Bob Marley

Musician, Singer-Songwriter

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter known for popularizing reggae music and his powerful messages of love, freedom, and social justice.

Born
February 6, 1945
Died
May 11, 1981
Quotes
293
Rank
#32

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"The bars could not hold me. Force could not control me. They tried to keep me down, but Jah put I around. Yes, I've been accused. Wrongly abused. But through the powers of the Most High, they've got to turn me loose."

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"If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say."

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"As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory."

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"Let righteousness cover the earth like the water cover the sea!"

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"When the race gets hard to run. It means you just can't take the peace."

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"I woke up this morning, smiled at the rising sun."

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"Don't Let them fool you or even try to school you"

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"When You smoke herb it reveals you to yourself. All the wickedness you do is revealed by the herb - it's you conscience and gives you an honest picture of yourself."

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"Man can't do without God. Just like you're thirsty, you have to drink water. You just can't go without God."

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"I don't know what happiness is. I don't know what sweet caress is. Still, I'm always laughing like a clown."

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"Some Will Hate You Pretend They Love You Now Then Behind They Try To Eliminate You"

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"We should really love each other in peace and harmony, instead we're fussin' n fighting like we ain't supposed to be."

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"The beauty of love. The love of beauty. The greener you are, the wiser you will be."

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"Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet."

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"Every need got an ego to feed."

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"Because when you unite, that is the power of God, you know. God love Love, which is unity. So when you unite, you get the whole power of God. That's what him want. Until Black people unite...if the Black people don't unite, the world, no one, no one can live good."

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"One love, one heart . . . Let’s get together and feel all right"

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"My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever."

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"You entertain people who are satisfied. Hungry people can't be entertained - or people who are afraid. You can't entertain a man who has no food."

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