Kanye West

Hip Hop Producer Rapper American Born 1977 (age 49)

Production innovator whose ambitious hip-hop albums pushed genre boundaries.

425 quotes

"Patience builds wisdom that rush destroys"
Patience
"Kindness is revolutionary in a world of cynicism"
Kindness
"Strength multiplies when shared with others"
Strength
"Fear teaches caution; wisdom teaches when to overcome it"
Fear
"Power is most effective when used to elevate others"
Power
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man"
Success
"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles"
Motivation
"I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it"
History
"Sometimes people write about you and don't know you"
Truth
"Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way"
Creativity
"I'm a creative genius and there's no other way to word it"
"The struggle is what gives you strength"
Strength
"Have the courage to believe in yourself when no one else does"
Courage
"Everything I'm not made me everything I am"
Perseverance
"I refuse to accept other people's ideas of my limitations"
Freedom
"The moment you stop worrying about success is when success comes"
Peace
"Life is about creating yourself"
Life
"I'm here to change the world"
Change
"You must believe that it will work out"
Faith
"Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness"
"Art is supposed to challenge and inspire"
Art
"I think it's important to have conversations about ideas"
Knowledge
"The most powerful thing you can be is yourself"
"I want to create things that make people feel inspired"
Inspiration
"We're all gonna die, so let's live while we're here"
Life
"Music is something that every human being has within them"
Music
"Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20"
Wisdom
"I'm trying to change the paradigm of what a celebrity can be"
Leadership
"One day I'm gon' marry a porn star"
Relationships
"Perfection doesn't exist, but if we strive for it, we can find excellence"