Tupac Shakur Quotes

What people do for the struggle of power is madness.

God come save the youth, Ain't nothin else to do but have faith in you, Dear Lord I live the life of a Thug, hope you understand Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand.

I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn 4 affection

Everyday there's more death, and plus I'm doughless. I'm seeing more reasons for me to proceed with thieving.

For quiet times disappear listen to the ocean

My music will mean something. I'll have my own production company. I'm doing my own movies. I have my own restaurant. I just wanna expand.

Even as a little seed, I could see his plan for me. Stranded on welfare, another broken family.

Even thugs cry, but do the Lord care?

There's no way I could pay you back but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated

I was looking for a father, he was gone. I hung around with the thugs, and even though they sold drugs, they showed a young brother love.

Can you picture my prophecy?

My homie lost his family and snapped, shot up half the block to bring them back.

Picture me inside the misery of poverty, no man alive has ever witnessed struggles ive survived, praying hard for better days promised to hold on me and my dogs aint have a choice but to hold on.

How many pistols smoking coming from a broken family?

Institutionalized, I live my life a product made to crumble.

What of fame? Everybody knows your name: never again are you alone.

If God wanted me to be quiet he would’ve never showed me what he does.

I find any great man, black or white, I'm going to study him, learn him so he can't be great to me no more.

Support me... If you don't understand me don't write about me

EVEN THOUGH I'M MARKED FOR DEATH, I'MA SPARK TILL I LOSE MY BREATH

I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents It's hard to be legit and still pay tha rent

It was hell, hugging my Mama from a jail cell.

I struggle to be rugged and raw dude, trying to survive in the trials and lawsuits, Everybody wants to test me, WHY ME?

My biggest fear of death is to come back reincarnated

Everybody against me. Why? Why me? I have not brought violence to you. I have not brought Thug Life to America. I didn't create Thug Life. I diagnosed it.

First ship them dope, let them deal to brothers, give them guns, step back and watch them kill each other.

Fear is stronger than love

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

Papa wasn't man enough, couldn't stand up to his responsibilities. Instead of taking care of me, he'd rather live lavishly.

It makes me unhappy when brothers make babies and leave a young mother to be a pappy.

Even as a dope fiend mama. You always was a black queen mama.

Tupac the son of the Black Panther, and Tupac the rider. Those are the two people inside of me. I was raised off those ideals.

Life in the pen ain't for me 'cos I'd rather die.

I'm a reflection of the community.

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet

Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

What I learned in jail is that I can't change. I can't live a different lifestyle - this is it. This is the life that they gave and this is the life that I made.

Though things change, the future's still inside of me.

Cry later, but for now, let's enjoy the laughter.

They say it's the white man I should fear, But it's my own kind doin' all the killin' here.

Went to church but don't understand it, they underhanded. God gave me these commandments, the world is scandalous.

Suge is the boss of Death Row, the don, you understand? But im the underboss, the capo. That's my job to what's best for Death Row

I'm calling for dialogue. I'm gathering attention for dialogue which is what you do in a struggle for power.

You dont know me, you just met me, well if i couldnt have it..silly rabbit, why ya sweat me

As wars come and go, my soldier stays eternal

I'll probably be punished for hard living.

I'm on my knees begging, please come and save me.

And still, the best of us build, and reach monetary gains. Some of us kill, but still, most of us can change.

i will live by the gun and die by the gun

I don't advocate senseless violence of any human being. I'm the one who's been beat down. But I will not be a victim again.