Kanye West Quotes

You have everything. A family, a great job, a lot of people who look up to you. You've got a place to go home to. So go.

But I try not to become preoccupied with that because with whatever direction I follow, with whatever advice I've followed or not followed, It's landed me in New York, in a very beautiful hotel, talking to people about something that I love. So I ain't that far off.

I am so leading the life that I want and wanted and dreamed of as a kid. I'm trying very hard not to abuse it or take advantage of it.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.

It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself.

I was so driven that sometimes you don't recognise all the good things that are happening to you.

I'm passionate about my fans and my shows. But my biggest reward in the success that is my life are my husband and kids.

I'm able to provide for my family and the people that I love with things that I never used to be able to. I'm getting to make music and work with amazing people. I just feel really lucky.

I know lots of people who've never been lucky enough to get to this stage in their life. And I'm not gonna hide it for anybody.

If you want to have a good life, you should focus on your family, on your business, on your dog, on your fun, and you'll have a good life.

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

I have amazing kids, an amazing husband, a fabulous career, wonderful parents. If I had to go through some rough spots to get to this amazing place, so be it.

Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing.

I consider my girls the greatest gift from God in life. And I also love the career that I have built, lost and rebuilt. But the highs and lows of my career would not have been as exciting or manageable to me if I didn't have children and a partner for life with whom to share it all.

And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was with my wife Ruth. Ruth, I appreciate the job you did, and my three fine children, Reid, Reese, and Wendy.

As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, I'll be happy. As long as I get to spend time with my family, I'll be happy. As long as I can write in some form, I'll be happy. It is the essential things like that I equate with happiness.

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me.

I've been pretty lucky. Every single thing I've done has meant so much to me and has been like a stepping stone to something different.

Only humility can take you places.

It's a part of my DNA that I've never really taken time to revel in success.

Basketball has given me everything.

It's not the moment yet for me to enjoy my time as an actor, and as the time goes by, I feel that I need to push myself harder to pay back for all the good fortune that I have received.

I feel so grateful for the whole ride that I've been on.

It is America that gave me so much in my life. It wasn't until I came to America that my life just exploded in so many ways. So for me, I think in a way, though I'm English, I've been living the American Dream and I'm eternally grateful to Americans for allowing me to do what I love doing the most.