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.
AFENI SHAKURI have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that’s ok.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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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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The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.
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I might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from my son.
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All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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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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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’m not a filmmaker. I’m not a music producer by choice.
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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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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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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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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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Arts can save children, no matter what’s going on in their homes.
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We cannot go anywhere with anger that we haven’t already been.
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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 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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