"I collect art, and I drink wine... things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said, 'I'm going to buy art to impress this crowd.' That's just ridiculous to me. I don't live my life like that, because how could you be happy with yourself?"

This quote by Jay-Z talks to the importance of living authentically and not trying to impress others. He is saying that he enjoys gathering art and drinking white wine, but he does refrain from doing it to impress anyone. He does it due to the fact that it is something he takes pleasure in and it is something he had never been exposed to in the past. He is highlighting that it is essential to live life for oneself and not to try to impress others. He is stating that if one lives their life attempting to impress others, they will never ever be genuinely delighted with themselves. This quote is a suggestion to live life authentically and to focus on what makes one delighted, not what will make others believe extremely of them.