Kanye West

I don’t have a sound bite for everything.

Bravery is more important than perfection.- Kanye West

Let’s make ourselves happy

Maybe I shouldn’t have these dreams and aspirations. Maybe I should have given up on life ten years ago and stopped fighting for my truth.

It was incredible because it was forced humility. Previously, I would’ve looked at humility as more of a negative thing.

A designer told me that my wife was a master of light and I was a master of time.

I’d make a better U.S. President than George W. Bush. Bush is an idiot. I’m a better public speaker than him. It makes you wonder about the voters.

I’m tryna stay way away from her. It comes from experience, Im at a point in my life where I feel like Ive done that. At some point you cant drown yourself in that, you have to grow. If I ran into a chick like Kat Stacks I would know what it was.

Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.

Whatever the occasion, [the Queen] has a face which demonstrably says ‘I don’t give a royal s**t.’

The only reward for anything is food.

All you could do was to see them. We were backstage when the Beatles were on and you could just about hear a noise. It was just literally screaming.

The past is a stepping stone, not a millstone.

I take conscious breaks for myself ’cause I like to rejuvenate and get my creative juices flowing. I also like to take my time with my creativity; I think it’s important.

The first album I ever got was “Like a Virgin”. It was during the Iran Contra conflict-I thought she was saying, “Like a Persian”.

I had to get back to work. NBC has me under contract. The baby and I only have a verbal agreement.

They made me use an accent, which I wasn’t thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don’t have them.

Well, I think you and I have always felt the same way – that we’re Jewish but we can get away with just being exotic. We’re kind of Jews in disguise.

I’m a weirdo. I don’t leave the house unless I have to.

If I say a rap and I laugh, that means it’s a winner.

I would say my number one tip is to know that it’s okay to be in love with yourself. That’s not a bad thing. People might think it’s cocky, or arrogant, or selfish – no, that’s not what that means. Being in love with yourself is okay.