Kanye West Quotes

I know how to swim through backlash. I can tread water through backlash… If anything, that’s all giving me power.

The risk for me would be in not taking one – that’s the only thing that’s really risky for me.

I think business has to be stupider. I want to do really straightforward, stupid business – just talk to me like a 4-year-old. And I refuse to negotiate. I do not negotiate. I can collaborate. But I’m an artist, so as soon as you negotiate, you’re being compromised.

I just want people to be the best thems and live the happiest lives possible.

I’m a human being. I’ve got opinions, I’m not always right, I’m not always on time, I don’t always say things in the proper way, but my intentions are always extremely pure.

I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.

My message isn’t perfectly defined. I have, as a human being, fallen to peer pressure.

I love sleep; it’s my favorite.

There was a time Michael Jackson couldn’t get his video on MTV because he was considered to be ‘urban.’ The Michael Jackson. So I literally have to be the Michael Jackson of apparel in order to break down the doors for everyone who will come after I’m gone, after I’m dead.

My doorman is more important to me than any head of any company. He keeps us safe.

We all self-conscious. I’m just the first to admit it.

I’ve known my mom since I was zero years old. She is quite dope.

Our work is never over.

My favorite record label of all time is Motown. That era of music was my favorite.