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" Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference. "

Kanye West

Music

Power

Now

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" I didn't know the term 'synesthesia' until I was working on 'Cruel Summer.' Halfway into writing that, I really understood that, my entire life, I had been trying to describe this condition of mine: through painting, through this seven-screen Surround Vision film we shot in Qatar, through all these things. "

" 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? "

" I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it. "

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Too

History

" There's a lack of people in power that are motivated by the idea of helping people. "

" I love being American, and I love family. I love having a family, and I feel so blessed, and I feel like God gave me exactly what I wanted, so now I have to do the right thing in God's eyes also. Just follow what God wants me to do. "

" I don't think people are going to talk in the future. They're going to communicate through eye contact, body language, emojis, signs. "

" Do I worry about being in the public eye and raising kids? Yeah. Any situation you're in, you're gonna worry about raising kids. But it's champagne problems, too. There are people who can't feed their kids. "

" I'm giving all that I have in this life. I'm opening up my notebook, and I'm saying everything in there out loud. "

Kanye West

Saying

Life

" I definitely think, generally, rap is misogynistic. "

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

" I can analyze people's intentions. Immediately. That's just a warning. To everyone. "

" Our work is never over. "

" I love sleep; it's my favorite. "

" I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid. "

" Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields? "

" I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live. "

" Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. "

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

Kanye West

Head

Company

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The risk for me would be in not taking one - that's the only thing that's really risky for me. "

Kanye West

Only

Taking

" In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles. "

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

" Here's something that's contrary to popular belief: I actually don't like thinking. I think people think I like to think a lot. And I don't. I do not like to think at all. "

Kanye West

Think

People

" I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever. "

Kanye West

Music

People

" George Bush doesn't care about black people. "

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

" 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? "