Kanye West Quotes

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

“If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.”

“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'm on the pursuit of awesomeness; excellence is the bare minimum.”

“It's not "can"; it's "will." You have to will things into fruition.”

“The risk for me would be in not taking one; that's the only thing that's really risky for me.”

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

“I just want people to be the best thems and live the happiest lives possible.”

“I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a "one size fits all" standard for happiness.”

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

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

“Our work is never over.”

“People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.”

“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.”

“I'm not always going to say things the perfect way, the right way. But I'm going to say how I feel.”

“My message isn't perfectly defined. I have, as a human being, fallen to peer pressure.”

“I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.”

“We came into a broken world. And we're the cleanup crew.”

“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.”

“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?”

“There's a lack of people in power that are motivated by the idea of helping people.”

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

“If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell them. People never get the flowers while they can still smell them.”

“Nothing in life is promised except death.”

“Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliché for a minute and say that great art comes from pain.”