Quotes from Tupac

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will.

The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.

Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can see and feel.

I don’t see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man.

I’m a reflection of the community.

It’s time for us as a people to start making some changes.

They got money for wars but can’t feed the poor.

We wouldn’t ask why a rose that grew from the concrete has damaged petals, in turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun. Well, we are the roses. This is the concrete, and these are my damaged petals.

I’m not afraid to die. I’m afraid of not trying.

The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it’s planted in stone.

My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’

Don’t settle for less, even a genius asks-es questions.

My only fear of death is coming back reincarnated.

Strive for perfection, embrace the struggle.

I’m 23 years old. I might just be my mother’s child, but in all reality, I’m everybody’s child.

I think I’m a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it’s authority that I respect.

Quotes from Tupac part 2

I’m not perfect, but I’m perfectly flawed.

Fear is stronger than love.

I’m not trying to be different. To me, I’m just being real.

Why am I fighting to live, if I’m just living to fight?

You gotta make a change. It’s time for us as a people to start making some changes. Let’s change the way we eat, let’s change the way we live, and let’s change the way we treat each other.

We need to start supporting our own communities and businesses.

It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.

I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.

The realest people don’t have a lot of friends.

Don’t hate me until I give you a reason to.

You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on.

Don’t change on me. Don’t extort me unless you intended to do it forever.

Don’t believe everything you hear. Real eyes, realize, real lies.

I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle. I make mistakes, but learn from every one. And when it’s said and done, I bet this brother be a better one.

A coward dies a thousand deaths. A soldier dies but once.

In the event of my demise, when my heart can beat no more, I hope I die for a principle or a belief that I had lived for.

I want to grow. I want to be better. You grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear.

It’s a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.

I never had much, ran with the bad bunch. Little skinny kid sneakin’ weed in my bag lunch.

They got me facin’ three strikes, Mama. How can I help but cry?

Even though we had poverty, no father figure, and racist cops, we still had the most fun in the world.

Out of anger comes controversy, out of controversy comes conversation, out of conversation comes action, and out of action comes change.

I didn’t choose the thug life, the thug life chose me.

Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that.

I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die.

No matter what these people say about me, my music doesn’t glorify any image. My music is spiritual if you listen to it. It’s all about emotion, I tell my innermost, darkest secrets.

I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that’s bad, I’m going to suffer for it. But in my heart, I believe that what I’m doing is right. So I feel like I’m going to heaven.

Whatever you see, you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit.