Bob Marley

Reggae legend

Modern influential 93 sayings

Sayings by Bob Marley

I don't believe in death. I don't believe in dying. I don't believe in nothing that goes on that way.

1980 — Interview with Capital Radio
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My father was a white man. I mean, I'm not ashamed of my father, but I am ashamed of the things that he did.

1970s — Interview with Stephen Davis for 'Bob Marley: The Biography'
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I was shot, but I didn't die. So, to me, it's like a joke. They tried to kill me, but they didn't succeed.

1976 — Interview after the assassination attempt
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I'm not a politician. I'm not a political man. I'm just a simple man who wants to see peace in the world.

1970s — Interview
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Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.

1970s — Attributed
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Possessions make you rich? I don't have that type of richness. My richness is life, forever.

1979 — Interview with Bob Marley
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I don't stand for the black man's side, I don't stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.

1970s — Interview
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Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

1970s — Attributed
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Man is a universe within himself.

1970s — Attributed
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Live for yourself and you will live in vain; live for others, and you will live again.

1970s — Attributed
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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

1970s — Attributed
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Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.

1979 — Song lyrics, 'Zion Train'
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One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

1971 — Song lyrics, 'Trenchtown Rock'
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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.

1980 — Song lyrics, 'Redemption Song'
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When the roots are strong, the tree doesn't fear the wind.

1970s — Attributed
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Love would never leave us alone.

1970s — Attributed
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Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

1977 — Song lyrics, 'Exodus'
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You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it shines. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that's why I'm scared when you say that you love me.

1970s — Attributed
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If you are a big tree, we are a small axe. Sharpened to cut you down.

1970s — Attributed
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The hotter the battle, the sweeter the victory.

1970s — Attributed
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