Kanye West Quotes

“I can analyze people's intentions. Immediately. That's just a warning. To everyone.”

“Everyone's born confident, and everything's taken away from you.”

“My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become Picasso or greater. That always sounds so funny to people, comparing yourself to someone in the past that has done so much, and in your life you’re not even allowed to think that you can do as much. That’s a mentality that suppresses humanity.”

“When we die, the money we can't keep, But we probably spend it all 'cause the pain ain't cheap...”

“Rome wasn't built in a day, and the internet is our new Rome”

“The idea of Kanye and vanity are like, synonymous.”

“I'm a minimalist in a rapper's body.”

“"Dark Fantasy" was my long, backhanded apology. You know how people give a backhanded compliment? It was a backhanded apology. It was like, all these raps, all these sonic acrobatics. I was like: "Let me show you guys what I can do, and please accept me back. You want to have me on your shelves."”

“The hardest thing [for me] is to 'just' agree, and that is what sparks creativity, the feeling that something can be better, the feeling that something's missing, the feeling that something's needed.”

“That's very cool. Well, that's great. If I were to cater to Kanye, he would know that I'm catering to him. The fact that I make what I make - he gets it. He gets the quality and he respects it. And I think that's the key, why I work all the time is to do that. That's the fun.”

“Man… ninjas are kind of cool… I just don’t know any personally.”

“I looked at Justin, and I was like: “Do you want me to go onstage for you?"”

“Like, this is my baby. This isn't America's baby.”

“I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn.”

“I am not what I would consider truly a musician. I am an inventor. I am an innovator.”

“It's crazy that we live in a world where if your super positive and super creative...it's scary. Because what does that tell you about the mentality of most people if your scared of like...positivity.”

“I'm inspired by Walt Disney. I'm inspired by Howard Hughes. I'm inspired by Henry Ford. I'm inspired by Steve Jobs. I mean, I'm inspired by James Perse.”

“I’m not comfortable with comfort. I’m only comfortable when I’m in a place where I’m constantly learning and growing.”

“I am not a fan of books.”

“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.”

“And I can't even go to the grocery store without some ones that's clean and a shirt with a team/It seems we living the American dream but people highest up got the lowest self esteem/The prettiest people do the ugliest things for the road to riches and diamond rings.”

“I feel that I'm very blessed. But with great blessings come great responsibility.”

“Sometimes we be playing the politics too much and forget who we are just to win.”

“Fonts. I get emotional over fonts.”

“You ain't never seen nothing crazier than this n - -a when he off his Lexapro.”