Kanye West quotes

Kanye West is an American rapper, producer, and fashion designer, known for his influence on modern music and pop culture. His innovative approach and outspoken personality have made him both acclaimed and controversial. He continues to impact the entertainment and fashion industries worldwide. Here are 154 of his quotes:

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.

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I still think I am the greatest.

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

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

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I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.

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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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Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!

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I hate when I'm on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me like oh great now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle.

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Now I could let these dream killers kill my self esteem, Or use my arrogance as the steam to power my dreams I use it as my gas, so they say that I'm gassed But without it I'd be last, so I ought to laugh.

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

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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.

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Nothing is promised in life except death.

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Told 'em I finished school, and I started my own business. They say, 'Oh you graduated?' No, I decided I was finished.

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I know it's past visiting hours But can I please give her these flowers You know the best medicine go to people thats paid, If Magic Johnson got a cure for A. I. D. S. And all the broke muthafuckers past away You telling me if my grandma was in the N. B. A. Right now she'd be ok? But since she was just a secretary Working for the church For thirty five years Things sposed to stop right here.

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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 living the American dream but people highest up got the lowest self esteem/The prettiest people do the ugliest things for the road to riches and diamond rings.

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It don't gotta be Mother's Day, or your birthday, for me to just call and say Hey Mama.

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We'll buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need 'em/Things we buy to cover up what's inside/Cause they make us hate our-self and love they wealth.

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I'm tryin' to right my wrongs But it's funny, them same wrongs helped me write this song.

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Jay's favorite line: "Dog, in due time" Now he look at me, like "Damn, dog, you where I am" A hip hop legend. I think I died in an accident, cause this must be heaven.

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You know why my spirit's callin' Darkness can't take light from me Haven't you gone far enough? Sacrificed the ones you love Gave up on your sanity Like some twisted fantasy What would I say to everything? Your actions cost everything.

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Mama, your son in the red hat Had suffered set-backs, had 'shouldn't-have-said-thats' Had made everyone mad Give 'em enough of they own rope to hang 'em with The paparazzi never really got what my angle is They treat my married life like some type of entanglement.

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Nothing worse than a hypocrite Change, he ain't really different He ain't even try to get permission Ask for advice and they dissed him Said I'm finna do a gospel album What have you been hearing from the Christians? They'll be the first one to judge me Make it feel like nobody love me.

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