Tupac Amaru Shakur, popularly known on stage as 2pac and Makaveli for short, was born in 1971 in New York City. He was an American rapper, actor, and social activist. During his time, he was such a successful hip-hop legend that most of his lyrics were filled with controversy. He was always talking about life in the ghetto and used his lyrics to attack most of his gangsta enemies. He led a violent life and was shot dead in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996. Despite the controversies surrounding his life and death, he will always be remembered for his inspirational and motivational quotes, most of which can be found in his lyrics. Here are some of the best Tupac quotes that might interest you.
1. I’m just trying to survive and recover from the dirty, nasty, incredible lifestyle they gave me. Tupac Shakur
2. Don’t change me. Don’t blackmail me unless you intend to do it forever. Tupac Shakur
3. I think I’m a natural born leader. I can bow to authority if I respect it. Tupac Shakur
4. It’s a struggle for every young black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us. Tupac Shakur
I don’t see myself as anything special. I just see that I have more responsibility than the next man. People expect me to do things for them
5. them to have answers. Tupac Shakur
6. If I win and get the money, the Oakland Police Department will buy a boys’ house, a house for me, a house for my family, and a police brutality center. Tupac Shakur7. I’ve worked hard in this music business my whole life. I dreamed of the day I could go to New York and be comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable. Tupac Shakur
8. If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East. Tupac Shakur
9. With all my fans I have a family again. Tupac Shakur
10. I am a reflection of the community. Tupac Shakur
11. I will probably be punished for my hard life. Tupac Shakur
12. When you make rap albums, you need to train yourself. You have to be in character all the time. Tupac Shakur
13. We were young and dumb, but we had hearts. – Tupac Shakur
14. We had many dreams and many wishes. – Tupac Shakur
15. They have money for war but cannot feed the poor. – Tupac Shakur
16. There will be some things you will see that will make it difficult to smile in the future. But through everything you see, through all the rain and the pain, you gotta keep your sense of humor, you gotta be able to smile through all that crap. – Tupac Shakur
17. Everyone is at war with different things. I’m at war with my own heart sometimes. – Tupac Shakur
18. Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never give up. – Tupac Shakur
19. What doesn’t kill me can only make me stronger. I don’t understand why everyone feels like they have to tell me how to live my life. – Tupac Shakur
20. “Whatever you see, you have to have a sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all that crap. – Tupac Shakur
21. Forgive, but don’t forget, girl, keep your head up. And if he tells you that you are nothing, don’t believe him. And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him.22. My mother always told me, “If you can’t find something to live for, you best find something to die for.” Tupac Shakur
23. Reality is wrong. dreams are real Tupac Shakur
24. It’s the game of life. Do I win or lose? One day they will finish the game. I have to have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to go. Tupac Shakur
25. In prison I learned that I cannot change. I can’t live any other lifestyle – this is it. This is the life they gave and this is the life I made. Tupac Shakur
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26. I have just spent eleven and a half months in a maximum security prison, been shot five times and wrongly convicted of a crime I did not commit. Tupac Shakur
27. I only have problems when I’m sleeping. Tupac Shakur
28. I just don’t know how to deal with so many people showing me so much affection. I’ve never had that in my life. Tupac Shakur
29. In my opinion I am a blind man who has time right now. Tupac Shakur
30. Let the Lord judge the criminals. Tupac Shakur
31. Dre was one of my heroes in the music industry. Unless he’s after his homeboys, I don’t want to be a part of him or around him. Tupac Shakur
32. I don’t need to talk about whether or not I was raped in prison. Tupac Shakur
33. America wants his respect. Tupac Shakur
34. I have never killed anyone, I have never raped anyone, I have never committed crimes that were not honourable. Tupac Shakur
35. Criminal Life is dead to me. Tupac Shakur
36. I am the child of society. That’s how they made me and now I say what’s on my mind and they don’t want that. That’s what you made me, America. – Tupac Shakur37. I believe that role models should not be put on a pedestal today. But more like angels with broken wings. – Tupac Shakur
38. If God wanted me to be quiet, he would never have shown me what he is doing. – Tupac Shakur
