Nelson Mandela had an arsenal of one-liners , Robyn Curnow writes . Nelson Mandela was many things to many people , but when I pause to consider his life , mostly I smile and think of his sense of humor , his dry wit and his remarkable ability to render someone speechless with a well-placed one-liner . `` There is something about Mandela that kids loved , '' she says . Mandela used good humor and his jovial demeanor in his political life , too . He was a man who could make you laugh with one line or another.
Nelson Mandela had an arsenal of one-liners , Robyn Curnow writes . `` There is something about Mandela that kids loved , '' she says . Mandela used good humor and his jovial demeanor in his political life , too . He was a man who could make you laugh with one line or another.