Kanye West Quotes

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

You have to win something for people to think about you.

I'd rather have 10 Super Bowl trophies and no MVPs.

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes?

I would hate to be in a situation where my entire focus was obsessing around the issue of whether we're going to win best picture.

I'd rather have one gold medal and 10 caps than 200 caps and no gold.

I'm sure personal accolades are nice and you appreciate them very much. But it's about winning Cups and winning Olympics and winning World Cups and that kind of thing.

The best thing that winning those Academy Awards things are - the best thing of it is that when I say some of my ideas, somebody's going to listen to it, and they'll preface what I say, 'Academy Award winner da-da-da-da-da.'

You go to the Grammys and you say, 'I don't care if I win or not,' and of course you care.

Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don't win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.

The line between winning and losing is very thin, and wins give you prestige, stability, and continuity.

High reputation beats high similarity.

I have no wish to win an award that would be tainted.

A good reputation is better than fame.

When you're you long enough, you get to this space where people start respecting you.

Ball don't lie!

I hope to maintain my credibility after I stop playing.

We just work hard to win the viewers respect and trust every single day.

At a club like Manchester United, we have to win something.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

I've always had the ambition to win a lot of trophies.

The Golden Thumb is not as good as the Oscar, but it is a lot of fun.

Don't confuse visibility with credibility.

The Academy Awards for people in Hollywood is like the Super Bowl, the presidential inauguration and winning the NBA championship rolled up into one.

I was recently voted best standup never to win a major.