I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he’s been gone than they did when he was here.
AFENI SHAKURWhatever else anyone says he was, he may have been. But Tupac really was a great American artist. The passage of time allows us to see things as they really are: We see the poetry; we see the personality; we see different sides.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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We cannot go anywhere with anger that we haven’t already been.
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I just need to do Pac’s work. I just need to. Maybe because I’m a recovering addict, I’m obsessed like that.
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The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.
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Nelson Mandela’s contribution to the people of South Africa has been immeasurable and I look forward to helping with his work all over the country.
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Everything Tupac said was introspective. He was really honest with himself about himself. He knew his flaws, but he also had such love for his work and his people.
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I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac’s entire body of work is made available for his fans.
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I’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
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We need to read history from the source.
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That’s what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can’t help it. They get put into a small, frail body, and they are given a light that is much too bright for that cavity.
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I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that’s ok.
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That’s just the way life is. We have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to pay the price for what’s right – and for what we do wrong. That’s one of the things that I love about my son. My son was always willing to take his weight.
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That’s what Tupac and I got from my dad – the rebellion and the need to fight back and be recognized for being different.
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Whatever else anyone says he was, he may have been. But Tupac really was a great American artist. The passage of time allows us to see things as they really are: We see the poetry; we see the personality; we see different sides.
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That’s what art is for me. It helps you maintain hope by giving you the ability to either create outside your reality, or to describe your reality.
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I miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second that he was here.
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