Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Kanye West Talks His American Dream

Plus, words from Tina Knowles-Lawson and Jamie Foxx.

Kanye West on the American Dream: - "I know people want to talk about the American Dream, but my dream is a world dream. It's a world in which everyone's main goal would be to help each other... You get back what you put out, and the more positive energy you put out, the more positive energy you'll get back."(Photo: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA/Landov)
Tina Knowles-Lawson on Blue Ivy convincing her to get married to Richard Lawson: - "[In September], we went on a boat with Beyoncé and Jay Z and when we came out one night dressed to go to dinner, Blue said, ‘Oh, y’all look beautiful. When are y’all getting married?' Richard said, ‘Oh, Blue, soon. Do you approve?'"(Photo: C.Smith/ WENN.com)
Lisa Raye-McCoy on society not permitting Black women to act like Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift: - “[Taylor Swift] sings about it all the time. Let that be a Black girl and that’s a problem. Let somebody do a sex tape that’s a Black girl and her career is ruined.”(Photo: FayesVision/WENN.com)Cory Hardrict on police brutality: - "If you're from another race, they will chill, they will Taser you and calm you down. But us? Oh, they gon' kill our a***s.”(Photo: Roger Walsh /Landov)

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Kanye West on the American Dream: - "I know people want to talk about the American Dream, but my dream is a world dream. It's a world in which everyone's main goal would be to help each other... You get back what you put out, and the more positive energy you put out, the more positive energy you'll get back."(Photo: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA/Landov)

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