56 Tupac Quotes About Positivity
Tupac will forever remain in history as one of the most recognizable and powerful voices of blacks in America. His revolutionary spirit, inspired by organizations such as the Black Panthers and his relentless sense of social justice are also some of the things that define him. However, there is a lot of positivism in Tupac’s music, as long as you know how and where to look for it. Here are some of the most positive Tupac quotes that came out of his brilliant pen.
One could see from Tupac’s lyrics that he did not agree with many of the rules in American society at that time, nor with the way, his brothers and sisters of African-American descent were forced to live. Tupac had never been worried to call the problems by their real names, but in many cases, he also made attempts to get his siblings to look at life in a positive way- something that was difficult but important at a time of racism, crime, and poverty surrounding the lives of blacks in the United States.
We can say that 2Pac’s smiles were not many, especially at certain stages of his life, but when he did smile, he really meant it. Some of 2Pac’s lyrics may be considered a lesson in positive thinking since they provoke us to look at the world differently and search for the beauty in it.
Here are 56 Tupac Quotes For Positivity
“All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.”
“All I do is make raps. All I do is rap and talk loud. My biggest crime is talking loud, you know what I’m saying? Y’all don’t have nothing else besides that.”
“All the peoples I met along the way. Better days is coming homeboy, keep your head up.”
“And if you fall, stand tall and come back for more.”
“Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can see and feel.”
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.”
“Don’t believe everything you hear. Real eyes, realize real lies.”
“Don’t live to fight, fight to live.”
“Even the genius ask questions.”
“Even warriors put their spears down on Sundays.”
“Every time I speak I want the truth to come out. Every time I speak I want a shiver. I don’t want them to be like they know what I’m gonna say because it’s polite. I’m not saying I’m gonna rule the world or I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee you that I will spark the brain that will change the world.”
“I am gonna say that I’m a thug. That’s because I came from the gutter and I’m still here! I’m not saying I’m a thug ’cause I wanna rob you and rape people and things. I’m a businessman, I mean you know I’m a businessman because you find me at my places of business!”
“I believe honestly I can talk. I believe that I have the ability to reason. I have logic, I have compassion, I have understanding. If we talk, there’s no problems.”
“I didn’t choose the thug life, the thug life chose me.”
“I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle. I make mistakes but learn from everyone. And when it’s said and done, I bet this brother be a better one. If I upset you don’t stress; never forget, that God isn’t finished with me yet.”
“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.”
“I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up and handle it.”
“If you can make it through the night, there’s a brighter day.”
“Is it a crime, to fight, for what is mine?”
“It’s the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they’re gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to leave.”
“I’m 23 years old. I might just be my mother’s child, but in all reality, I’m everybody’s child. Nobody raised me; I was raised in this society.”
“I’m a Gemini. I have the two sides, I have the very loud, hard-core, brittle side and I have the poet, the introverted, calm, quiet type. So, I think that Tupac is a soldier, S-O-U-L-J-A. I fight from my soul, from my heart. I’m a fighter to the end. I’ve had to be.”
“I’m all for positivity, I’m all for change. But I’m not for niggaz masquerading and if its all over and your shit ain’t poppin don’t come in here and start criticizing.”
“I’m not a fucking journalist? I’m a thug.”
“I guarantee if people keep supportin’ me…Just buying my records, goin to my concerts, just supporting me..I’ma keep givin’ money…Like Makaveli, every time it goes platinum, I’m putting money up for community centers”
“In my mind, I’ll be thinking, is this true, will I fail? Am I supposed to fail? Should I just stop trying and give up? But then, that’s exactly what they’re waiting for me to do.”
“It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.”
“Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up. And when he tells you you ain’t nothing, don’t believe him. And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him.”
“Just cause you live in the ghetto doesn’t mean you can’t grow.”
“Keep your head up and try to keep the faith and pray for better days.”
“Let the Lord judge the criminals.”
“My fans to me are people who follow me, and is down for me, who understands me and no matter what people say, they know me. Because they know my actions, they follow me through my career.”
“Never surrender, it’s all about the faith you got; don’t ever stop, just push it ‘till you hit the top and if you drop, at least you know you gave your all to be true to you, that way you can never fail.”
“No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble. Not knowing how hard it is to carry on when no one loves you.”
“No one knows what the future brings. Stay strong and do your own thing.”
“No matter what these people say about me, my music doesn’t glorify any image. My music is spiritual when you listen to it. It’s all about emotion, I tell my innermost, darkest secrets.”
“Start making 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.”
“Support me and I support you. If I feel that I ain’t got no support. Then you know, ain’t no needing me being out here putting myself on first street. If I feel I’m getting supported, I’ll go all the way. But as soon as ya’ll turn your back on me. I turn my back on ya’ll and we won’t have nothing to talk about.”
“Only God Can Judge Me. That which does not kill me can only make me stronger. I don’t see why everybody feel as though that they gotta tell me how to live my life ”
“There’s gonna be some stuff you gonna see thats gonna make it hard to smile in the future, but through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain you gotta keep your sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit… remember that.”
“The most dangerous weapon, an educated black man.”
“The one that stays true, stays true forever.”
“The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it’s planted in stone.”
“There ain’t nothing but opportunity and opportunity is, overthrow the government y’all got right now which is Bad Boy, and Nas, and all that bullshit – and we will bring a new government right here that will feed every person in New York.”
“Tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride. I know I fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.”
“Until it happened, I really did believe that no Black person would ever shoot me. I believed that I didn’t have to fear my own community, You know, I was like I represent them. I’m their ambassador to the world, they will never do me wrong.”
“What I learned in jail is that I can’t change. I can’t live a different lifestyle – this is it. This is the life that they gave and this is the life that I made.”
“What people do for the struggle of power is madness.”
“Watch for phonies, keep your enemies close, watch your homies.”
“Whatever you see you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit.”
“We all have the right to bear arms. I have that. I have that same right as you do. Just because I’m a black doesn’t mean I shouldn’t have a gun. I have a law legally own guns. I legally own guns.”
“We don’t need a thousand rappers. We need 500 rappers and 500 brain people, like scientists and mathematicians. Everybody can’t perform. That’s one thing.”
“You’re right. I am crazy. But you know what else? I don’t give a fuck.”
“You gotta make a change. You see the old way wasn’t working so it’s on us, to do what we gotta do to survive.”
“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or 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 f*ck on.”
“You know nothing can stop me but loss of breath and I’m still breathing so it’s still on.”
