And that's not just a black thing—it's a world thing where the biggest slavery that we have is our opinion of ourselves. That's why my attitude is so shunned. It's not a matter of me believing in myself that's so scary to everyone, it's the idea of everyone else starting to believe in themselves just as much as I do that's scary. →

Still love Kanye. This is from an interview with him talking to director Steve McQueen (‘Hunger’, 'Shame’, '12 Years a Slave’).