Tupac Shakur Quotes

June 16, 1971, mama gave birth to a Hell rasing heavenly son.

The only time I have problems is when I sleep.

The seed must grow regardless Of the fact that it's planted in stone

They ordered the extermination
of all minds they couldn't control

This duo inside of me causes the perfect opportunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity.

I feel that what was done in the dark will come to light. There are secrets everybody's gonna find out about.

I didn't get that power from gunz..coz there's no gunz in jail..I got that power from books and from thinking and strategizing ... That's what I want little niggaz to see.

I'm just as guilty for not doing anything as I am for doing things. Not with case (the 1994 sexual abuse conviction), but just my life. I was so scared of this responsibility that I was running away from it. But I see now that whether I show up for work or not, the evil forces are going to be at me. They're going to come 100 percent.

I'm not a gangsta rapper. I rap about things that happen to me. I got shot five times. People was trying to kill me.

Even as a dope fiend mama. You always was a black queen mama.

Before I write I let my mind go blind and let the lord do his thing.

i will live by the gun and die by the gun

Maybe in time you'll understand only God can save us.

Goin insane, never die, live eternal, who shall I fear?

Watch me, diamonds shining looking like I robbed Liberace.

As long as some suffer
The River Flows Forever
As long as there is pain
The River Flows Forever
As strong as a smile can be
The River will Flow Forever

Life in the pen ain't for me 'cos I'd rather die.

Break the chains in our brains that make us fear.

Long live the rose that grew from the concrete when no one else ever cared.

The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.

I turn to a life of crime cause I came from a broken family.

I'm not saying girls are perfect, because we all know that's not true. But why be unfaithful to her if she was true to you.

My homie lost his family and snapped, shot up half the block to bring them back.

In my brain all I think about is fame.

Can't close my eyes cause all I see is terror
I hate the man in the mirror
Cause his reflection makes the pain turn realer

If I could patent 'being real', I think I could own that.

Dear mama, yo baby boys doing fine tell the homies I'm in heaven and they aint got hoods.

I see myself as real. Like I mean if I was the President I would have a responsibility, because people put me there. Nobody put me here. They just buy my records. They wouldn't buy my records if my records wasn't good. I'm being who i am in the record.

Oh Lord, help me change my ways, Show a litlle mercy on judgement day, It aint me I was raised this way, Never let em' play me for a busta, Makin' hell for a huslter.

Only God can judge me now

You get time to appreciate things. Perspective, you start looking at things differently ...

When I die and they come for me bury me a g.

We probaly in hell already, our dumb asses not knowin, everybody kissin ass to go to heaven aint goin.

The trick is to never lose hope!

It makes me unhappy when brothers make babies and leave a young mother to be a pappy.

I'm not perfect. But I'll always be real

I did not wanted to become the victim, so became the bully.

They say it's the white man I should fear, But it's my own kind doin' all the killin' here.

Perhaps I was blind to the facts, stabbed in the back
I couldn't trust my own homies just a bunch of dirty rats

Killing ain't fair, but somebody gotta do it.

Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes.

Father Forgive Us For Livin'
Why All My Homies Stuck In Prison?
Barely Breathin' Believin That The World Is A Prison,
It's Like A Ghetto We Could Neva Leave…

A Broken Rose, Trying to Bloom Through The Cracks Of The Concrete,
So Many Otha Things For Us To See, Things To Be,
Our History so Full Of Tragedy And Misery,

To All My Homies Neva Made It Home,
The Dead Peers I Shed Tatooed Tears For
When I'm Alone,

Picture Us Inside A Ghetto Heaven, A Place To Rest,
Findin' Peace Through This Land Of Stress,

In My Chest I Feel Pain, Come In Sudden Storms,
Life Full Of Rain In This Game Watch For landstorms,

Our Unborn,
Neva Gotta Grow
Neva Gotta See What's Next,
In This World Full Of Countless Threats,

I Beg God To Make A Way
For Our Ghetto Kids To Breathe
Show A Sign
Make Us All Believe,
Coz I Ain't Mad At Cha

Don't live to fight, fight to live.

When I say ' thug' I mean not a criminal, someone who beats you over the head, I mean the underdog. You could have two people- one person has everything he needs to succeed and one person has nothing. If the person who has nothing succeeds, he's a thug. Cuz he overcame all the obstacles.

We don't need no more rappers, we don't need no more basketball players, no more football players. We need more thinkers. We need more scientists. We need more managers. We need more mathematicians. We need more teachers. We need more people who care; you know what I'm saying? We need more women, mothers, fathers, we need more of that, we don't need any more entertainers

I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle, I make mistakes but learn from every one, And when it's said and done, I bet this brother be a better one, If I upset you don't stress, Never forget, that God isn't finished with me yet

But I see now that whether I show up for work or not, the evil forces are going to beat me. They're going to come 100 percent, so if I dont be 100 percent pure-hearted, I'm going to lose. And thats why I'm losing.

I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up ... and handle it.

But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for the real.

I'll probably be punished for hard living.

If you let a person talk long enough you'll hear their true intentions. Listen twice, speak once.

And thats the way it was and thats the way the cookie crumbles

Dear Mama, don't cry, your baby boy's doin' good,
Tell the homies I'm in heaven, and they ain't got hoods.
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook,
Drippin' peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke ...

Thanks for comin out, God bless you, good night ...
What of fame?
Everyone knows your face, the world screams your name
And never again, are you alone..

