Quotessence
Home / Authors / Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye West Quotes

Songwriter

Filter quotes by topic

AllPeopleIfsKnowsThinkingWantSongRapWayHip HopI CanRapperWorldGivingRidiculousTryingLooksNeedsYearsFeelsArtist

Famous Kanye West Quotes

“What is the definition of cool? Michael Jackson made “Heal the World.” He could do that because he was golden. He was himself. He didn't have to try to be cool. Think about a lot of your favorite bands or groups. Would they make a song called “Heal the World”? No, because they are too concerned about their leather jackets. Ironically, they are probably wearing leather jackets because of Michael Jackson.”

ThinkingWorldTryingMadeSongGroupsBandConcernedDefinitionsHealGoldenJacketsLeatherBeing CoolYour FavoriteHeal The WorldLeather JacketsFavorite Bands
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“People say to me 'you're successful, what are you crying about?'. I'm crying about the people. I'm crying about their daughters. Our daughters, as one family. What good is it. What good is anything that everyone can't have. Every ism. They think we're done with racism. What about elitism, what about separatism, what about classism? That's all.”

PeopleThinkingDoneSuccessfulCryRacismDaughterOxfordOur DaughterIsmsElitismClassismOxford University
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“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.”

PeopleIfsThinkingHas BeensArtDonePastHumanitySoundGoalCan DoGreaterFineCompareMentalityFine ArtsOxfordOxford UniversityComparing Yourself
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“I think I started to approach time in a different way after the accident. Before I was more willing to give my time to people and things that I wasn't as interested in because somehow I allowed myself to be brainwashed into being forced to work with other people or on other projects that I had no interest in. So simply, the accident gave me the opportunity to do what I really wanted to do.”

PeopleThinkingWayGivingDifferentWantedOpportunityInterestWillingProjectsApproachAccidentsDifferent WaysMy TimeBrainwashed
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“I think that people don't make the most of their lives. So, you know, for me, it seems like it's the beginning of me rattling the cage, of making some people nervous. And people are strategically trying to do things to mute my voice in some way or make me look like I'm a lunatic or pinpoint the inaccuracies in my grammar to somehow take away from the overall message of what I'm saying.”

PeopleThinkingKnowsWayTryingLooksSeemsVoiceMessagesNervousCagesGrammarLunaticMute
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people, this is the level that things could be at. So when you get something that has the name Kanye West on it, it’s supposed to be pushing the furthest possibilities. I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers. I understand culture. I am the nucleus.”

PeopleThinkingEndsShowsCultureNamesAnswersLevelsResponsibilityCompanyLeaderPossibilityDollarsWestBillionsSupposed To BePushingNucleus
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“I don't like walking around with people thinking I'm doing uncool s--, because there's nothing I'm doing that's uncool. It's all innovative. You just might not understand it yet. But it's cool. Family is super cool. Going home to one girl every night is super cool. Just going home and getting on the floor and playing with your child is super cool. Not wearing a red leather jacket, and just looking like a dad and s--, is like super cool. Having someone that I can call Mom again. That s-- is super cool.”

PeopleThinkingChildrenI CanHomeMightNightGirlCrazyMomDadWalkingRedOur ChildrenYour ChildrenEvery NightInnovativeJacketsLeatherGoing HomeUncoolLeather JacketsSuper CoolBlowfish
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“Starting now, you're just starting to see a glimmer of what the idea of West will mean. So right now, at this age and with this visibility and with the skill sets that Kim is now giving me, I think I have a good chance of success in building something that has longevity, high integrity, high success rate, and is very fulfilling, not only for me creatively but also in adding fulfillment to people's lives. Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding magic.”

PeopleThinkingGivingMeanIdeasAgeChanceWonderMagicBuildingIntegrityRight NowSkillsWestRateStartingRidiculousEaseFulfillmentLongevityFulfillingKimGood ChanceVisibilityBuilding SomethingStarting Now
Author:Kanye West
Create image

“People ask me a lot about my drive. I think it comes from, like, having a sexual addiction at a really young age. Look at the drive that people have to get sex - to dress like this and get a haircut and be in the club in the freezing cold at 3 A.M., the places they go to pick up a girl. If you can focus the energy into something valuable, put that into work ethic”

PeopleIfsThinkingLooksAgeYoungGirlAsksEnergySexFocusColdPicksEthicsDressesAddictionClubsValuableRidiculousAsk MeWork EthicYoung AgeHaircutsFreezingLove Or HateSex Addiction
Author:Kanye West
Create image