"And I can't even go to the..." - Quote by Kanye West

“Nothing in life is promised except death.”

“You want to be upper class, you want to be first class, but when the plane crash, everybody dead.”

“Like, I want the world to be better! All I want is positive! All I want is dopeness! Why would you want to control that?”

“What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."”

“America is a melting pot, and education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means of providing gifts of knowledge and opportunity to all citizens, no matter how humble their background, so they could climb higher, help build the American dream, and leave a better life for those who follow.”

“I am an undiluted admirer of American values and the American dream and I believe they will continue to inspire not just the people of the United States but millions across the face of the globe.”

“Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.”

“Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor.”

“Many could forgo heavy meals, a full wardrobe, a fine house, etcetera. It is the ego they cannot forgo.”