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 never wanted to he just a housewife. I was too restless.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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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 live with truth.
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Black history won’t stop no bullets.
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I might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from my son.
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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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Revolution is Tupac showing a young artist that he can scribble in a notebook and it’s worth a lot.
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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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I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that’s ok.
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Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times.
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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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Arts can save children, no matter what’s going on in their homes.
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All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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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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When I carried Tupac, when I was five months pregnant they put me back in jail, my bail was revoked. When my bail was revoked, I was not allowed to have my own food.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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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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