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title: "2 Childlike Quotes By Kanye West"
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> [I just close my eyes and act like I'm a 3-year-old. I try to get as close to a childlike level as possible because we were all artists back then. So you just close your eyes and think back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-just-close-my-eyes-and-act-like-i-m-a-3-year-old-i-try-to-get-as/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39d/kanye-west-242_art_i-just-close-my-eyes-and-act-like-i-m-a_1625138.jpg)

> [I try to get as close to a childlike level as possible because we were all artists back then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-try-to-get-as-close-to-a-childlike-level-as-possible-because-we/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/kanye-west-242_art_i-try-to-get-as-close-to-a-childlike-lev_2631916.jpg)

## Other authors on Childlike

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hermann-hesse-41906.jpg) Hermann Hesse 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childlike/hermann-hesse/)

## More by Kanye West

> [I feel that I'm very blessed. But with great blessings come great responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-feel-that-i-m-very-blessed-but-with-great-blessings-come-great/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [Get away from me misery, get away from me loneliness, get away from me fake bitches I can't take the phoniness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/get-away-from-me-misery-get-away-from-me-loneliness-get-away-from-me/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [The creatives, they want to connect with people. These artists, the clothing designers, they want to connect with people the same way that music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/the-creatives-they-want-to-connect-with-people-these-artists-the/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-ve-been-connected-to-the-most-culturally-important-albums-of-the/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [People know I'm smart. And people know that, whether it's SNL or Jimmy Kimmel, it's a trend to take the piss out of celebrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/people-know-i-m-smart-and-people-know-that-whether-it-s-snl-or-jimmy/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [Rome wasn't built in a day, and the internet is our new Rome](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/rome-wasn-t-built-in-a-day-and-the-internet-is-our-new-rome/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [My child-like creativity, purity and honesty is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/my-child-like-creativity-purity-and-honesty-is-honestly-being-crowded/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [If you’re taught you can't do anything you won't do anything, I was taught I could do everything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/if-you-re-taught-you-can-t-do-anything-you-won-t-do-anything-i-was/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [Cause I want to be on 106 and Park pushing a benz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/cause-i-want-to-be-on-106-and-park-pushing-a-benz/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [The media crucify me like they did Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/the-media-crucify-me-like-they-did-christ/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [ Kris \[Jenner\] and the family, they have the power of communication. This is the number one communications company. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/kris-jenner-and-the-family-they-have-the-power-of-communication-this/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [My wife has dated broke black dudes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/my-wife-has-dated-broke-black-dudes/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [If it wasn't for race mixing, there'd be no video girls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/if-it-wasn-t-for-race-mixing-there-d-be-no-video-girls/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [And my bitch in that new Phoebe Philo so much head, I woke up to Sleepy Hollow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/and-my-bitch-in-that-new-phoebe-philo-so-much-head-i-woke-up-to/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/it-s-funny-because-i-ve-made-a-living-off-of-words-but-words-get-in/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

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