Marley Quotes

I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go. ~ Ziggy Marley

It's natural that anyone is compared to their father. ~ Ziggy Marley

The look Evelyn gave to Marley was remarkably similar to her cat's: the casual disinterest of a predator with a full belly. ~ Harry Connolly

Kids out there now have learning issues. Having mental issues. And everybody is looking towards what drug to give them, but is anyone looking at the food that the children are eating? What you're eating has a big impact. ~ Ziggy Marley

I'd love to work with Michael Buble, with Tony Bennett, with Damian Marley, with Andrea Bocelli. ~ Kat Dahlia

I don't condemn and I don't convert. I've been searching through books and bibles to find what this life is worth, and I've made up my mind: Love is my religion. You can take it or leave it, and you don't have to believe it. Love is my religion ~ Ziggy Marley

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people. ~ Ziggy Marley

From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl,
My heart says follow through. ~ Bob Marley

My father and I had a really good relationship. We're cool. I am not trying to outdo him or anything like that. ~ Ziggy Marley

I can put in Bob Marley's music now, and it's still relevant. ~ Tessanne Chin

Oh God," she groans.
"Almost." I tell her as I wink and hold my hand out, as if to shake hers. "Most call me Marley. They save the God title for when I'm making their toes curl. ~ Lesley Jones

Bob Marley says it too but he says every little thing gonna be all right and that strikes me as an appropriate qualifier even if all he was doing was getting enough syllables to match the music. ~ Miriam Toews

You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can't wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. ~ Bob Marley

It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music. ~ Damian Marley

Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot. ~ Ziggy Marley

I'll give you my phone number. When you worry, call me. I'll make you happy. ~ Bob Marley

Vexation of spirit is a waste of time
Negative thinking, don't you waste your thoughts
Verbal conflict is a waste of word
Physical conflict is a waste of flesh
People will always be who they want
And that's what really makes the world go round
Unconditional love is scarce ... ~ Damian Marley

Don't leave music in the lone territory of the music teacher; make it a part of your instruction. In the words of Bob Marley, "Music gonna teach dem a lesson. ~ Sheryl G. Feinstein

My African heritage is a part of reggae music roots, and the concept is that the album, 'Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life' is a tribute to roots reggae music. The fruit is what blossoms into different colors and shades, but the root has to stand predominant. ~ Stephen Marley

People are loving me because they don't even know me. "You're Bob's son. We love you." So I think that's a good thing for a father to leave so much that people are loving their children. I'm proud of that. ~ Ziggy Marley

Only those who're high on the herb can truly appreciate Marley. Lean back, enjoy life and really listen to him. '…every little thing gonna be alright… ~ A.K. Kuykendall

The people that are making this world worse don't take a day off, how can I? ~ Bob Marley

I go running. I go into nature. I really alleviate lot of emotional stress, any kind of stress I'm going through - exercise is my favorite medicine. ~ Ziggy Marley

My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever. ~ Bob Marley

I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either. ~ Ziggy Marley

Everything is connected. There is nothing that is not connected. ~ Ziggy Marley

Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource. ~ Ziggy Marley

I'm not interested in Bob Marley telling me to 'lively up' myself. The only music that satisfies me is Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor's voice crying through industrial rhytms. In the August evenings, I lie on my bed with earphones, letting his laments roll through me like unrepentant thunderstorms. I envy the courage that carries his voice into the world. He doesn't berate himself for pain and anger; he howls. And this delights me, even though I feel ashamed when my own rage comes to the surface. My anger doesn't signify courage; it's just more confirmation that I'm bad. ~ Kiera Van Gelder

I make music from my heart, and from that place, it feels good, you know? I have no boundaries, and no one can put me in a box. If it sounds good, it's good. ~ Stephen Marley

Music is a unifying force. ~ Ziggy Marley

Football is part of I, When I play the world wakes up around me ~ Bob Marley

I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children. ~ Edie Falco

It might sound like I'm a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasn't evolved is mankind's spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago. With spirituality comes morals, a better way of thinking. ~ Damian Marley

Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. ~ Bob Marley

Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth. ~ Bob Marley

Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice. ~ Ziggy Marley

I want to say 'I Shot The Police' but the government would have made a fuss so I said 'I Shot The Sheriff' insteadbut it's the same idea: justice. ~ Bob Marley

The more chemicals that are in our food, the more we are messing with things that we probably don't know the full effect of. ~ Ziggy Marley

Be humble because until the sun with all its grandeur, let the moon shine. ~ Bob Marley

They waited, none of them entirely convinced that the old man wouldn't appear before them again like the ghost of Hamlet's father or Jacob Marley or some other ... ~ Stephen King

I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it, without even learning it, without even hearing it. ~ Ziggy Marley

Know this...GOD IS BIGGER, than anything you're going through, trust him...KEEP YOUR TRUST IN HIM" -Gary Linville

"I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what love is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you."

"Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw,
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw;
Gives exercise to faith and love,
Brings every blessing from above."

Nahum 1:7, "The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him."

"be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."
♥ Ephesians 4:2-3

"the truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. you just got to find the ones worth suffering for." ― Bob Marley

"The thing about the shadows is that they're not all darkness. You need to have light to have shadows"
- A. Meredith Walters "Light in the Shadows" (Find You in the Dark #2) ~ Muliple

By the time Africa is developed, it will be the wonderland of the world, 'cause it will be able to make use of all the mistakes of other nations. But it nah go just drop out of the sky. So we have to put in work. ~ Damian Marley

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? ~ Bob Marley

When I heard music, I let it carry me, moving my limbs with the beat and feeling the rhythm. There was no greater feeling than dancing as the rest of the world fell away. ~ Tay Marley

When I wrote 'Marley & Me,' I had a clear audience in mind. And it did not include children. I wrote my book for adults and assumed only adults, and possibly teenagers, would be drawn to it. ~ John Grogan

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say. ~ Bob Marley

My life is only important if i can help plenty of people ~ Bob Marley

I try to be even-handed and fair-minded about my view of history. I don't romanticize one side and demonize the other, though I do think that if you're suffering a lot, especially in the Bob Marley sense, suffering becomes a kind of university out of which you'll learn some hard lessons. ~ Fred D'Aguiar

tell me what you think it means. ~ Bob Marley

Nothing is wrong if it makes you happy. ~ Bob Marley

The sight of Marley so uncharacteristically guarding us like that, so majestically fierce, brought tears to my eyes. Man's best friend? Damn straight he was. ~ Anonymous

Old Marley was as dead as a doornail.
Mind! I don't mean to say that, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a doornail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a doornail. ~ Charles Dickens

I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too. ~ Ziggy Marley

'Marley and Me' was a book I was proud of and believed in, but I thought it would just have a modest audience because it is such a personal story about my marriage and my family. ~ John Grogan

Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em. ~ Ziggy Marley

Rise up this mornin',
Smile with the risin' sun. ~ Bob Marley

Man is a universe within himself. ~ Bob Marley

Until the end of the world,all whys will be answered,but now,you can only ask! ~ Bob Marley

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I? ~ Bob Marley

Bob Marley songs are my songs. These are the songs that have been passed on to me. Let me say, I wear my family crest, and I represent my family to the fullest. ~ Stephen Marley

The biggest coward in the world Is a man who awakens a woman's love, with no intention of loving her. -Bob Marley ~ Kim Kaye

Much. so there is free dessert involved here." I put my hand to my forehead. "oh, that i had discovered the job first!"
Ryan laughs. "tragic."
want to hear something tragic? my dad is going to a Christian singles' retreat."
Ryan nearly spits out his coffee. "your dad?" he is shacking.
Brandon wallops him on the back a few times. Ryan holds his hands up at him, coughing. "Stop," he croaks, standing. he inhales a few times and gets his voice back. "You would have to tell me this when my mouth was full, wouldn't you?" he sits again.
I smile broadly.
a Christian singles' retreat?" he repeats
Yep," Brandon says. "Get the name: Marley's Michigan Marriage Makers."
I cover my face
Ryan's expression twists. " thats.... interesting," he says slowly
Hallie frowns. "If its a Christian retreat, why is it called Marley's?"
Its a denomination in Michigan," Brandon says. "Marlotist. I just call them Marley for fun."
I double over until my head hits the table.
There is not a denomination called Marlotist," Hallie says.
Is too. I visited one of their churches when I went to Michigan to ski one time," Brandon says.
My eyes blur with tears from laughing so hard and holding it all in. My shoulders start shaking.
Brandon levels a good kick to my shin.
Ow!" I reach for my leg.
What is the name of it, Laurie?" Ryan asks.
Meet Your Match in Michigan"
Brandon scowls at me. " Spoilsport. ~ Erynn Mangum

Whenever she went out on an empty stomach, Gabby turned into a class A booze bunny and got drunk faster than the alcoholic aunt at an open-bar wedding. ~ Tay Marley

Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anything else that's going on in my life that I need to escape from at times - to find who I am. Running really helps me with that. ~ Ziggy Marley

When I was 17, I listened to reggae music. I loved Bob Marley. I started growing dreadlocks. It's always been my way, that the outside matches what's going on with me inside. ~ Matisyahu

Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I'm not saying artists can't be leaders, but that's not the job of art, to lead. Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte - there are artists all through history who have become leaders, but that was already in them, nothing to do with their art. ~ Talib Kweli

I had never thought of Marley as any kind of model, but sitting there sipping my beer, I was aware that maybe he held the secret for a good life. Never slow down, never look back, live each day w/ adolescent verve and spunk and curiosity and playfulness. ~ John Grogan

Money can't buy life. ~ Bob Marley

I'm a big fan of hip-hop, so it reflects in my approach. ~ Damian Marley

Jah come to break downpression, rule equality, wipe away transgression, set the captives free. ~ Bob Marley

Everyone will someday be judged for what they do, and Jah is the only judge. ~ Ziggy Marley

I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are. ~ Ziggy Marley

You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that's so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. ~ Bob Marley

I'm about 5' 10, and my hair is the length of my whole body now. We grow our hair because of faith, but it's getting heavy. Most of the rastas I know with hair my length are elders, and they keep it tied up, but for a young person who's active and running around, the weight is a big thing. So to play sports, I put it in a backpack. ~ Damian Marley

There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible. ~ Wyclef Jean

Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it's like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn't exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day's work and always brings a smile to your face. ~ Bob Marley

You push people away, Marley. You don't realise it, but you do. You close yourself off to anyone and anything that doesn't fit in your perfect little hamster ball of life. But you can't experience love only on your own terms. It doesn't work that way. ~ Kate Lattey

If I was a carpenter, and I was trying to maintain my father's musical legacy, then I guess it would be a burden because it wouldn't be natural to me to be dealing in music when my natural ability is in woodwork or whatever. But because my natural talent is also music, it kind of makes it much easier. ~ Stephen Marley

It's your own conscience That is gonna remind you That it's your heart and nobody else's That is gonna judge. ~ Bob Marley

Forget your troubles and dance! Forget your sorrows and dance! Forget your sickness and dance! Forget your weakness and dance! ~ Bob Marley

Grief is one of those ideas you think you understand until you meet it face-to-face, gut-to-gut. After a sledgehammer of an introduction it insults you further by taking up residence deep inside your soul. It has the obnoxious melodrama of a teenage girl and the hormonal pulse of a bitter pregnant woman – not to mention the nocturnal stamina of a fucking vampire. ~ Marley Jacobs

Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me. ~ Bob Marley

My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods. ~ Ziggy Marley

The roots of my music start from the ghetto. ~ Ziggy Marley

When I was a teenager, black pride became newly popular again. Suddenly a lot of black people were wearing the fake kente cloth and red black and green and Bob Marley. That was sort of my window into finding my own identity as a black person. ~ W. Kamau Bell

I think parents today are looking for meaningful things for their kid. It's about feeding them something with meaning. ~ Ziggy Marley

That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool. ~ Wyclef Jean

no need of the quo Mars ~ Bob Marley

My father's songs don't intimidate me; my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation. ~ Ziggy Marley

The challenges we face are never as important as the challenges we face up to. ~ Ziggy Marley

I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element; to be on my own in a strange place meeting people. ~ Ziggy Marley

Summer 2010 Marley raced into the beach hut, cheeks flushed, sand clinging to his bare feet. 'We need to make a flag pole for the sand fortress,' he told me breathlessly, salt-mussed hair wild around his face. I rummaged at the back of a cupboard, pulling out a pack of wooden skewers that we used for toasting marshmallows. 'Would one of these ~ Lucy Clarke

By day she studied and touched her mother's things, and by night, she dreamed about them. The dreams gave her as fragmented a vision of Marley as the boxes in the attic did. There were a thousand dramatic episodes, but very little sense of the person linking them together ~ Ann Brashares

One good thing about music is that when it hits you, you feel no pain ~ Bob Marley

There's something fabulously decadent about staying in a hotel across the street from where you live. ~ Marley Shelton

Men and people will fight you down when you see the light. Let me tell you if you are not wrong than everything is all right. ~ Bob Marley

Ruislip, the Fop's opponent, resembled a bad dream one might have if one fell asleep watching sumo wrestling on the television with a Bob Marley record playing in the background. He was a huge Rastafarian who looked like nothing so much as an obese and enormous baby. ~ Neil Gaiman

The big change was reggae and hip-hop, which came along after Split Enz had started. When Bob Marley first visited New Zealand, he lit a fuse that is still burning very brightly. The Maori people particularly honor reggae music in a very big way. So there is a strong reggae scene and a strong hip-hop scene, especially among Samoans. There's still plenty of quirky stuff around. No one expects to make much money here, so it definitely does encourage an underground sense. ~ Tim Finn

People love me everywhere I go. ~ Ziggy Marley