Tupac Shakur

Hip Hop Rapper Actor American 1971 – 1996

Poetic rapper whose socially conscious lyrics addressed systemic racism powerfully.

377 quotes

"Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real."
Dreams
"Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying."
Courage
"Last ones on my codecodeine but the first ones to go."
Music
"I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world."
Inspiration
"During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams."
Hope
"Everybody's at war with different things. I'm at war with my own heart sometimes."
Truth
"Just cause you live the life that don't make you live it right."
Wisdom
"The rose that grew from concrete."
Strength
"I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees."
Freedom
"Life's a trip, but it's all love."
Life
"I am not a role model. I am not a role model, I am a life model."
Leadership
"Suicide is a way of telling God you refuse to play by the rules."
Death
"Only God can judge me."
Faith
"Thug life: the meaning - the way of the life of the poor people."
Philosophy
"I'm a legend because I know how to be a legend. I know how to play my position."
Success
"Start searching within yourself, you got nothing to lose."
"If you believe in yourself, things are possible."
Motivation
"It's important to have role models."
Leadership
"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet."
Nature
"I got love for my brothers but I'm not gay."
Friendship
"Fear is stronger than love, remember that."
Fear
"I need a love that grows, I need a love that flows."
Love
"You can spend the night with me, but in the morning, homie, you got to leave."
Relationships
"Grab the day that's worth a little more."
Time
"Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means you are ahead of them."
Wisdom
"We are not promised tomorrow, so we should make the most of today."
Time
"I want inner peace but I'm at war."
Peace
"Just because you don't like how things are doesn't mean you can change it the same way everyone else does."
Change
"Money is power, cash rules everything around me."
Money
"I'm building character and intellect."
Education