“I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me.”

About Kanye West

Born 1977

American rapper, songwriter, producer, designer, and entrepreneur whose work has shaped contemporary hip-hop, fashion, and popular culture.

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

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“People always say you can't please everybody. I think you can.”

“My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.”

“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”

“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”

“In every part and corner of our life, to lose oneself is to be a gainer; to forget oneself is to be happy.”

“Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.”

“Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.”

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“Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.”