Kanye West

There is nothing more stuntastic than rapping in front of an orchestra.

Let’s make ourselves happy

It’s like when you see all the slave movies. Why you gotta keep reminding us about slavery? Why don’t you show us – put Michael Jordan on a $20 bill.

Yeezus was extremely purposeful. And what came from Yeezus: Paparazzi are nicer to me. The entire fashion industry is nicer to me.

I’m the closest that hip-hop is getting to God. In some situations I’m like a ghetto Pope.

I don’t want to put too many boxes on it because the work speaks louder than words.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.

If you are not willing to learn no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.

I believe success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

A new day is here. Yesterday is a memory. Tomorrow is unknown. Now is the knowing.

Take time to be kind and to say ‘thank you.’

Focus on what you can control: your actions. How you react to negative feelings will be the key to your success.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

Make every day extraordinary no matter what your job is.

A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.

I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails; who jumps and falls down, rather than the person who points at the person who fell and laughs. But I do sometimes laugh when people fall down.

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot in front of the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.

There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.

… be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination … you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.