Kanye West quotes

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

If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world.

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!

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.

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 love being American, and I love family. I love having a family, and I feel so blessed, and I feel like God gave me exactly what I wanted, so now I have to do the right thing in God's eyes also. Just follow what God wants me to do.

They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?

In today's world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they're cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28.

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

You don't have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.

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

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

If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.

Our work is never over.

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.

I don't think people are going to talk in the future. They're going to communicate through eye contact, body language, emojis, signs.

Every time I say something that's extremely truthful out loud, it literally breaks the Internet.

I'm a trained fine artist. I went to art school from the time I was 5 years old. I was, like, a prodigy out of Chicago. I'd been in national competitions from the age of 14.

Art is to be free. Design is to fix.

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

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 liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.

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.

All these walls that keep us from loving each other as one family or one race - racism, religion, where we grew up, whatever, class, socioeconomic - what makes us be so selfish and prideful, what keeps us from wanting to help the next man, what makes us be so focused on a personal legacy as opposed to the entire legacy of a race.

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

Nothing in life is promised except death.

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.

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

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.

In today's world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they're cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28.

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

In today's world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they're cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28.

All these walls that keep us from loving each other as one family or one race - racism, religion, where we grew up, whatever, class, socioeconomic - what makes us be so selfish and prideful, what keeps us from wanting to help the next man, what makes us be so focused on a personal legacy as opposed to the entire legacy of a race.

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

Nothing in life is promised except death.

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'

I love sleep; it's my favorite.

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.

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

Art is to be free. Design is to fix.

If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.