Kanye West Quotes

Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.

I don't try to hide my feelings or what I think.

I think a lot of pain in people's lives comes from not being open and honest about what they really think, what they really feel, what they like, what they don't like.

I am an honest person, and that includes showing my emotions - good or bad.

What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending... we gotta let ourselves be.

Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

So many people are like, 'I'm perfect.' I'm so imperfect; that's why I'm able to let everything out and let people see everything. 'Cause I'm just a mess like every other person that's a mess out there.

I am not good at first or second impressions, and you have to spend some time with me to know me. Also, I don't want to put my best foot forward and prove something, as that is not me. I would rather be me and have you like me for who I am, instead of being someone else.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

It is always easier to write from the heart and deal with things in the present.

In my music and my life, I'm honest with my feelings, and people appreciate that. That's just the way I am.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm feeling.

If you write, write about what you do and who you are, and you can't be wrong. Don't lie about anything. You are very similar to everybody else in the world. You love, you hate, you have friends, you have enemies. Be who you are.

I say what I feel.

One should say what he/she feels.

Whatever you think about me, I was pretty open about how I felt about people.

All I know is real life. I don't know how to act. I don't know how to pretend.

I'm not ashamed to speak about anything. And what I'm telling you is real; it's from the heart.

I am an emotional guy. I try to be very honest.

Don't hide your truth.

The idea is that for ten minutes, we forget that we have feelings. And we forget about protecting ourselves or other people and we just say the truth. For ten minutes. And then we can go back to being lame.

I think I have come to a place where I'm able to feel more comfortable about being honest.

It's just better to be yourself than to try to be some version of what you think the other person wants.