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title: "4 Grandma Quotes By Wunmi Mosaku"
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> [In Nigeria, my grandma sold everything - everything - for my mum's education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/in-nigeria-my-grandma-sold-everything-everything-for-my-mum-s/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/wunmi-mosaku-9683_education_in-nigeria-my-grandma-sold-everything-ev_360567.jpg)

> [I am the product of two very strong women, my mum and my grandma, who prioritized education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-am-the-product-of-two-very-strong-women-my-mum-and-my-grandma-who/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/wunmi-mosaku-9683_education_i-am-the-product-of-two-very-strong-wome_1033329.jpg)

> [My grandma was raised in Ghana, and she went back there to work, so she could earn money for my mum's education…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/my-grandma-was-raised-in-ghana-and-she-went-back-there-to-work-so-she/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/wunmi-mosaku-9683_dedication_my-grandma-was-raised-in-ghana-and-she-w_2284475.jpg)

> [My mum was very supportive, and I don't really understand why when I think of her humble beginnings. She grew up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/my-mum-was-very-supportive-and-i-don-t-really-understand-why-when-i/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/wunmi-mosaku-9683_business_my-mum-was-very-supportive-and-i-don-t-r_2338340.jpg)

## Other authors on Grandma

## More by Wunmi Mosaku

> [I think the saddest thing is how people take on guilt and blame that isn't theirs or doesn't belong to them, and how hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-think-the-saddest-thing-is-how-people-take-on-guilt-and-blame-that/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I honestly never wanted to come to America. It wasn't part of my goal as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-honestly-never-wanted-to-come-to-america-it-wasn-t-part-of-my-goal/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [You get to a certain age and you start comparing and being uncomfortable in one's body. And then you get to a place where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/you-get-to-a-certain-age-and-you-start-comparing-and-being/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [If I was to go around as a white woman, a white man, an Asian woman, an Asian man... the world would just respond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/if-i-was-to-go-around-as-a-white-woman-a-white-man-an-asian-woman-an/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I was always treated older than I am when I was a kid, so I had to be like, 'No, I'm sweet,' and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-was-always-treated-older-than-i-am-when-i-was-a-kid-so-i-had-to-be/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I read a script that's presented to me, and if I love the story and the role, I audition for the part, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-read-a-script-that-s-presented-to-me-and-if-i-love-the-story-and/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I feel middle-class, but my family had to start from scratch. There was no inheritance from a great-aunt. It feels like a slog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-feel-middle-class-but-my-family-had-to-start-from-scratch-there-was/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I don't know what can be done about knife crime, gang culture and people carrying weapons because it's a world I don't know about,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-don-t-know-what-can-be-done-about-knife-crime-gang-culture-and/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I don't think I've ever sought revenge, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-sought-revenge-actually/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I would die to get a part in 'Glee' and sing a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-would-die-to-get-a-part-in-glee-and-sing-a-song/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I actually sewed my own wedding dress and I sewed my flower girl dresses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-actually-sewed-my-own-wedding-dress-and-i-sewed-my-flower-girl/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I dropped chemistry because there was a cute boy, and I figured out if I dropped chemistry, I would be in his drama class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-dropped-chemistry-because-there-was-a-cute-boy-and-i-figured-out-if/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [In Nigeria, my grandma sold everything - everything - for my mum's education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/in-nigeria-my-grandma-sold-everything-everything-for-my-mum-s/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [I come from an educated family, but we were poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/i-come-from-an-educated-family-but-we-were-poor/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

> [Racism hasn't been an everyday thing in my life, overt racism. There is obviously structural differences, but hate? I've not really had that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wunmi-mosaku/racism-hasn-t-been-an-everyday-thing-in-my-life-overt-racism-there-is/)

[Wunmi Mosaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wunmi-mosaku/)

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