Kanye West Quotes
People asked me to change my name for [808s]...I think the fact that I can't sing that well is what makes "808s" so special.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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I got in a really bad accident in a Toyota vehicle, but I feel like the safety of the vehicle and God really saved my life.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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I don't understand why women journalists always ask women about motherhood? It's far more important and interesting for women to talk about their work, their thoughts, their creativity and their individual identity.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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I think Teach for America has suffered from the fact that I did not teach, in a major way. I also think if I had taught, I wouldn't have started Teach for America.
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I would love to work with the great movie actors of our time.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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I love to see a wood full of bluebells. Growing up in the Kent countryside, I have special memories of this brief annual spectacle.
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I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
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If I were brave enough to say so, I'd like to think that I had written some poems that people are not going to forget.
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If you think about it, I was at college, and then three months later, I was a massive pop star. It's stress-making, especially when you're a bit of an oddball as I was, the black sheep left to your own devices, and then suddenly everyone's interested in you.
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People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.
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I want to show the world that you do have some artists that are ready to go to the next level, and instead of being selfish with their career they'll open up the door to other people. I'm in a position to open up the door to help other people do what I do.
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How much service have I rendered to my people?
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People asked me to change my name for [808s]...I think the fact that I can't sing that well is what makes "808s" so special.
