We cannot go anywhere with anger that we haven’t already been.
AFENI SHAKURIn the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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We need to read history from the source.
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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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Tupac loved to read! Books were a constant part of his life.
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That’s what art is for me. It helps you maintain hope by giving you the ability to either create outside your reality, or to describe your reality.
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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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I learned that I can’t save the world, but I can help a child at a time.
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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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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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I live with truth.
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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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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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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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I have respect for my son because he had sense enough to take responsibility for his own actions.
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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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