I find any great man, black or white, I'm going to study him, learn him so he can't be great to me no more.

Today is filled with anger, fueled with hidden hate.
Scared of being outkast, afraid of common fate.
Today is build on tragedies which no one want's to face.
Nightmares to humanity and morally disgraced.
Tonight is filled with Rage, violence in the air.
Children bred with ruthlessness cause no one at home cares.
Tonight I lay my head down but the pressure never stops,
knowing that my sanity content when I'm droped.
But tomorrow I see change, a chance to build a new,
build on spirit intent of heart and ideas based on truth.
Tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride.
I know I fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.

I'm a sucker for love

Bury me smilin' with G's in my pocket, Have a party at my funeral let every rapper rock it Let the hoes that I used to know, from way before Kiss me from my head to my toe, Gimme a paper and pen so I can write about my life of sin, Couple bottles of gin, in case I don't get in ...

Please wake me when I'm free
I cannot bear captivity
4 I would rather be stricken blind
Than 2 live without expression of mind

Can't sleep 'cause all the dirt make my heart hurt

God come save the youth, Ain't nothin else to do but have faith in you, Dear Lord I live the life of a Thug, hope you understand Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand.

I'm not saying I'm going to rule the world, I'm going to change the world. But I guarantee I will spark the brain that will change the world. And that's our job. It's to spark somebody else watching us. We might not be the one, but let's not be selfish. And because we['re] not going to change the world, not talk about how we should change it. I don't know how to change it. But I know if I keep talking about how dirty it is out here, somebody's going to clean it up!

If you fall stand tall and come back for more.

Gotta start teaching the children that they can be just what they want to be, there's much more to life than poverty.

Today is built on tragedies, which no one wants to face, nightmares to humanities and morally disgraced. Tonight is filled with rage, violence in the air, children bred with ruthlessness because no one at home cares.

Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn't make it.

Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up. And when he tells you you ain't nothing, don't believe him. And if he can't learn to love you, you should leave him.

I'm on my knees begging, please come and save me.

There's no way I could pay you back but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated

I'm 23 years old. I might just be my mother's child, but in all reality, I'm everybody's child. Nobody raised me; I was raised in this society.

And did you ever stop to think that im old enough to go to war but i aint old enough to drink.

It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.

Give me a paper and pen, so I can write about my life of sin. A couple of bottles of gin, in case I don't get in.

Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots

The only thing that can kill me is death, that's the only thing that can ever stop me, is death, and even then my music will live forever.

Gettin high, livin' everday, like i'm gonna die.

You need to hit the door, search for a new guy. Cause I only got one night in town.

When your hero falls from grace, all fairy tales are uncovered
Myth exposed and pain magnified, the grace pays uncovered
He told me to be strong, but I confused to see it so weak
You say never to give up, and it hurts to see what comes to be
When your hero falls soley the stars, and so does the reception of tomorrow
Without my hero, theres only me alone, to deal with my sorrow
Your heart ceases to work, and your soul is not happy at all
What are you expected to do, when your only hero falls

I'm not saying I'm gonna rule the world or I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee you that I will spark the brain that will change the world. And that's our job, It's to spark somebody else watching us. We might not be the one's, but let's not be selfish and because we not gonna change the world let's not talk about how we should change it. I don't know how to change it, but I know if I keep talking about how dirty it is out here, somebody's gonna clean it up.

I got love for my brother but we can never go nowhere unless we share with each other..

Watch for phonies, keep your enemies close nigga watch your homies

After a long day of trying, to make my songs pay, making love all day against the wall in the hallway.

Gangsta Rap is dead. I've moved on. And the raps that I'm rappin to my community shouldn't be filled with rage? They shouldn't be filled with same attrocities that they gave me? The media they don't talk about it, so in my raps I have to talk about it, and it seems foreign because there's no one else talking about it.

You can't disrespect the love. You can't disrespect the peace treaty.

Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to geting pussy.

When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.

There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see
that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future.
But through whatever you see,
through all the rain and the pain,
you gotta keep your sense of humor.
You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit.
Remember that.

I smoke blunt to take the pain out and if I wasn't high I'd probably blow my brains out.

If you're not dark inside and you come to this world, it'l turn you dark ... and if you really have Sunshine inside you, it's not good to play in the dark. It's just gonna extinguish your fire.

No thank you to all the bustas, cowards, and FAKE HOMIES who showed me the depths of jealousy, envy and greed.

I don't have no fear of death. My only fear is coming back reincarnated.

God damn! Drug dealers dealin' to the kiddies,
Livin' in the city ain't no pity on the itty-bitty.
We try to cry, but still they all die,
I try to speak to the youth, and the truth is: they all high.

It's like if you plant something in the concrete and if it grow and the rose petal got all kinda scratches and marks, you ain't gonna say "damn, look at all the scratches and marks on the rose that grew from the concrete.." you gonna be like "DAMN! a ROSE grew from the CONCRETE?

You gotta keep ur head up even when the road is hard never give up.

What people do for the struggle of power is madness.

Be an individual, work hard, study, get your mind straight, and trust nobody.

They wanna censor me, they ratha see me in a cell, livin' in hell, with only a few of us to live to tell.

My raps are a decision, rabble rousing, spiritual, like gospel music. I don't want to dance. We have so many things to deal with, we need to talk straight up and down.

First ship them dope, let them deal to brothers, give them guns, step back and watch them kill each other.