Kanye West Quotes
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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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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 want to help change the way young people look at school, and hence, the way they look at their futures.
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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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I'm pretty calculating. I take stuff that I know appeals to people's bad sides and match it up with stuff that appeals to their good sides.
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But for me to have the opportunity to stand in front of a bunch of executives and present myself, I had to hustle in my own way. I can't tell you how frustrating it was that they didn't get that. No joke - I'd leave meetings crying all the time.
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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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This dark diction has become America's addiction.
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I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people: “This is the level that things could be at.”
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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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People say it takes a village to raise a child. People ask me how my daughter is doing. She’s only doing good if your daughter’s doing good. We’re all one family.
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I always feel like I can do anything. That's the main thing people are controlled by: thoughts and perceptions of yourself... If you're taught you can't do anything, you won't do anything
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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 still think I am the greatest.
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I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.
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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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It's so hard to do fittings [for Yeezy] because we want to do things that are inspiring, that people could look at and say, "Wow, I like that color palette, I could put that together." And there are so many images of things that it's almost impossible to have your clothes go up against the amount you're seeing and carry it into one language.
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I am not a fan of books.
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I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice.
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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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I spent 80% of my time working on this, and 20% of my time working on music. Why do you think the song 'Niggas in Paris' is called 'Niggas in Paris?' 'Cause niggas was in Paris!
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I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn.
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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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I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.