I’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
AFENI SHAKURI just need to do Pac’s work. I just need to. Maybe because I’m a recovering addict, I’m obsessed like that.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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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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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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I wake up every day and think everything sure is awful, but then I ask the Lord what I can do to make it better.
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The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don’t take responsibility for what you did wrong.
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I have no secrets. Neither did Tupac, neither does my daughter. We don’t live behind secrets, we don’t live lies, we are who we are, and we are pretty happy to be who we are.
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I’m not a filmmaker. I’m not a music producer by choice.
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Arts can save children, no matter what’s going on in their homes.
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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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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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Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times.
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Black history won’t stop no bullets.
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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 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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All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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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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