his ability to engage with ordinary people, equally comfortably.” PeopleStatesHandsEyeMy OwnAbilityKingsOrdinaryQueensOrdinary PeopleNelsonHead Of StateKings And Queens Author:Kumi Naidoo
“I first met Nelson Mandela when I was in my late 20s, in 1993. I was helping facilitate an African National Congress (ANC) workshop to plan its media strategy. I went down to meet him for the first time and you know me I got stupid... I just choked. I said, "Hello Madiba, it's a real honour to meet you," and I couldn't get another word out.” KnowsFirstsSaidRealHelpingPlansMediaStupidMetsLateFirst TimeStrategyCongressHonourKnow MeHelloWorkshopsNelsonFacilitateMadiba Author:Kumi Naidoo