39. I believe that whatever you do badly comes back to you. So everything I do is bad, I’ll suffer for it. But in my eyes I believe what I’m doing is right. I feel like I’m going to heaven. – Tupac Shakur
40. I am not afraid of death. My only fear is being reborn. Tupac Shakur
41 It seems like every time you get up, something brings you back down. Tupac Shakur
42. Is it a crime to fight for what is mine? Tupac Shakur
43. I am 23 years old. I may only be my mother’s child, but in reality I am everyone’s child. Nobody raised me; I grew up in this society. Tupac Shakur
44. I would rather have been shot in cold blood – but to line up? From people you trusted? This is bad. Tupac Shakur
45. The only thing a sleeping man can think of is dreams. Tupac Shakur
46. Someone help me, tell me where to go from here, because even thugs cry, but does the Lord care? Tupac Shakur
47. We will all die, we bleed from similar veins. Tupac Shakur
48. There is no one in the business strong enough to scare me. Tupac Shakur
49. “A coward dies a thousand times, a soldier dies only once.” – Tupac Shakur
50. “Fear is stronger than love” – Tupac Shakur
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51. “I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m going to give up on love and relationships.” ~ Unknown
52. “The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.” ~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta
53. “Everything is a gamble, preferably.” ~ Tess Gerritsen
54. “Get out of my head and fall into my arms instead.” ~ One direction55. “What I did wrong was a question that went unanswered for two years. I will remember this moment forever. You never know what to do after you said those last two words to me. “~ Unknown
56. “One is never prepared for the loss of a loved one.” ~ Unknown
57. “Never look back. If Cinderella went back to pick up her shoe, she wouldn’t have become a princess. “~ Unknown
58. “Some people are just bad news. Even if you love them, they are not good for your life. Give them time to grow up. “~ Unknown
59. “Love is a smoke made with the smoke of sighs. To be extinguished, a fire in lovers’ eyes. Being angry, a sea of lover’s tears. What else is it? A madness that is the most discreet, a suffocating bile and a canning sweetness. “~William Shakespeare
60. “It’s confusing when you can’t determine if you have to give up, or if you just have to test how long you can last.” ~ Unknown
61. “You know you’re falling hard when even the dumbest little love songs make sense.” ~ Unknown
62. “Nothing hurts more than seeing the one you love, the one you want so bad, being in love with someone and all you can do is sit there and watch and pretend it’s all in order.” ~ Shannon Ataahua Murph
63. You know I hate you because I love you to a point of passion that throws my soul off balance. “~ Julie de Lespinasse
64. “One more month. Another year. Another smile. another tear Another winter and another summer. But there can never be another you. “~ Unknown
65. “There are those rare moments in life when you are touched with so much love that you begin to realize how beautiful life really is. There are rare moments in life when you are touched with so much love that you start to realize how beautiful life really is. ”~ Unknown
66. “Sometimes I forget that I’m not allowed to love you anymore.” ~ Unknown
67. “Baby, if you were words on a page, you would be what they call fine print.” ~ Unknown
68. When God takes someone out of your life who did it for a reason, stop looking back and try to put them back in. “~ Unknown
69. “The secret of life. one can only see clearly with the heart. Everything essential is invisible to the eyes. How much time and effort you put into someone or something is what makes them so important. “~Michael Krol
70. “The loss of a loved one turns our lives upside down. Our world as we know it has changed, and these changes require us to, in turn, adapt to a new normal. “~ Unknown71. “We’re all a little bit crazy and life is a little bit crazy. When we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join them and fall into mutual madness and call it love.” ~ Anonymous
72. “Be awesome, make the best life for your family!” ~ Soulja Boy
73. “I’m just one of those hopelessly romantic people so I don’t think I’ll ever run out of stories. I’m always looking for love. But I’m scared now, what I’m doing I’ve missed my chance ever finding it. That I’m destined to burn myself over and over again.” ~ Chris Carrabba
74. “The more you think about things, the weirder they seem. take this milk Why do we drink cow’s milk? Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said, I think I’ll drink whatever comes out of these things when I squeeze them!? “~Bill Watterson
75. “Every girl has three men in her life: the one she loves, hates, and the one she can’t live without. In the end, they’re all the same.” ~ Unknown
76. “You stirred up emotions I’ve never experienced, ever. Not until you.” ~ Unknown
