Top 44 Kanye West Quotes

Nobody can tell me where I can and can’t go.

You don’t have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.

Every time I say something that’s extremely truthful out loud, it literally breaks the Internet.

I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

Blacks, especially in America, have been raised with a slave mentality – they don’t feel that they have the right to speak as loud as possible.

Our focus needs to be less on what our legacy’s going to be or how we can control each other and more how we can give to each other.

I love being American, and I love family. I love having a family, and I feel so blessed, and I feel like God gave me exactly what I wanted, so now I have to do the right thing in God’s eyes also. Just follow what God wants me to do.

Every time I say something that’s extremely truthful out loud, it literally breaks the Internet.

I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.

Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn’t white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans.

I know I got angels watchin me from the other side.

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.

In Paris, you’re as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.

I love sleep; it’s my favorite.

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?’

I’m a human being. I’ve got opinions, I’m not always right, I’m not always on time, I don’t always say things in the proper way, but my intentions are always extremely pure.

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

I told y’all I didn’t vote, right? But if I would’ve voted, I would’ve voted for Trump.

In Paris, you’re as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.

The most genius thing about the way I create is to create with other geniuses.

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

In today’s world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they’re cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28.

I definitely think, generally, rap is misogynistic.

I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.

I don’t use blue. I don’t like it. It bugs me out. I hate it.

I know how to swim through backlash. I can tread water through backlash… If anything, that’s all giving me power.

We’re a blip in the existence of the universe, and we’re constantly trying to pull each other down. Not doing things to help each other.

I wouldn’t say that anyone in fashion is on my side. I don’t think there’s anyone on my side.

Know your worth! People always act like they’re doing more for you than you’re doing for them.

Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It’s rage, it’s creativity, it’s pain, it’s hurt, but it’s the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.

The dinosaurs aren’t remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity’s gone, what do we give to this little planet that we’re on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?

I still think I am the greatest.

People always tell you, ‘Be humble. Be humble.’ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!

I didn’t know the term ‘synesthesia’ until I was working on ‘Cruel Summer.’ Halfway into writing that, I really understood that, my entire life, I had been trying to describe this condition of mine: through painting, through this seven-screen Surround Vision film we shot in Qatar, through all these things.

Fashion breaks my heart.

My favorite record label of all time is Motown. That era of music was my favorite.

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.’

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.

I don’t know what’s better gettin’ laid or gettin’ paid.

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

My doorman is more important to me than any head of any company. He keeps us safe.

It’s funny because I’ve made a living off of words, but words get in the way of what you really want to say.

I feel like I’m too busy writing history to read it.