Nelson Mandela Ordinary Quotations

I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.

The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk