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" I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever. "
Kanye West
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" This dark diction has become America's addiction. "
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" I told y'all I didn't vote, right? But if I would've voted, I would've voted for Trump. "
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" I don't even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. "
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" The dinosaurs aren't remembered for much more than their bones. 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? "
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" 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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" I don't think people are going to talk in the future. They're going to communicate through eye contact, body language, emojis, signs. "
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" Nothing in life is promised except death. "
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" 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. "
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" Man, I'm the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix. "
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" I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. "
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" My doorman is more important to me than any head of any company. He keeps us safe. "
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" I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food. "
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" My message isn't perfectly defined. I have, as a human being, fallen to peer pressure. "
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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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" I wouldn't say that anyone in fashion is on my side. I don't think there's anyone on my side. "
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" I know I got angels watchin me from the other side. "
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" I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production. "
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" I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice. "
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" Our focus needs to be less on what our legacy's going to be or how we can control each other and more how we can give to each other. "
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" Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn't white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans. "
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" I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to do, but I'm sure even a Steve Jobs has compromised. Even a Rick Owens has compromised. You know, even a Kanye West has compromised. Sometimes you don't even know when you're being compromised till after the fact, and that's what you regret. "
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" 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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