Peter Tosh

Reggae Singer Guitarist Jamaican 1944 – 1987

Wailers legend whose militant reggae promoted social justice and equality.

392 quotes

"United in spirit and truth"
"The dawn brings a new day"
Hope
"Stand firm in your beliefs"
Courage
"The answer is within you"
Wisdom
"Live and let live"
Peace
"One people, one purpose"
"Time reveals all truths"
Time
"Every man has a right to decide his own destiny, and in this land, I want to be remembered as a man who wanted freedom for all people."
Freedom
"The gatekeepers have changed but the gate is still locked."
Justice
"Legalize it, and I will advertise it."
Politics
"You can't give the youth what they need if you don't know what they need."
Education
"Equal rights and justice for all is not a request, it is a demand."
Justice
"The revolution I am interested in is the revolution of consciousness."
Change
"I am the toughest there is in this life."
Strength
"Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I am and what I feel inside."
Music
"Don't let them fool you or even try to school you, oh no."
Wisdom
"I stand firm on my beliefs and principles."
Courage
"The most important thing is mental liberation."
Freedom
"Ras Tafari is within I and I am within Ras Tafari."
Faith
"I am a musician first, and everything else comes second."
Music
"The government is trying to keep people ignorant and dependent."
Politics
"Life without knowledge is death in disguise."
Knowledge
"I fight for my people and my rights as a human being."
Leadership
"Music is the tongue of the soul."
Art
"You must rid yourself of the negative attitudes of the past."
Change
"The youth are the future, and we must prepare them properly."
Hope
"I refuse to accept the system as it is structured."
Politics
"Every struggle brings its own wisdom and growth."
Perseverance
"True power comes from spiritual enlightenment, not material possession."
Power
"I have no fear because I know the truth will set me free."
Freedom