I do nothing I regret, man, because I try to do nothing abominable. As long as there is not an abomination, there is nothing to regret, you understand?
PETER TOSHMy job is to be the constructive awakener of the black masses of the world so them know themself and others know what black people suppose to be and where.
More Peter Tosh Quotes
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To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.
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Is word, sound, and power that break down de barriers of oppression an drive away transgression and rule equality.
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Reggae must be lived, not played. It is a lifebeat everytime.
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I was taught that Jesus the Son of God was a white man, and hearing black people singing, ‘Lord, wash me, and I will be whiter than snow,’ made me sick.
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Everyone’s trying to reach the top. Tell me how far is it from the bottom.
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My earthly parents don’t know my potential or my divine qualities. They weren’t taught how to diagnose or be aware of such things.
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Me is what them call illegitimate, that mean say me is a criminal, bomba rassclaat! That’s why me go write a song called ‘Illegitimate Children.’ It took me years to find out I was one.
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I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen?
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I don’t need no peace. I need equal rights and justice.
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I love to watch television in Babylon, especially the news because it’s so full of corruption. I-man know there is so much corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!
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My philosophy is: if you don’t bear a cross, you can’t wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation.
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It can be beautiful, if you just be yourself.
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I don’t owe no one no obligation, and no one owe me none so every ‘ting is fine.
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When I play for the people, every time I play for my audience they are hypnotized, seen. These guys know the potential of the music.
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And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, ‘love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
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