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."

“Thug Life to me is dead.”

— Tupac Shakur

Life

All Quotes by Tupac Shakur

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

— Tupac Shakur

Time

“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

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

— Tupac Shakur

Death

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

— Tupac Shakur

Change

“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

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

— Tupac Shakur

Time

“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

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

— Tupac Shakur

Time

“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.”

— Tupac Shakur

Society

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

— Tupac Shakur

Family

“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

“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

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

— Tupac Shakur

Dreams

“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

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

— Tupac Shakur

God

“Thug Life to me is dead.”

— Tupac Shakur

Life

“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

“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.”

— Tupac Shakur

Dreams

“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

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

— Tupac Shakur

Death