Yolanda Hadid Quotes

At the end of the day, I don't need to work, and I think it's good that I have the drive and willpower to get up and do something in the morning even though I don't need to.

A lot of people, most people who are working, they do it for money. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. It so happens that I made a lot of money already, so I don't have to worry that much about it. I wouldn't fault anybody for doing it for the money, but it doesn't interest me right now.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient.

I really wanted to work and become independent.

I'm not the kind of guy who wants to basically collect money and do nothing.

I'm just trying to get paid; I'm going to be straight up.

I always told my girls growing up that I would not baby them through life, and no matter how blessed they are financially, they have to get an education!

This work thing really has a specific purpose for me, which is to be an independent human being who doesn't rely on a guy or a family to be able to support myself. It's not about showing somebody that I'm successful. It's about having a wider breadth of option.

My parents had two rules: You had to go to college, and you had to pay for it yourself. So we all did.

My mother insists women must have financial independence, which is why I completed my degree in medicine.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

Being self-supporting is important to me.

But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying.

The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.

I don't have to be a 'gazillionaire;' what's important to me is to just being able to work.

My perception of life is not to ask Francois Hollande, who isn't the father of my children, to support me financially.

I earn and pay my own way as a great many women do today.

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

Money has never been a huge inspiration for me.

Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.

It's great when people appreciate your work, but I don't know how seriously to take it. The amazing thing is that I found something so early that I can support myself doing, and that can even be extremely lucrative, but I love it either way.

I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything.

I work hard and support myself.