Wilfried Zaha Quotes

The best thing about success was being able to buy my parents a house.

To have been able to buy my parents a house in London is something no one can imagine.

I think I have the best house in the world. I thank God to have it. I thank God that I finished it. And I hope that I will live enough to take profit of it.

It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there.

All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.

Everyone asks, 'What's your goal? Do you want to win an Oscar? Do you want to work with Meryl Streep?' No! I want to buy my mum a house. I want to make her proud.

I'm not just a rapper; I'm an intelligent young man. But being able to give my mother everything she's ever wanted, I could care less about being famous or the money; that's my dream. That's all that matters to me.

It's been a long while, but, thank God, now I've been able to get my mum a house.

The first thing I got my mom when I got some money was a house.

My family is proud of all the things I have accomplished.

It's one thing when my family is just happy, but it's another thing when they're really proud of me.

I've definitely done something that's made my mum and dad forever proud.

I have amazing parents. They had worked hard all their lives for me, and when I started to make money, I wanted to be able to take care of them.

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

I was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it.

I've had four children and I've done a good job and I'm happy in life.

The best thing I've done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.

My brother told me he was very proud of me, of the business I have built, and that gives me joy.

My mom is proud of me. I just want to keep working hard so one day I can help my family. I am going to get a big house one day, and we all can stay in it and eat.

I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.

One thing my dad always told me, was he would make sure I always had what he didn't have. He couldn't play basketball because he didn't have tennis shoes - so I had five pairs of tennis shoes.

I had a dream, my dream came true, and my mom was there for me every step of the way. We didn't do this for any other reason. I am so happy she is here to experience this with me. This would not be the same if she were not by my side.

All the awards in the world, you can get into all the nightclubs, they'll send you the nicest clothes. Nothing better than walking into your dad's restaurant and seeing a smile on his face and knowing that your mom and dad and your sister are real proud of you.

My kids are my greatest achievement.