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.
AFENI SHAKUREven after his death, Tupac is as powerful as he was when he was living.
More Afeni Shakur Quotes
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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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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’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
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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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Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times.
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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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I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that’s ok.
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I never wanted to he just a housewife. I was too restless.
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The Woodruff Library Archives has done a phenomenal job archiving my son’s materials.
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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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I’m not a filmmaker. I’m not a music producer by choice.
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Tupac loved to read! Books were a constant part of his life.
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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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I might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from my son.
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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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