Quotes from Kanye West

They classify my motivational speeches as rants...

Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side

Me and my girl split the buffet at KFC.

If y'all fresh to death, then I'm deceased.

You a bad girl and your friends bad too, oh. We got the swag sauce, she drippin' Swagu.

The only place I fu-ked up is that I thought that you'd always be mine.

I rather argue with you than be right all by myself.

I'm on the pursuit of awesomeness, excellence is the bare minimum.

Well, I just don't want to talk to America about my family. Like, this is my baby. This isn't America's baby.

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

I completely lost everything, but I gained everything because I lost the fear.

It all starts right there

If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure

This can't be life.

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.

I used to have insecurity about my finances, then I announced that I had debt, and now I don't have any insecurities.

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

George Bush doesn't care about black people... They're saying black families are looting and white families are just looking for food... they're giving the (Army) permission to shoot us.

Clothing should be like food. There should never be a $5000 sweater. You know what should cost $5000? A car.

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.

Memories have to be our most painful blessing

We buy our way out of jail but we can't buy freedom, We buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need them, Things we buy to cover up what's inside.

I think my sense of humor is really dark and super twisted and stuff like that. It's like, "Is this a funny joke for real? Or am I just rich?" See? That was funny.

My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become Picasso or greater.