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| “Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.” (Vince Bucci/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| Oh, Kanye West, where would America's entertainment world be without your award-winning songs, your flashy music videos, your over-the-top stage performances, and — oh yeah — that mouth of yours? Seems like you can't expel a breath without offending someone or coming off as possibly the most arrogant man to ever wear sunglasses in a darkened club at 4 a.m. over bottles of wildly overpriced Cristal. But then, you can just relive the memories in this look back at your wit and wisdom, and let your words speak for themselves, can't you? Like when Kanye West said this about his new world order: "I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm [expletive] insane, like I'm Hitler. One day the light will shine through and one day people will understand everything I ever did." (Chris Hyde/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| "If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure." (Lester Cohen/WireImage/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| “Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.” (Vince Bucci/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| “I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in.” (Kevin Mazur/WireImage/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| "In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts. You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?" (Michael Caulfield/WireImage/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| “George Bush doesn't care about black people.” (Said during a live telethon appealing for aid for the hurricane victims, next to a stunned Mike Myers.) (NBC/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you. Imma let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” (Kevin Mazur/WireImage/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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| "People need to understand, like, I'm not above the people. I'm of the people. I love the people. I am the people." (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images/LIFE.com) Visit LIFE: Your World in Pictures |
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