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Afeni Shakur

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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Day Missing Myself Son Thankful
I know that my son was an honest person and an honest artist, and what he gave from himself through his art was the depth of his humanity.
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Art Deep Honest Humanity Myself Person Son
The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don’t take responsibility for what you did wrong.
AFENI SHAKUR

Responsibility Worst Wrong Yourself
I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that’s ok.
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Himself Myself Right Shame
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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Different Father Fight Myself Rebel
I might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from my son.
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Money Myself Son
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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Bright Give Up Impact Light People Time
I wasn’t available to do the right things for my son. If not for the arts, my child would’ve been lost.
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Art Available Children Lost Myself Right Son
Anger is an all-consuming fire that will burn you and everyone else around you. Where is the justice in that?
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Angry Burn Consume Justice Yourself
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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Contribution Country Help Measurement Myself People Work
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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Believe Body Fans Myself Responsibility Work
When I carried Tupac, when I was five months pregnant they put me back in jail, my bail was revoked. When my bail was revoked, I was not allowed to have my own food. I could only have what was there.
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Carry Food Myself Pregnant Prison
I read every agreement of every contract. Anything I put my signature on, I really do read them. And I find things.
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Agreement Finding Myself Reading
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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Artist Different Myself Personality Perspective Poetry Side
The Woodruff Library Archives has done a phenomenal job archiving my son’s materials.
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Archive Job Material Myself Son
People can like him or not like him individually. But I need for them to know that he was a person of substance, and he was worthy, and he was a good son and a good brother and a good participant in the community.
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Community Goodness Himself Need People Person Substance Worth

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