Top 57 Tupac Quotes

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Tupac was one of the most influential rappers and singers of all time. With that in mind, check out the top 57 Tupac quotes.

#57 – 50. Tupac Quotes

57. Whatever you see you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit.

56. If they take half the buildings that they use to praise God and give it to the motherfuckers who need God we’d be ‘aight.

55. It’s a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.

54. 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.

53. Don’t believe everything you hear: Real eyes, Realize, Real lies.

52. A coward dies a thousand times, a soldier dies but once.

51. The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.

50. They have money for war but can’t feed the poor.

#49 – 40. Tupac Quotes

49. I just don’t know how to deal with so many people giving me that much affection. I never had that in my life.

48. If you can make it through the night, there’s a brighter day.

47. I think I’m a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it’s authority that I respect.

46. I’m a reflection of the community.

45. Life’s a wheel of fortune and it’s my chance to spin it.

44. My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’

43. Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can see and feel.

42. Tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride. I know I fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.

41. I would rather be stricken blind, than to live without expression of mind.

40. Somebody help me, tell me where to go from here cause even thugs cry, but do the Lord care?

#39 – 30. Tupac Quotes

39. I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle. I make mistakes but learn from every one.

38. A coward dies a thousand deaths. A soldier dies but once.

37. The world moves fast and it would rather pass by than to stop and see what makes you cry.

36. Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s my turn to spin it.

35. For every dark night, there’s a brighter day.

34. I don’t see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

33. Ain’t a woman alive that could take my mama’s place.

32. Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.

31. When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.

30. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.

#29 – 20. Tupac Quotes

29. Just cause you live in the ghetto doesn’t mean you can’t grow.

28. I don’t have no fear of death. My only fear is coming back reincarnated.

27. Always do your best, don’t let the pressure make you panic.

26. Our future is our confidence and self-esteem.

25. So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep ya head up…. and handle it.

24. 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.

23. Everybody’s at war with different things. I’m at war with my own heart sometimes.

22. 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.

21. I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.

20. All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.

#19 – 10. Tupac Quotes

19. Should I just stop trying and give up?  But then, that’s exactly what they’re waiting for me to do.

18. I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, theres a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up and handle it.

17. 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.

16. We can never go nowhere unless we share with each other.

15. Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

14. Don’t change on me. Don’t extort me unless you intend to do it forever.

13. Watch for phonies, keep your enemies close, watch your homies.

12. Everytime I speak, I want the truth to come out. Everytime I speak I want a shiver.

11. The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it’s planted in stone.

10. We probably in hell already, our dumb asses not knowin’, everybody kissin’ ass to go to heaven ain’t goin’.

#9 – 1. Tupac Quotes

9. We all gonna die, we bleed from similar veins.

8. Let the Lord judge the criminals.

7. Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means that you are two steps ahead.

6. During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams.

5. I would rather have been shot straight-up in cold blood-but to be set up? By people who you trusted? That’s bad.

4. People die but legends live forever.

3. I don’t see why everybody feel as though that they gotta tell me how to live my life.

2. I mean why have 52 rooms and you know there’s somebody with no room? It just don’t make sense to me.

1. We wouldn’t ask why a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals; in turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun. Well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals. Don’t ask me why, thank God, and ask me how.

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