"When I had my accident, I found out at that moment nothing in life is promised except death. If you had the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don't appreciate their moment until it's passed."
—Acceptance speech at 47th Grammy Awards ceremony after winning Best Rap Album for College Dropout
"There's two types of people, there's dreamers, and there's haters. Only difference is..the haters forgot about their dreams, or they let somebody kill their dreams. So they try to kill our dreams."
—Phoenix, AZ performance of Yeezus Tour on Dec 10, 2013
"I don't give a fuck about looking stupid. All I care about is what I dream about, and making that into a reality. So if you say your dreams out loud, and somebody looks at you and says 'You look stupid', just say, 'Look at Ye! He be looking stupid all the time and he made a motherfucking mountain.'"
—Phoenix, AZ performance of Yeezus Tour on Dec 10, 2013
"Success is the best revenge."
"One good girl is worth a thousand bitches."
—"Bound 2"
"I don't give a fuck what people think because people don't think."
"Everything I'm not made me everything I am."
—"Everything I Am"
"For me, giving up's way harder than trying."
—"Champion"
"It seems we living the American Dream, but the people highest up got the lowest self-esteem. The prettiest people do the ugliest things for the road to riches and diamond rings."
—"All Falls Down"
"Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger. But they will never be you."
"People never change, they just become better at hiding who they really are."
"The most beautiful thoughts are always besides the darkest."
—"I Thought About Killing You"
"If you can communicate this product, you can make money off the product. 'Cause look at Gaga, she's the Creative Director of Polaroid. I like some of the Gaga songs. What the fuck does she know about cameras?"
