Bob Marley Quotes
Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.
Bob Marley
(Zimbabwe, 1979)
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even know my name yet.
In this bright future you can't forget your past.
Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow.
They say: only the fittest of the fittest shall survive, stay alive!
The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
One love, one heart. Let's get together and feel alright.
Tell the children the truth.
When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.
If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.
Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!
Bob Marley
(Wake Up And Live, 1979)
Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?
Just can't live that negative way...make way for the positive day!
Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.
A hungry mob is an angry mob.
All dese governments and dis this and that, these people that say they're here to help, why them say you cannot smoke the herb? Herb... herb is a plant, you know? And when me check it, me can't find no reason. All them say is, "it make you rebel". Against what?
We don't have education we have inspiration; if I was educated I would be a damn fool.
Don't worry about a thing,
'Cos every little thing is gonna be alright.
Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all.
You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry.
The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall.
Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
and I don't live to be
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!
You can't run away from yourself.
Conquer the devils with a little thing called love!
My hand was made strong by the hand of the Almighty.
Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around.
Don't forget your history nor your destiny.
The first thing you must know about me is that I always stand what I stand for. Good? The second thing you must know about yourself listening to me is that words are tricky. So when you know what me a stand for, when me explain a thing to you, you must never try to look ‘pon it in a different way from what me a stand for.
You can't find the right roads when the streets are paved.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
Don’t gain the world and lose your soul.
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.
Alcohol make you drunk, man. It don't make you meditate, it just make you drunk. Herb is more a consciousness.
Your life is worth much more than gold.
Today, people struggle to find what's real. Everything has become so synthetic that a lot of people, all they want is to grasp onto hope.
The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?
My fear is my only courage.
You have to be someone.
When the race gets hard to run. It means you just can't take the pace.
I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip through.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!