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.
AFENI SHAKURI’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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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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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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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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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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When I carried Tupac, when I was five months pregnant they put me back in jail, my bail was revoked. When my bail was revoked, I was not allowed to have my own food. I could only have what was there.
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Arts can save children, no matter what’s going on in their homes.
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I read every agreement of every contract. Anything I put my signature on, I really do read them. And I find things.
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I live with truth.
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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’m not a filmmaker. I’m not a music producer by choice.
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Even after his death, Tupac is as powerful as he was when he was living.
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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 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.
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The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.
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I’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
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