“We should stop looking for something to beat and just be.”

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.”

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

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

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

“Become who you are.”

“When you have all the time in the world, you can spend it, not on going somewhere, but on being where you are.”

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.”

“That which I am, I am; I did not seek for life, nor did I make myself.”

“I could give you no advice but this: to go into yourself and to explore the depths where your life wells forth.”