77. “If someone isn’t brightening your life, don’t take off your sunglasses, seek the sun elsewhere.” ~ Unknown
78. “I love everything about you except the fact that you’re not with me.” ~ Unknown
79. “The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents. Divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them. “~ Baron De La Brede and De Montesquieu
80. “They said I wanted to direct pictures. I couldn’t direct traffic.” ~ Marilyn Monroe
81. “True love is hard to find, especially unique. I know because it seemed to me on a strange day when I met you. “~ Unknown
82. “When the road grows dark – And you can see no more – Let my love shed a spark – And have a little faith in me.” ~John Hiatt
83. “I love you more than any other word can say…I love you more than any action I take…I will be here loving you to the end.” ~ Lauren84. “He who tries to forget a woman has never loved her” ~ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
85. “Till your heart stops, Bella. I will be here fighting. Don’t forget that you have options. “~ Jacob Black
86. “Sometimes I push you away because you have to pull me closer.” ~ Unknown
87. “It’s funny how I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night, but I always remember every detail of what happens when I’m with you.” ~ Unknown
88. “People always tell me you love him. B. you hate him My usual answer? C. All of the above. “~ Unknown
89. “Why do I finally convince myself that I’m over you then I see you and my heart takes over and messes everything up?” Why do you have this power over me when we can’t be together? “~ Kristina
90. “I hate love because I have no love.” ~ Unknown
91. “Regret the times you said ‘I love you’ without knowing what it’s like to REALLY love someone.” ~ Unknown
92. “When suspicion arises, love fails.” ~ Irish Proverbs
93. “I’m not mad that you’re not coming back, I’m sad because I always hope you will.” ~ Unknown
94. “Always falling too deep into a relationship and always being the one that hurts the most.” ~ Unknown
95. “In relationships, arguments are just a test to see if a couple is strong enough to overcome it. It’s what defines true love.” ~ Unknown
96. “The story of life is faster than a blink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye…until we meet again.” ~ Jimi Hendrix
97. “I’m done talking since you’re not listening. Then stick with them, no ass fuck!” ~ Unknown
98. “If only you could erase feelings the way you erase text messages.” ~ Unknown
99. “The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.” – Jewish proverb
100. “Immature love says, ‘I love you because I need you. “Mature love says, ‘I need you because I love you. “” ~ Erich Fromm
101. “A good wife should know how to raise the children, as a good mother is always a good wife.” ~ Unknown102. “Friends will keep you sane, Love might fill your heart, A lover may warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a partner.” ~ David Pratt
Best Tupac Quotes
103. On the day you were about to leave me, it was actually raining constantly. I swore the rain was the tears in the canines’ eyes.
104. A woman brought you into this world, so you have no right to disrespect one.
105. I want to get better. you grow We all grow. We are supposed to grow. Either you evolve or you disappear.
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106. All I see are racist faces. Misplaced hate is a disgrace to the races we live among. I wonder what it takes to make this place a better one.
107. You know it’s fun when it rains. They have money for wars but cannot feed the poor.
108. We could argue with each other, but I promise you that. We’re gonna burn this bitch down and piss us off
109. This fast life soon breaks; cause after all the lights and screams; nothing but my dreams matter
110. I wake up in the morning and I wonder; Is life worth living should I blow myself up?
111. Is there no woman alive who can take my mother’s place?
112. Reality is wrong. dreams are real
113. Throughout your life, never stop dreaming. Nobody can take away your dreams.
114. Unconditional love. When we talk about things that don’t wear out, they don’t fade away. It’s gonna take all those crazy days, those crazy nights. Whether you’re wrong or right, I still love you, still feel you, and am still there for you. No matter what happens you will always be in my heart with unconditional love
115. Although things are changing, the future is still within me.
116. What you don’t do – do for love. You’ve tried everything but you don’t get love
117. I want to endure your misery. Replace it with happiness, but I need your trust in me
118. Keep your mind on your riches, baby. Keep your thoughts on your riches
119. Whatever it takes to switch places when the busts are up
120. Why do I fight to live when I only live to fight? Why am I trying to see when there’s nothing in sight? Why am I trying to give when nobody gives me a try. Why do I die to live if I only live to die?
