Quotes By Tupac Shakur

If God wanted me to be quiet he would've never showed me what he does.

I am society's child. This is how they made me and now I'm sayin' what's on my mind and they don't want that. This is what you made me, America.

Of course I'm going to say 'I'm a thug,' that's because I came from the gutter and I'm still here!

I've been shot five times but I'm still breathing, living proof there a God if you need a reason.

If we really are saying that rap is an art form, then we got to be more responsible for our lyrics. If you see everybody dying because of what you are saying, it don't matter that you didn't make them die. It just matters that you didn't save them.

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.

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.

Fear is stronger than love, remember that. Fear is stronger than love. All that love I gave didn't mean nothing when it came to fear.

One day I'm gonna bust, blow up on this society. Why did you lie to me? I couldn't find a trace of equality.

Every day, I'm standing outside trying to sing my way in: We are hungry, please let us in We are hungry, please let us in. After about a week that song is gonna change to: We hungry, we needsome food. After two, three weeks, it's like: Give me the food Or I'm breaking down the door. After a year you're just like: I'm picking the lock. Coming through the door blasting.

I have not brought violence to you. I have not brought 'thug life' to America. I didn't create 'thug life;' I diagnosed it.

If I was white, I would be like John Wayne. I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play. Somebody who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, from poverty.

Every time I speak I want the truth to come out. Every time I speak I want a shiver. I don't want them to be like they know what I'm gonna say because it's polite. 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.

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.

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

We can never go nowhere unless we share with each other.

You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened...or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the f*** on.

Never surrender, it's all about the faith you got; don't ever stop, just push it 'till you hit the top and if you drop, at least you know you gave your all to be true to you, that way you can never fail.

Even warriors put their spears down on Sundays.

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