I think what it was is that Tupac was extremely passionate, very honest and raw in his approach to communicating. He understood communicating. And I think he just did it from a deep place within.
AFENI SHAKURNelson 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.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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The Woodruff Library Archives has done a phenomenal job archiving my son’s materials.
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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 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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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 learned that I can’t save the world, but I can help a child at a time.
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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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Even after his death, Tupac is as powerful as he was when he was living.
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For me, revolution is around young people with no skills, college education, and coming from everywhere having an economic impact on an entire system which no one notices.
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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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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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In the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history.
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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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Revolution is Tupac showing a young artist that he can scribble in a notebook and it’s worth a lot.
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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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All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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