Kanye West Quotes

For me, givin' up's way harder than tryin'

They say people in your life are seasons, and anything that happens is for a reason

I miss the old Kanye, straight from the 'Go Kanye

I always feel like I can do anything. That's the main thing people are controlled by—thoughts and perceptions of yourself

You ain't got the answers, Sway

Name one genius that ain’t crazy

Would you rather be underpaid or overrated?

You see, if you ever wanted to ever be anything, there'd always be somebody that shoot down any dream

We're going to be the biggest, greatest rock stars of all time

They say the best things in life are free, the rest are just as expensive

The plan was to drink until the pain over, but what's worse, the pain or the hangover

I'm living in a 21st century, where doing something mean to it, do it better than anybody you ever seen do it

I felt like I just wanted to be inspirational. I wanted to do something that people would remember. Even if it was wack, it would've been memorable

Success is the best revenge, huh?

Criticism can bother you, but you should be more bothered if there's no criticism. That means you're too safe

I still think I am the greatest

You weren't perfect but you made life worth it

They say your attitude determines your latitude

For me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you and to myself

We're not always in the position that we want to be at. We're constantly growing. We're constantly making mistakes. We're constantly trying to express ourselves and actualize our dreams.

No one man should have all that power

Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud

I made Jesus Walks, I'm never going to hell

If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell them

My presence is a present, kiss my ass

I refuse to follow the rules where society tries to control people with low self-esteem

Let everything I'm not make me everything I am

I'll be late for that, baby I'll wait for that

Everything in life is a test. You can either pass or fail, and that’s it

We're all self-conscious, I'm just the first to admit it

If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment

I just needed time alone with my own thoughts, got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault

I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex — Why? I made that b famous

Life is 5% what happens, and 95% how you react

Rapping is a hobby for me and a job for Jay-Z

Sometimes I get emotional over fonts

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 a God

I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers, the way Kathie Lee needed Regis, that's the way I need Jesus

All falls down, I'm telling you all, it all falls down

I believe in myself like other people believe in Jesus

Everything in the world is exactly the same

You got a new friend, well I got homies

I feel like Pablo when I'm workin' on my shoes

I’m living in the future so the present is my past

I'm not a businessman; I'm a business, man

Everything I'm not made me everything I am

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

Wake up Mr. West!

The system broken, the school’s closed, the prison’s open

I'm a creative genius and there's no other way to word it

We don't care what people say, this is the soundtrack to my life, the soundtrack to my pain

I am Warhol. I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation

Beautiful morning, you're the sun in my morning babe

I'm living in that 21st century, doing something mean to it