Quotes by Kanye West

Having money isn't everything, not having it is.

You know, if Michael Jordan can scream at the refs, me as Kanye West, as the Michael Jordan of music, can go and say, ‘This is wrong.’

When you’re the absolute best, you get hated on the most.

I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers. I understand culture. I am the nucleus.

I still think I am the greatest.

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

I am the rap version of Dave Chappelle.

I am the number one human being in music. That means any person that’s living or breathing is number two.

I am not a fan of politics. I have no political views.

I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things.

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

I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade. I will be the loudest voice.

I’m not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.

People always tell you, ‘Be humble. Be humble.’ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome! Be awesome!

My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.

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

I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a ‘one size fits all’ standard for happiness.

The true luxury of my life is time.

My goal isn't to 'break through the fashion world'; my goal is to make usable sculpture.

I think the idea of luxury is now not exclusive to the classic old-world luxury brands.