Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

23 quotes

Tupac Shakur, an American rapper and actor, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. Whether reflecting on Life or Time, Tupac Shakur brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Our collection holds 30 quotes from Tupac Shakur, each offering a different angle on Life, Time, Respect, Music, and God. Among their most shared lines: "I just don't know how to deal with so many people giving me that much affection. I never had that in my life."

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

— Tupac Shakur

Dreams

All Quotes by Tupac Shakur

“It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.”

— Tupac Shakur

Time

“If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East.”

— Tupac Shakur

Death

“My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'”

— Tupac Shakur

Best

“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.”

— Tupac Shakur

Change

“Dre was one of my heros in the music industry. If he's not down for his homeboys, I don't wanna be a part of him or around him.”

— Tupac Shakur

Music

“In my mind I'm a blind man doin' time.”

— Tupac Shakur

Time

“I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable.”

— Tupac Shakur

Business

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

— Tupac Shakur

Life

“I don't have no fear of death. My only fear is coming back reincarnated.”

— Tupac Shakur

Death

“With all my fans I got a family again.”

— Tupac Shakur

Family

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

— Tupac Shakur

Dreams

“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.”

— Tupac Shakur

Life

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

— Tupac Shakur

God

“America wants its respect.”

— Tupac Shakur

Respect

“If I win and get the money, then the Oakland Police department is going to buy a boys' home, me a house, my family a house, and a Stop Police Brutality Center.”

— Tupac Shakur

Family

“There's nobody in the business strong enough to scare me.”

— Tupac Shakur

Business

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

— Tupac Shakur

Good

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

— Tupac Shakur

Respect

“Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever.”

— Tupac Shakur

Change

“The only time I have problems is when I sleep.”

— Tupac Shakur

Time