Kanye West’s Most Intriguing Quotes of All Time

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Kanye West’s Most Intriguing Quotes of All Time

Kanye West has never shied away from speaking his mind. The iconic rapper has used his platform to share his thoughts on politics, music, religion and even his own legacy.

“I don’t care about having a legacy, I don’t care about being remembered,” the Yeezy designer told Time magazine in April 2015. “The most important thing to me is while I’m here, while we’re having fun, while we’re going to sleep and breathing oxygen, and living life, and falling in love, and having pain, and having joy, is like, ‘What can I do with my voice, what can we do for each other to make life easier, make life doper for our kids as they grow up?’ You know, they were born into a broken world and we’re like the clean-up crew.”

He added at the time: “All these walls that keep us from loving each other as one family or one race – racism, religion, where we grew up, whatever, class, socioeconomics — what makes us be so selfish and prideful, what makes not want to help the next man, what makes us be so focused on a personal legacy as opposed to an entire legacy of a race?… When humanity’s gone, what do we give to this little planet that we’re on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?”

While West balances his successful career as a rapper and a fashion designer, he often touts raising his four children — North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm, whom he shares with Kim Kardashian — as some of his most prized accomplishments.

“I think sometimes people are kind of bashful to be super dads,” West gushed during a confessional on The Kardashians in May 2022, after it was revealed that he rented a firetruck to drive his children to school. “Everybody wants to be, like, the cool dad and sometimes you just gotta, like, wear the fire hat, you know what I mean? Sometimes you’ve got to wear the Easter Bunny costume.”

While the Selfish author filed for divorce in February 2021, West has made it a priority to remain close to their kids.

“My solace comes from seeing my kids and getting a solid schedule,” the Illinois native told Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee in January 2022, noting he bought a house across the street from Kardashian. “That’s why I even got the house. … Nothing with my career, with this rap, with this media, with none of that [is] gonna keep me from my children.”

Imma let you finish — scroll down to look back on West’s most captivating quotes of all time:

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Kanye West’s Most Intriguing Quotes of All Time

Kanye West has never shied away from speaking his mind. The iconic rapper has used his platform to share his thoughts on politics, music, religion and even his own legacy.

“I don’t care about having a legacy, I don’t care about being remembered,” the Yeezy designer told Time magazine in April 2015. “The most important thing to me is while I’m here, while we’re having fun, while we’re going to sleep and breathing oxygen, and living life, and falling in love, and having pain, and having joy, is like, ‘What can I do with my voice, what can we do for each other to make life easier, make life doper for our kids as they grow up?’ You know, they were born into a broken world and we’re like the clean-up crew.”

He added at the time: “All these walls that keep us from loving each other as one family or one race – racism, religion, where we grew up, whatever, class, socioeconomics — what makes us be so selfish and prideful, what makes not want to help the next man, what makes us be so focused on a personal legacy as opposed to an entire legacy of a race?… When humanity’s gone, what do we give to this little planet that we’re on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?”

While West balances his successful career as a rapper and a fashion designer, he often touts raising his four children — North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm, whom he shares with Kim Kardashian — as some of his most prized accomplishments.

“I think sometimes people are kind of bashful to be super dads,” West gushed during a confessional on The Kardashians in May 2022, after it was revealed that he rented a firetruck to drive his children to school. “Everybody wants to be, like, the cool dad and sometimes you just gotta, like, wear the fire hat, you know what I mean? Sometimes you’ve got to wear the Easter Bunny costume.”

While the Selfish author filed for divorce in February 2021, West has made it a priority to remain close to their kids.

“My solace comes from seeing my kids and getting a solid schedule,” the Illinois native told Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee in January 2022, noting he bought a house across the street from Kardashian. “That’s why I even got the house. … Nothing with my career, with this rap, with this media, with none of that [is] gonna keep me from my children.”

Imma let you finish — scroll down to look back on West’s most captivating quotes of all time:

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Art Is Therapy

“Art is therapy just like this view,” West wrote via Instagram in March 2022, seemingly defending his controversial “Eazy” music video that depicted Pete Davidson being buried alive. “Art is protected as freedom of speech. Art inspires and simplifies the world. Art is not a proxy for any ill or harm. Any suggestion otherwise about my art is false and mal intended.”

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Kris Jenner Is a Hero

“I love Kris,” the “Heartless” musician gushed via Instagram in February 2022, referring to Kardashian’s mother. “This woman is a hero and she’s done what she’s had to do to protect her family and make sure they prosper even if it meant telling everyone not to listen to me I respect her grind her hustle and her mind Kris is one of the best to ever do it.”

