The 25 Best Kanye West Quotes Of 2013

What's one 2013 thing that's better than Yeezus other than the idea of Kanye West water bottles? His interviews. Here's his best quotes of the year.

25. "The last thing I'd want to happen to my daughter is for some crazy drunk black guy in a leather shirt to cut her off at an awards show. That’s the last thing I would ever want."

West being ridiculously PG-rated, Kris Jenner

24. “In a movie, it would be a combination of Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Michelangelo. That’s it."

West answering Charlamagne Tha God’s question of “Who are you looking to be?” (No word if West is bringing back the college bear to compete with Mickey Mouse, however.) The Breakfast Club

23. "Since my mom passed it was very difficult to find love."

West on dealing with mother’s passing, The Kris Jenner Show

22. “I told them, I go to the Garden and play one-on-no one. I’m a performance athlete.”

West on Nike refusing to offer royalties because he’s not an athlete like Michael Jordan, The Angie Martinez Show

21. “Look at Gaga, she’s the creative director of Polaroid. I like some of the Gaga songs; what the f*ck does she know about cameras?”

West informs up Polaroid still exists, Zane Lowe

20. “It's not safe for you in the zoo. Never think that I'm not from Chicago for one second and think you can walk up and disrespect me and my family constantly"

West repping Chi-Town, Jimmy Kimmel

19. "You do help me get money, paparazzi. You show people how fresh my outfit is"

West sonning paparazzi on Jimmy Kimmel

18. "When a real n**ga hold you down/ You’re supposed to drown"

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West on how to love, “Bound 2”

17. “Eatin’ Asian p**sy, all I need was sweet and sour sauce”

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West on flavored oral sex, “I’m In It."

16. “People come to me and they congratulate me on those two nominations. F*ck those nominations!”

Yeezus tour rant in Phoenix

15. “Yeah, kill self. That’s all I have to say. Kill self”

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West commenting on fashion choices five to seven years ago. (Not “kill myself.” “Kill self.” What does that even mean? Why so complicated, ‘Ye?), New York Times

14. The Entirety of His Rant at Pusha T's My Name Is My Name Listening Party

“Aye yo this Yeezy right now speaking to y’all. This the heart of the muthaf*cking city, act y’all ain’t have that muthaf*cking Clipse album and sh*t. Act like y’all ain’t base y’all whole shit, whole lifestyle off this n**ga Pusha T. Everything is Pusha T. Pyrex Vision, that’s Pusha T. ‘Fear Of God’, that’s Pusha T. This n**ga the heart of the muthaf*cking culture for you culture vultures. This the only n**ga spitting that wild muthaf*cking hip-hop shit right now, that’s why I stand next to this n**ga. I don’t give a f*ck about none of these corporations, none of these f*cking sellouts, this muthaf*cking Pusha T” — West as G.O.O.D. Music PR

13. “Michael Jackson told me I could sing. F*ck all y’all!”

West on meeting the King of Pop, Juan Epstein on Hot 97

12. "When someone comes up and says something like, 'I am a God,' everybody says, Who does he think he is? I just told you who I thought I was: A God. Would it have been better if I had song that said, 'I am a gangster' or 'I am a pimp?’”

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West on the absurdity of everybody being all like, “Hey! You can’t call yourself a god!,” Zane Lowe

11. “HEADING HOME NOW”

West’s tweet after seeing Kim Kardashian’s swimsuit. Perhaps he was inspired to go swimming before winter fully hit.

10. “F*ck you and your Hampton spouse / I’ll f*ck your Hampton spouse”

Kanye West on his contempt of the Prison Industrial Complex and Hampton socialites, “New Slaves”

9. The Second Verse of "New Slaves" is the Greatest of All Time, according to Kanye West

I open the debate… The 2nd verse of New Slaves is the best rap verse of all time….meaning … OF ALL TIME IN THE HISTORY OF RAP MUSIC, PERIOD

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 20, 2013

Kanye is completely disregarding the rapper dude's (a.k.a. Pato) verse on "Friday."

8. “I don’t know if this is statistically right, but I’m assuming I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven’t won one against a white person.”

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West on the barriers of success, New York Times

7. “If I seen an opportunity, I’m gonna go for it. We’re all going to die one day. So live like that: Live like you can die tomorrow. Go for it. Those steps have been the platforms that have allowed me to make it this far.”

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West's life advice, Zane Lowe

6. “For me, I'm a creative genius, and there's no other way to word it. I know you're not supposed to say that about yourself, and I say things the wrong way a lot of times. But my intention is always positive"

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West on titles, Jimmy Kimmel

5. Kanye West City Is Coming

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“What people don’t realize is, I want to make uniforms for my high school basketball team through brand Yeezy. I want to make that one step, and then make another step, and then eventually do uniforms for an entire city. Then I want them uniforms to be hot and make money. Then I eventually want to be the anchor and the force behind a billion-dollar company. And after I make that billion dollar step, then I can go in and say, Hey, I’ve got an opinion on this. And that can be a $10 billion step. And I eventually want to be the anchor of the first trillion-dollar company.” — Kanye West on being the trillion-dollar man, Zane Lowe

4. “And there's moments where I stood up to drug dealers in Chicago and said, ‘You can't have my publishing. Come and kill me. Do whatever you're gonna do, but you're not gonna bully me."

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"You're not gonna stop me, because my mother told me to believe in myself.’” — West on school bullies, Jimmy Kimmel

3. "I'm totally weird, and I'm totally honest, and I'm totally inappropriate sometimes. And the thing is, for me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you and to myself"

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West knows himself, Jimmy Kimmel

2. “If you a Kanye West fan, you a fan of yourself”

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West on finding the Yeezus in you, Zane Lowe

1. “You ain’t got the answers, Sway!”

West on Sway in the Morning. At least he has a television set.