Kanye West Quotes

I am much better at saying how I feel when I no longer feel it.

I always feel slightly sorry to be the voice of whatever I'm experiencing.

I think your program has to reflect what your basic feelings are. I'll plead guilty to that.

I don't like denial. I don't like repression.

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.

I have had a number of less-than-enviable moments in my life when dealing with other people. I won't attempt to blunt that by saying I am not the only one.

I always call myself an emotionalist. I feel.

I'm not fake, and I don't want to mislead people about who I am. I can be serious, too, and I cry a lot. It's just who I am.

I'm acting from my heart. The way how I feel is the way how I act.

My career is based off of me talking about my emotions.

I can't hide my feelings. I'm efficient. I've always been that way.

I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it's a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let's own who we are and use it as a strength.

When I feel really insecure, or I'm in a social situation where I'm nervous about how I come off, or I'm trying to control the situation too much, I literally just try and use the same muscles that I had to use on stage - just paying attention to the other person and trusting yourself to respond as emotionally honestly as possible.

I was brought up to express myself and say how I was feeling.

A lot of being a good voice is knowing when I have a place to speak and when it's appropriate. And to speak from the heart when I do.

A lot of the work I've done has been about being very raw and open with your emotions.

Comedy has so much to do with honesty, and women can be more open about their emotions.

I've always been very open with my emotions. Actually, that's got me into a lot of trouble, too, in the past.

I never try and tune anything out. I think that's a mistake. You want to bring all the honest stuff that's going on inside you into your work. Otherwise, you're keeping a lot of authenticity out.

I am not a performing seal. In your writing, you are tapping into the part that is 'the best' in you. But what you are also filters through in your writing your prejudices, your bitterness. I am not a pretentious person.

I find it hard to act other than the way I feel.

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 couldn't be Susan Sontag. I'm not very good with abstract thought. I always just take to the emotional core of me.

I'm not a 'real rapper'; I just like to talk about what I've been through. When I was younger, I just said random, stupid lyrics and censored myself because I was worried about what people would think. But now I've become more mature with my words and uncensored.

Everything I write is about big feelings. What I care about is trying to be brave enough to feel how you feel and to be emotionally true.