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Getting Help

Shortly after Kardashian and the Saturday Night Live alum took their romance public in October 2021, West started sharing a series of alarming Instagram messages bashing Davidson.

“I’ve learned that using all caps makes people feel like I’m screaming at them. I’m working on my communication,” West shared via the social media platform in February 2022, noting his intentions to seek help and be kinder. “I can benefit from a team of creative professionals, organizers, mobilizers and community leaders. Thank everybody for supporting me.”

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A Solid Family Unit

“And that’s what I want everybody to know: Don’t play with me, don’t play with my children, ain’t no security gonna get in between me and my children and you ain’t finna gaslight me,” West told Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee in January 2022 of his decision to move next to Kardashian amid their divorce, revealing his intentions to “still ... be the best father.”

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He Went There

West received backlash on Twitter after making controversial comments about slavery in a May 2018 interview with TMZ. “You her about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years? That sounds like a choice,” he told the hosts of TMZ Live. “Like, that was there for 400 years and it’s all of ya’ll?”

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All for Self-Help

“I use the world as my therapist. Anyone I talk to is my therapist,” West told Charlamagne Tha God from iHeartRadio’s The Breakfast Club in April 2018. “I will pull them into the conversation of what I’m feeling at that point and get their perspective.”

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Under the Knife

The rapper revealed in his May 2018 interview with TMZ Live that he had liposuction because of brother-in-law Rob Kardashian’s body image struggle. “I didn’t want ya’ll to call me fat so I got liposuction,” he admitted.

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Rare Gem

“Visiting my mind is like visiting the Hermes factory,” the Grammy winner told W magazine in June 2013. “S—t is real.”

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Cold Truth

Rough night? “Fur pillows are actually hard to sleep on,” the “Famous” rapper tweeted in August 2010.

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True Fan

West made headlines in April 2018 for expressing his support for President Donald Trump. “You don’t have to agree with Trump but the mob can’t make me not love him,” the Yeezy designer wrote. “We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone.”

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Ironic Revelation

“I don’t even listen to rap,” West told BBC Radio’s DJ Semtex in 2008. “My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in.”

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Confident Yet Controversial

“I’ve put myself in a lot of places where a vain person wouldn’t put themselves in,” West revealed to W magazine in June 2013. “Like, what’s vanity without wearing a kilt?”

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Writer’s Block

West, who revealed in April 2018 that he is writing a book, tweeted in September 2015, “Sometimes I get emotional over fonts.”

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So Relatable

Even frequent flyers have their moments! “I hate when I’m on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me,” the Adidas designer tweeted in October 2010. “Like, oh great, now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle.”

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Fun Fact

“I’m the elf that’s Will Ferrell, that’s too big for his hands to make the toys,” West told W magazine in September 2016 referencing the 2003 Christmas comedy Elf.

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Influential Icon

Well aware of his legacy. “I am God’s vessel,” West told VH1’s Storytellers in March 2009. “My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.”

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All Things Said and Done…

“You should only believe about 90 percent of what I say,” the “Gold Digger” rapper admitted to W magazine in June 2013. “As a matter of fact, don’t even believe anything that I’m saying at all. I could be completely f—king with you, and the world, the entire time.”

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Ringing in the New Year ... With Religion

“We will change the world. God is on my side. I am a Christian. I am a tax payer. I am myself,” West wrote on Twitter on January 1. “God is with us.”

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Helping the Masses

“No one would ever choose to end up in a mental hospital and diagnosed with a mental disorder but god chose me to publicly go through this journey and it is beautiful. I am able to experience first hand how people who have mental health issues get written off by society. Don’t listen to him cause he’s crazy,” the “Ghost Town” rapper tweeted in December 2018. “He’s washed cause he’s crazy etc... don’t blame people for not knowing how to handle this that said we as a society will learn together.”

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Solid Advice

West revealed how he handled dealing with suicidal thoughts after watching Alexander McQueen’s documentary, McQueen. “I’m going to tell you things I’ve done to stay in a content place,” he tweeted in July 2018. “How to NOT kill yourself pt 1[:] Avoid being around people who make you want to kill yourself.”

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He's Got a Point..

“We should be able to participate in social media without having to show how many followers or likes we have. Just like how we can turn off the comments we should be able to turn off the display of followers,” West wrote in September 2018. “This has an intense negative impact on our self worth.”