I have respect for my son because he had sense enough to take responsibility for his own actions.
AFENI SHAKURI 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.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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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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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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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 might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from my son.
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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.
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Tupac loved to read! Books were a constant part of his life.
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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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The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.
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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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Revolution is Tupac showing a young artist that he can scribble in a notebook and it’s worth a lot.
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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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All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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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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Anger is an all-consuming fire that will burn you and everyone else around you. Where is the justice in that?
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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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