121. Had me staring at the world from behind.
122. For every dark night there is a brighter day.
123. I would rather die like a man than live like a coward.
124. My only fear of death is being reborn
125. My mom always told me, “If you can’t find something to live for, you best find something to die for.”
126. The only thing a sleeping man can think of is dreams
127. Instead of a war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.
128. But now that you’re gone I’m in the zone and I think I don’t want to die all alone
129. It’s like planting something in the concrete and when it grows and the rose petal has all sorts of scratches and marks, you won’t say, “Damn, look at all the scratches and marks on the rose that’s coming out of the.” concrete has grown. “You’re going to be like ‘DAMN! A ROSE grew out of the CONCRETE
130. I know it seems difficult at times, but remember one thing. After every dark night there is a bright day. No matter how hard it gets, stretch your chest, keep your head up, and deal with it
131. I know that death follows me, but I kill it first
132. Imperfection is inherited, therefore we all sin, but fighting the war of sin is the greatest war of all because we all die in the end no matter how hard we fight
133. What people do for the struggle of power is madness
134. From now on it won’t be an all black thing with me anymore. I apologize to Quincy Jones for what I said about him and his wives.
135. You never know what’s on someone’s mind. There’s a lot of pressure on someone growing up. You have to see it.
136. You just can’t call us imposters and trailblazers or not creative and say we can’t do freestyle.
137. You cannot disregard love. You cannot disregard the peace treaty.
138. I don’t need to talk about whether or not I was raped in prison.
139. I am not suggesting that children buy this album. There’s a lot of swearing. There’s a lot of raw play that needs to be discussed in a family moment before you let it listen.
140. I can get by in this business alongside rapping.
141. I am not afraid of death. My only fear is being reborn.
142. For the first two days in prison, I had to go through what life is like when you smoke weed for as long as I have, and then you quit. I didn’t know myself.
143. I only have problems when I’m sleeping.
144. Sometimes when I’m drunk I think to myself, should I just stop trying and give up? They’re waiting for me to give up. So this is just a fun little game that eventually makes me cry.
145. The Bay is the kind of place where, when you’re not there, you’re talked about.
146. The addict in Tupac is dead. The apologist in Tupac is dead. The vengeful Tupac is dead. God let me live for me to do something very extraordinary.
147. Everyone knocks. We rap to make money. We do business. There is no other record company that has sold as many records as we have.
148. Every woman wants to come up to me and show me how much they are not attracted to me…those minority women…they are the only women I can get because everyone else is scared of me .
149. Whether I come to work or not, the evil forces will be with me. You will come 100 percent.
150. When you make rap albums, you have to train yourself. You have to be in character all the time.
151. If I don’t, it’s not because I’m ungrateful, it’s because I’m nervous. I’m paranoid, I just got out of prison. I’ve been shot, cheated, lied to and framed.
152. I’m not a killer but don’t shy away, revenge is like the sweetest joy next to pussy play
153. I am not saying I will rule the world or that I will change the world, but I guarantee that I will ignite the brain that will change the world.
154. They received money for the war but cannot feed the poor
155. Many dreams we had and many desires.
156. America wants his respect.
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157. Everything I say in my rhymes I say because I grew up. Instead of going to a psychiatrist, I have a children’s group that deals with the problems of a younger generation.
158. Death Row East will be a personification of what we did on the West Side. We’re going to prove for once that all these people are talking about an East Coast West Coast war.
159. Don’t change me. Don’t blackmail me unless you intend to do it forever.
160. Dre was one of my heroes in the music industry. Unless he’s after his homeboys, I don’t want to be a part of him or around him.
161. What I learned in prison is that I cannot change. I can’t live any other lifestyle, right? This is the life they gave and this is the life I made.
