I just need to do Pac’s work. I just need to. Maybe because I’m a recovering addict, I’m obsessed like that.
AFENI SHAKURTupac loved to read! Books were a constant part of his life.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.
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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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I might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from 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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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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Black history won’t stop no bullets.
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We need to read history from the source.
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I live with truth.
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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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Arts can save children, no matter what’s going on in their homes.
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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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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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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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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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The Woodruff Library Archives has done a phenomenal job archiving my son’s materials.
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