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Bob Marley Quotes

“For a man like Bob Marley, life and Jah were one and the same. Marley saw Jah as being the gift of existence; that is, he believed that he, Bob Marley, was in some way eternal, and that he would never be duplicated. He believed that the singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. He believed the process of that struggle becomes, in time, the truth.”

LifeMeaningBob MarleyRastafari
Book:Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley
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“He was lost in that: not being able to have anyone to say, “It’s not your fault, or that there’s nothing wrong in being like you are.” But that was the atmosphere he came up in that Trench Town environment where everybody is rough. He had to show them that although he didn’t know his father, at least he knew there was a God and he knew what he was feeling. ‘Bob had to put up with a lot of resistance. If he wasn’t that strong in himself he wouldn’t be what he became. He would be downtrodden and seen as another half-caste who would never make it.”

ResilienceBelieving In YourselfBob Marley
Book:Bob Marley: The Untold Story
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“I understand we all have our differences. But while learning about history I've read about white people coming together, Jews coming together, Spanish coming together, different cultures and religions understanding and coming together despite their differences. Slavery was never something that shocked me. What shocks me is how black people have not yet overcome the odds and we're such strong smart people. Why we can't just stand together?”

WorldPoliticsLove QuotesAfrican AmericanBlack PeopleOne LoveBlack Lives MatterPeace On EarthJourney Of LifeMartin Luther King JrPath Of LifeUnderstanding Oneself And OthersUnity Of All PeopleTogether We RiseOpen Your EyesBob Marley2016 QuotesRise Up And Do It AgainHiphopMessages Of Hope
Author:Jonathan Anthony Burkett
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“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. And until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.” - Popularized by Bob Marley in the song War”

WarPoliticsPeaceRaceDiversityRacismEqualityBob Marley
Book:Selected speeches
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