The challenges we face are never as important as the challenges we face up to.
ZIGGY MARLEYToday, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it’s lacking substance, and it’s difficult to find good stuff.
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Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.
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Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.
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Reading is an essential tool to keep the mind sharp and the imagination running wild & free.
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True music makes true fans.
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Some of my songs I don’t do on tour because they don’t work well live.
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Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.
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The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There’s so much good things on Earth, still. We haven’t destroyed everything.
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There’s a rainbow in the sky, all the time, don’t be blind
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Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.
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I love running in nature. I don’t like running on the streets, I don’t like running in the city, I don’t like running on the concrete. I love running in nature, so Jamaica provides a lot of that for me.
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The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It’s about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
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People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I’m not paranoid or scared, I’m open. That’s how I treat people, with respect and speak truthfully.
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Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. ‘Cause it talks about changing society. You won’t find it readily accepted.
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What inspires me is the universe.
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Children are wonderful, and they add to my whole life.
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My father loved all different types of music. He wasn’t a snob. He wasn’t a purist.
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It’s important to make sure you move your body every day.
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Running helps me relieve my stress.
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The last thing my father told me was: ‘On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don’t let me down.’ A father telling his son that puts some responsibility on my shoulders. He told me that, and I take it very seriously.
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My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.
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Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant, and it is very useful.
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I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father’s footsteps.
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I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.
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The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It’s the ability to love each other. That’s the only solution I see.
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Kids are an important audience to reach for the future of the planet.
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It don’t last forever, the pain. Realize that tomorrow is coming. Move further from this pain and this stress.
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