Kanye West Quotes
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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.
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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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I didn't want to play it boring and safe. I also didn't want to innovate too much. Second albums, man, they're even scarier than first ones.
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Whenever you get deja vu that means you're on the right path. I get it, like, more than ten times a year.
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I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk, literally. ... And I think about it. I think about my family and I’m like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.
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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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I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'
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Man, I'm the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.
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I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.
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If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.
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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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The music and the clothing are just as important. That's what makes you hiphop. You show people that you're hiphop by what you wear.
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I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn.
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When I say 'Clean water was only served to the fairer skin,' what I'm saying is we're making product with chitlins. T-shirts! That's the most we can make.
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Criticism can bother you, but you should be more bothered if there’s no criticism. That means you’re too safe
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I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.
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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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Any woman that you're in love with or that loves you is going to command a certain amount of, you know, energy. It's actually easier to focus, in some ways.
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I am not a fan of books.
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I sent a girl a picture of my d - k. I don't know what it is with females. But I'm not too good with that s - t.
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I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.
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In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.
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We culture. Rap is the new rock 'n roll. We the rockstars. It's been like that for a minute, Hedi Slimane!