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" Fashion is merely an opinion. And I've got a lot of opinions. "
Kanye West
Got
Lot
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" People have me pinned as a shark or a predator in some way, and in no way am I that. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone. I want to defend people. I want to help people. "
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" I didn't want to play it boring and safe. I also didn't want to innovate too much. Second albums, man, they're even scarier than first ones. "
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" I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we've seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka... and welcome to my chocolate factory. "
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" I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying. "
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" We came into a broken world. And we're the cleanup crew. "
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Crew
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" I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. "
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" If we go on your iPhone and go to the dictionary and look up 'humble,' 80 per cent of the definition is negative. It's a controlling word. It's a way to control the masses and to control the sheep. "
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" Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from pain. "
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" There's a lack of people in power that are motivated by the idea of helping people. "
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Lack
Idea
" Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. "
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" But for me to have the opportunity to stand in front of a bunch of executives and present myself, I had to hustle in my own way. I can't tell you how frustrating it was that they didn't get that. No joke - I'd leave meetings crying all the time. "
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Time
Stand
" I'm inspired by Walt Disney. I'm inspired by Howard Hughes. I'm inspired by Henry Ford. I'm inspired by Steve Jobs. I mean, I'm inspired by James Perse. "
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Inspired
Steve Jobs
" The most genius thing about the way I create is to create with other geniuses. "
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Other
Genius
Create
" I still think I am the greatest. "
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Think
Still
I Am
" In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles. "
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You
Smiles
" They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh? "
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You
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Say
" Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them. "
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Doing
Always
You
" I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever. "
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Win
Year
" The risk for me would be in not taking one - that's the only thing that's really risky for me. "
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Only
Me
Taking
" I can analyze people's intentions. Immediately. That's just a warning. To everyone. "
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Everyone
Just
I Can
" My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don't care what your job is, you're not gonna talk down to me, you're not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I'm a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened. "
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Me
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" I'm a trained fine artist. I went to art school from the time I was 5 years old. I was, like, a prodigy out of Chicago. I'd been in national competitions from the age of 14. "
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Chicago
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Used
About
" People always tell you, 'Be humble. Be humble.' When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome! "
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Amazing
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You
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School
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Band
Due