I think of myself as a very ordinary person. I like writing about the juxtaposition between people: the beauty of them at times and then the banal, everyday context in which we find ourselves.
Because I'm just an ordinary person that did some extraordinary things.
I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences.
For me, the difference between an 'ordinary' and an 'extraordinary' person is not the title that person might have, but what they do to make the world a better place for us all.
It's not difficult in South Africa for the ordinary person to see the link between capitalism and racist exploitation, and when one sees the link one immediately thinks in terms of a socialist alternative.
I am not a hero, O.K.? I am not a hero. I am a very ordinary person.
Please don't ask me for the actual answer to anything, because I don't have it. Because all I do is look at stuff and ask questions. What can I say? I just think the world's barking mad. Look, I'm not an expert. I'm just an ordinary person.
You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary person, doing extraordinary things. I'd like more people to know that it's there. Women's achievements still aren't recognised enough in many areas.
If I want to experience the life of an ordinary person, I cannot do it in Asia.
I'm not that big a celebrity. I'm just an ordinary person.