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We must recognize that anger only agitates and incites. It cannot squelch or satisfy the hunger for justice.

Afeni Shakur

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.
AFENI SHAKUR

Flaw Himself Honesty Love People Work
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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Bright Give Up Impact Light People Time
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 SHAKUR

Communication Deep Myself Passion Place Raw Thinking Understand
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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Art Creation Description Help Hope Maintain Myself
I have respect for my son because he had sense enough to take responsibility for his own actions.
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Action Enough Himself Respect Responsibility
The Woodruff Library Archives has done a phenomenal job archiving my son’s materials.
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Archive Job Material Myself Son
I just need to do Pac’s work. I just need to. Maybe because I’m a recovering addict, I’m obsessed like that.
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Addiction Myself Need Obsession Work
The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don’t take responsibility for what you did wrong.
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Responsibility Worst Wrong Yourself
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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Contribution Country Help Measurement Myself People Work
I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he’s been gone than they did when he was here.
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Absence Death Myself People Presence Thinking
The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.
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Criticism Oneself Son Time
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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Art Available Children Lost Myself Right Son
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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Artist Different Myself Personality Perspective Poetry Side
All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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Himself Myself Opportunity Story
I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that’s ok.
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Himself Myself Right Shame
I’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
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We must recognize that anger only agitates and incites. It cannot squelch or satisfy the hunger for justice.

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