Kanye West Quotes
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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We all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it.
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I don't even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in.
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Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them.
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Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn't white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure.
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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I get to represent somebody I don't think is getting represented right now. The regular dude: the guy who believes in God but still likes pussy.
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I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.
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I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.
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I've had meetings where a guy actually told me, "What we're trying to figure out is how we can control you." In the meeting, to me! Why do you want to control me?
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I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.
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Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed.
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In the night, I hear 'em talk. Coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul.
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I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to do, but I'm sure even a Steve Jobs has compromised. Even a Rick Owens has compromised. You know, even a Kanye West has compromised. Sometimes you don't even know when you're being compromised till after the fact, and that's what you regret.
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Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.
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In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.
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I open the debate… The 2nd verse of New Slaves is the best rap verse of all time….meaning … OF ALL TIME IN THE HISTORY OF RAP MUSIC, PERIOD
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The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?'
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Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from pain.
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I want to help change the way young people look at school, and hence, the way they look at their futures.
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It's like this, by not giving my album a classic rating, you diminish your magazine's credibility. And that's real.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.