I need the information and then I can go. So, as long as I have the information and a little bit of sleep, I can do the rest.

I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people, this is the level that things could be at. So when you get something that has the name Kanye West on it, it’s supposed to be pushing the furthest possibilities. I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers. I understand culture. I am the nucleus.

You have the power to let power go

I know you can't control everything, and everything is in God's hands ultimately, but I'm going to fight, go out and perform for everybody, I don't care.

People need to understand that hip-hop that has gun talk is just for entertainment; similar to if you were watching a movie.

Most rappers taste level ain't at my waist level. Turn up the bass 'til it's up in your face level.

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.