Tupac Shakur Quotes

I'm tired of being a nice guy, I've been poor all my life, but don't know quite why.

Tomorrow I see change, a chance to build a new. Built on spirit intent of heart, and ideals based on truth.

You can't disrespect the love. You can't disrespect the peace treaty.

I'd be in my hotel room, smoking too much, drinking, going to clubs, just being numb. That was being in jail to me. I wasn't happy at all on the streets. That was the addict speaking.

Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live, and let's change the way we treat each other.

Even a genius has his questions.

Many dreams is what we had and plenty wishes.

Burnin' churches, fearin' God, Who can be so cruel, We all ignorant to AIDS, Till it happens to you.

Watch me, diamonds shining looking like I robbed Liberace.

Before we find world peace, we gotta find peace in the war on the streets.

Take a look at my family, a different father every weekend.

I try to find my way in the world you know, I try to be somebody instead of just, make money off of everybody.

While I'm dreaming, Wake up screaming, Cuz I can hear them suckas scheming.

Questions for the lord, why he don't like me, guard my soul, Though my life was hard with no remorse.

I ain't calling me God. I'm just doing my part on where I think hip hop should go. I think hip hop should be about more money, crazier sounds, different beats.

Money made me evil, court cases got me stressed Niggaz aimin at my head but I still wear my vest.

Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die In L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballies (that's right)

I wanna piss on his head, I want his family dead.

I'm a thug. And my thug comes from... my definition of thug comes from half of the street element. Straight street hustling.

I am being ripped off, because I've never lied to the press. Just as much truth I bring to my work, a journalist should bring that much truth to their work.

If you're a black man, they really call you out and have you deal with them.

How can I be a man if there is no role model?

Goin insane, never die, live eternal, who shall I fear?

It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity.

I can't give up. It's a rap thang. And I ain't goin back to the crack game.

I stop and stare at the younger, my heart goes to 'em, they stressed out and goin' under.

Nothing but pain, stuck in this game, searching for fortune and fame.

I only wrote one song in jail. But I'm writing new album - you're going to feel the entire 11 months of what I went through on this album. I'm venting my anger.

It's no longer a fad to be down for the young Black male. Everybody wants to go past. Like the gangster stuff, it just got exploited.

Everything he wanna have-I got.

Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes.

Niggaz need guns, too.

You got to constantly be in character.

Now the whole worlds calling me a killer all I ever did was try to reach the kids with the realer.

Biggie came at a time just like Hitler did with the Germans.

Can't nobody touch me right now. Maybe next month all of this will be over. But this month I'm takin' every movin' target out.

My life is in denial. And when I die, baptized in eternal fire, I'll shed many tears.

if they take half the buildings that they use to praise god and give it to the motherfuckers who need god we'd be 'aight

Yellow M&M's don't move with green M&M's. I mean, you don't put M&M's peanuts with M&M's plain.

And thats the way it was and thats the way the cookie crumbles

When the charge first came up, I hated black women. Then, going to trial, I started seeing the black women that was helping me. It's mostly black female guards. They treat me with human respect.

When I die and they come for me bury me a g.

Now the baby's in the trash heap balling.

That girl can barely spell her name.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for the real.

Please wake me when I'm freeI cannot bear captivity4 I would rather be stricken blindThan 2 live without expression of mind

my life was lived through falling rainso call on me if there be pain

As long as some sufferThe River Flows ForeverAs long as there is painThe River Flows ForeverAs strong as a smile can beThe River will Flow Forever

They ordered the exterminationof all minds they couldn't control