162. We already run these roads out here. We have the opportunity to get them to make the most of their talents. And that’s what it’s all about.
163. We are together as black men – them over there, us over here. If we are truly at peace, we cannot all be in the same room.
164. Criminal Life for me is dead.
165. Puffy wrote to me when I was in prison. I texted him back that I had no problems with him. I don’t want it to fight, I just want to make my money.
166. The East Coast people are very proud and very cultural and very strong like us on the West Coast.
167. Nobody ever came to save me. They’re just watching what happens to you.
168. My music will mean something. I will have my own production company. I make my own films. I have my own restaurant. I just want to expand.
169. If anyone finds Janet, tell her I’m looking for her. She is not my enemy. I want her to know that. She met me at a time in my life when I was truly immature.
170. You may spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months analyzing a situation. Trying to put the pieces together and justify what could have happened, would have happened. . . or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and keep moving the f*
171. We were young and dumb, but we had heart
172. No matter what these people say about me, my music does not glorify an image, my music is spiritual when you hear it. It’s all about emotions, it’s all about life.
173. Watch people because you can fake for a long time, but one day you will prove yourself to be a fraud.
174. Measure a man by his actions from beginning to end.
175. I set goals, take control, finish my own bottle. I make mistakes but learn from everyone and when it’s said and done I bet this brother is a better one. If I’m mad, don’t worry. Never forget that God is not done with me yet
176. Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay forever
177. If we really say that rap is an art form, then we need to be more responsible for our lyrics. When you see everyone dying because you say so, it doesn’t matter that you don’t let them die. It only matters that you didn’t save her.
178. A cause we all worship, something worth dying for, nothing but pain that is in this game, looking for happiness and glory
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179. “When will there be peace on earth?
180. “I believe that whatever you do badly comes back to you. Everything I do is bad, I will suffer for it. But in my eyes I believe what I’m doing is right. I feel like I’m going to heaven. “
181. “Let me say for the record, I’m not a gangster and never have been. I’m not the thief that grabs your purse. I’m not the type to break your car. I don’t deal with the people who steal and hurt others. I’m just a brother fighting back. “
182. “Even a genius has his questions.”
183. “I’d rather die like a man than live like a coward.”
184. “Before I write, I blind my mind and let the Lord do His thing.”
185. “Why am I dying when I live only to die, why am I trying to see when there is nothing in sight, why am I trying to give when nobody is giving me a try.”
186. “I grab the gun to my head and pray. I see visions of me dead Lord are you there? “
187. “I’d rather die like a man than live like a coward.”
188. “Before I write, I blind my mind and let the Lord do His thing.”
189. “Never stop dreaming in your life. Nobody can take away your dreams. “
190. “You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, even months analyzing a situation. try to put the pieces together to justify what could have happened…or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and get the fuck on. “
191. “I don’t want to sound sleepy, but annoy me, I don’t want it when it’s that easy.”
192. There will be some things you will see that will make it difficult to smile in the future, but through everything you see, through all the rain and pain, you must keep your sense of humor. you have to be able to smile through all this crap…remember. “
193. “Life is a wheel of fortune and this is my chance to spin it”
194. “The only thing that occurs to a sleeping man is dreams.”
195. “It’s like you plant something in the concrete and when it grows and the rose petal has any scratches and blemishes, you won’t be like, ‘Damn, look at all the scratches and blemishes on the rose that’s coming out of the.’ concrete has grown. . “You’re going to be like ‘DAMN! a ROSE has grown out of the concrete? “”
196. “Is it a crime to fight for what is mine?”
197. “I know it seems hard sometimes, but remember one thing, in every dark night there is a bright day after. and deal with it. “
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198. “We wouldn’t ask why a rose that grew out of the concrete because it damaged petals. We would all celebrate their tenacity. We would all love her will to reach the sun. Well we are the concrete roses and these are my damaged petals, don’t ask me why, thank god ask me how. “
199. “A coward dies a thousand deaths… a soldier only dies once.”
200. “If you love something, let it go. When it comes back to you, it’s yours. If not, it never was. “
