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Sue van der Merwe Quotes

born 1954

Susan Comber van der Merwe (née Young; born 29 May 1954) is a South African politician who served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2004 to November 2010. Before that, she was parliamentary counsellor to President Thabo Mbeki from January 2001 to April 2004.

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My mum will tell stories of me hiding behind her skirt when we went up the road to visit her closest friend, whose daughter was my best friend.

Not doing your best and putting the utmost into it was not acceptable

I’ve loved this industry for so long and am so passionate about it. People talk about lotteries as something that provides a lift in their day. [The lottery] gives people something to hope for and to look forward to.

And I wouldn’t go into the convenience store. Mum would pull up outside and ask if I would run in and get a loaf of bread. I would say: ‘Oh no, I won’t go in.’ I was way too shy.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sue van der Merwe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.