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People Quotes by Kanye West

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Music is a tool for freeing minds, says West, and he feels guided by a higher purpose that sends messages through angels. He also believes that laughter should be loud and endless, even when life feels heavy. He points out that hip‑hop lyrics about guns are meant for entertainment, like a movie.

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The prettiest people do the ugliest things.

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I feed the branches of the people.

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You tellin' me people don't look at Kanye West like the Glitch.

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I don't want to do rap that makes people feel bad.

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George W. Bush doesn't care about black people.

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Give people their roses while they still can smell them...

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George Bush doesn't care about black people.

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People always try to box you in to what they know you best for.

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Beauty has been stolen from the people and is being sold back to them as luxury.

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I want to be remembered for making great music and doing great things for people.

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I try to deliver because I don't believe that people are deliverin' the same quality of albums.

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There's a lack of creativity in every field because people are afraid. As an artist in this world we can do whatever…

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The same people that tell me what I ought to have is the same people asking for an autograph.

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I just think that when my confidence meets other people's insecurity, that equals Kanye's arrogant.

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The amount of people who talk about guns, versus who actually uses them, is not even close in this millennium.

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

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

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Man, just tryin' to get as much sleep as possible, to drink in water, and tryin' to make sure that my people…

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And I can't even go to the grocery store without some ones that's clean and a shirt with a team/It seems we…

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People let their frustrations out on me. I love Kanye West. They say the opposite of that. But I'm not going to…

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So I hope that there are people out there laughing. Laugh loud, please. Laugh until your lungs give out because I will…

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A lot of people are very sacred with their ideas, and there is something to protecting yourself in that way, but there's…

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Do I worry about being in the public eye and raising kids? Yeah. Any situation you're in, you're gonna worry about raising…

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People say it takes a village to raise a child. People ask me how my daughter is doing. She’s only doing good…

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I'm a blowfish. I'm not a shark, I'm a blowfish. So that perfect example about me hitting my head, it's like a…

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I want to shout out the stars on the walk of fame because they said something about they're not going to put…

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Everybody in hip-hop discriminates against gay people. Matter of fact, the exact opposite word of 'hip-hop,' I think, is 'gay.' Like yo,…

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Because when you keep on diminishing art and not respecting the craft and smacking people in their face after they deliver monumental…

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The creatives, they want to connect with people. These artists, the clothing designers, they want to connect with people the same way…

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I'm a pop enigma. I live and breathe every element in life. I rock a bespoke suit and I go to Harold's…

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As we live, our hearts turn colder. Cause pain is what we go through, as we become older. We get insulted by…

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Starting now, you're just starting to see a glimmer of what the idea of West will mean. So right now, at this…

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I'm a blowfish. I'm not a shark, I'm a blowfish. So that perfect example about me hitting my head [he walked into…

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It is true you can be successful without [college], but this is a hard world, a real world, and you want every…

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

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

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

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

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People don't stand up and protect their dreams because they get spoofed in a way.

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I want to help change the way young people look at school, and hence, the way they look at their futures.

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I feel that I'm very blessed. But with great blessings come great responsibility.

Get away from me misery, get away from me loneliness, get away from me fake bitches I can't take the phoniness.

The creatives, they want to connect with people. These artists, the clothing designers, they want to connect with people the same way that music…

I've been connected to the most culturally important albums of the past four years, the most influential artists of the past ten years. You…

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Rome wasn't built in a day, and the internet is our new Rome

My child-like creativity, purity and honesty is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts.

If you’re taught you can't do anything you won't do anything, I was taught I could do everything

Cause I want to be on 106 and Park pushing a benz

The media crucify me like they did Christ.

Kris [Jenner] and the family, they have the power of communication. This is the number one communications company.

My wife has dated broke black dudes.

If it wasn't for race mixing, there'd be no video girls.

And my bitch in that new Phoebe Philo so much head, I woke up to Sleepy Hollow

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.