Kanye West Quotes - Page 13

As kids we used to laugh/Who knew that life would move this fast? Who knew I'd have to look at you through a glass? And look, tell me you ain't did it, you ain't did it And if you did, then that's family business.

It's motivation. Some people are gifted at specific things, but I had to develop. The thing I'm most talented at is the ability to learn.

I make music as good as possible, but I do reference cultural icons, because I want my music to be a time capsule of 2007.

I need the information and then I can go. So, as long as I have the information and a little bit of sleep, I can do the rest.

I'm the No. 1 artist in the world right now ... I am the No. 1 human being in music.

I try to deliver because I don't believe that people are deliverin' the same quality of albums.

This dark diction has become America's addiction.

A lot of artists have a lot of different ventures, I think it's typical for a hip hop artist, at this point, to have a bunch of different ventures.

I go all the way back to the Hot Boys days and being 13, listening to this dude. Just remembering the staple he put on the game back then all the way to now, to have that longevity years beyond it. So for him to actually acknowledge what I'm doing right now and seeing it as a path, the same way the longevity he created, it's a great feeling to actually share that same stage and a moment with him. Wayne ain't no new jack to this game. He influenced a lot of styles and a lot of sounds. I would say I was influenced by a recent sound and flow, and cadence that he brung to the game.

I'm gonna be the first hip-hop designer and because of that, I'm gonna be bigger than Walmart.

I want to be remembered for making great music and doing great things for people.

I love [Kim Kardashian] nude selfies. Like, I love the ones from the side, the back ones, and the front. I just love seeing her naked.

If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world.

I'm the rap version of Dave Chappelle. I'm not sayin' I'm nearly as talented as Chappelle when it comes to political and social commentary, but like him, I'm laughing to keep from crying.

Here's something that's contrary to popular belief: I actually don't like thinking. I think people think I like to think a lot. And I don't. I do not like to think at all.

I'm my favorite rapper.

One thing that I like to do is use words that have never actually been used in a rap song before. I also like to take words that have negative connotations and show their real meaning.

People want fame and I would never tell a person to not want that, because it's f--ing awesome. Actually.

Well, I just don't want to talk to America about my family. Like, this is my baby. This isn't America's baby.

They classify my motivational speeches as rants...

She [Kim Kardashian] was always my muse, now she's become other designers' muses.

You have the power to let power go

I always want to be the best at whatever I'm attempting to do.

I'm a monster, I'm a maven, I know this world is changin'. Never gave in, never gave up, I'm the only thing I'm afraid of.

I used to have insecurity about my finances, then I announced that I had debt, and now I don't have any insecurities.