Kanye West Quotes

I still think I am the greatest artist.

Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.

I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a ‘one size fits all’ standard for happiness.

I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph.

My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.

I’m a pop enigma. I live and breathe every element in life.

I am God’s vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.

I’m doing pretty good as far as geniuses go.

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

When you’re the absolute best, you get hated on the most.

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

If you have the opportunity to play this game called life, you have to appreciate every moment.

I’m like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector.

I have to be the Michael Jordan of music.

I’m the type of rock star that likes to have a girlfriend, you know? I’m the type of soul that likes to be in love and likes to be able to focus.

I ain’t never scurred!

Most people are slowed down by the perception of themselves. If you’re taught you can’t do anything, you won’t do anything. I was taught I can do everything.

Kanye West Quotes part 2

I’m not comfortable with comfort.

I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we’ve seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka… and welcome to my chocolate factory.

I’m going down as a legend, whether or not you like me or not.

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God, and keep your face to the rising sun.

I’m like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector.

I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things.

I have synesthesia. I can see sound.

I’m forever the 35-year-old 5-year-old.

Everything I’m not made me everything I am.

I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in.

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

I’m like a tree. I feed the branches of the people.

I am the number one human being in music. That means any person that’s living or breathing is number two.

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

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

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 won’t go into a big spiel about reincarnation, but the first time I was in the Gucci store in Chicago was the closest I’ve ever felt to home.

I would never want anyone to think that I only care about myself and my only concerns in the world are about being popular and making lots of money. I really need for people to understand that there is a humane issure going on.

I think it’s important for me to show excellence and be the best form of myself…I’m a champion. I’m a winner.

If you’re a Kanye West fan, you’re not a fan of me. You’re a fan of yourself.

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.

Bad taste is vulgar. It’s like cursing. I think the world can be saved through design, because what is the most distasteful thing someone can do? Kill someone. So, good taste is the opposite of that.

I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk, literally.

Britney’s not crazy. Just because she did a net video where she doesn’t have her hair done and is in her house without makeup on? That’s crazy? I hate what they’ve done to Britney Spears.

It’s only led me to complete awesomeness at all times.

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

Sometimes you have to get rid of everything

I’m a human being. I’m a person with opinions and thoughts and shit.