Kanye West Quotes

I see the hate, what some people say, but I just prove them wrong at the end of the day because I show everyone what I can do. Some people don't want me to succeed but you just have to take it on the chin.

If I can not bend Heaven, I shall move Hell.

We're going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

I'll run against the grain till the day I drop?

...and we'll see what happens when we say Yes while this rigor mortis world screams No.

& these haters try to knock me but they can't knock me off the hinges.

Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.

I've been shut down, run down, talked about, dogged out, but that never stopped me from the being the true me that's here and will be here.

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.

I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.

I'm totally anti-commercialism.

Sometimes you have to understand that you push ahead, there's going to be a lot of flak, there's going to be a lot of dogs barking, but the wagon train moves ahead.

I've always had to prove myself to people growing up. I had to show them that I could do this and I could do that and paying no mind to what the critics said.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

... combines a limited outlook with strong qualities of resistance.

The struggle is my life.

When people push back on you and don't think you can do it, and you struggle a little bit and wonder if they're right, it drives you to be successful and to be a great player.

Being told you're too small and never going to make it is an opinion. And it's a valid opinion, and it's something you take in your stride.

No matter what happens to us in life, we must get back on our feet and continue on the path.

When I have criticism that I feel is unfair, the rejection does disturb me, but it also strengthens me. I used to get turned down for all sorts of jobs. I used to writhe in pain, but then I would say, 'Good. Good. I will get stronger for this.'

I hear all the critics, man. I hear them saying 'He's done.' I hear them saying 'He can't.' I hear all that. That keeps me going.

Every little bit of hate just gees me on to do better and prove them all wrong.

The fight's the fight.

I've been criticized my whole career. When I got drafted in the second round in the green room, they said I wouldn't even make it in the N.B.A.

I am so dedicated, so passionate, and that counts for more than what crazy people throw at me.