I was taught that Jesus the Son of God was a white man, and hearing black people singing, ‘Lord, wash me, and I will be whiter than snow,’ made me sick.
PETER TOSHIf I wasn’t a singer, I’d be a bloodclaat revolutionary.
More Peter Tosh Quotes
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Me is what them call illegitimate, that mean say me is a criminal, bomba rassclaat! That’s why me go write a song called ‘Illegitimate Children.’ It took me years to find out I was one.
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It can be beautiful, if you just be yourself.
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Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime.
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I enjoy watching the karate practitioners because of their high spiritual level.
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Peace is a certificate you get in the grave.
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My songs is hard stuff which politicians don’t want on them radio station because they still want people to live in ignorancy.
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I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?
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I man don’t come red, I come Black
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I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that.
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It’s not the one-half that’s never been told; it’s the three-quarters.
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To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.
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My job is to be the constructive awakener of the black masses of the world so them know themself and others know what black people suppose to be and where.
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My philosophy is: if you don’t bear a cross, you can’t wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation.
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I love to watch television in Babylon, especially the news because it’s so full of corruption. I-man know there is so much corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!
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It takes a lot of physical and spiritual energy to balance on one wheel. Seen?
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