Bob Marley

Reggae legend

Modern influential 93 sayings

Sayings by Bob Marley

The winds that sometimes blow through our lives, can be a blessing in disguise.

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None but ourselves can free our minds.

1980 — Lyrics from his song 'Redemption Song'.
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Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

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A little more love, a little more peace. A little less hate, a little more ease.

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Don't let them fool ya, or even try to school ya! Oh, no! We've got our own education!

1973 — Lyrics from his song 'Get Up, Stand Up'.
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Love the life you live. Live the life you love.

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Rastaman don't deal with no white man's law. Rastaman deal with God's law.

Unknown — Interview, discussing his Rastafarian beliefs and rejection of secular law.
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It's not everything that glitters is gold. Half the story has never been told.

1973 — Lyrics from his song 'Concrete Jungle'.
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When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.

1980 — Lyrics from his song 'Coming in from the Cold'.
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I don't believe in death, neither in life. I believe in I-and-I. You know what I mean? I don't believe in death, neither in life. I believe in I-and-I. The I-and-I is the living God.

1979 — Interview with Dermot Hussey
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Me say, 'You don't need no license to drive a car and to carry a gun, but you need a license to play a guitar.'

1979 — Interview with Dermot Hussey
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What is money? A man is rich when he can do what he want to do.

1979 — Interview with Dermot Hussey
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My father was a white man. I mean, I'm half-white. But me don't stand for no white man. Me don't stand for no black man. Me stand for God.

1979 — Interview with Dermot Hussey
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Football is a whole skill. A whole world. A whole universe. I love football. I love the game. I love the contact. I love to kick the ball. I love to run.

1979 — Interview about his love for football
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You know, when you're a child, you don't know what you're doing. You just do it. And when you become a man, you know what you're doing.

1979 — Interview with Dermot Hussey
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I don't have prejudice against myself. My father was a white man from England. My mother was a black woman from Jamaica. I am half-black and half-white. I am not prejudiced against myself.

1977 — Interview in Paris
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I'm a simple man, you know. I just want to live my life and make my music.

1970s — Interview
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The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

1970s — Interview
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Herb is a plant. Herb is a plant. Wi' no say, 'Look at that tree, it's a herb!' Wi' say, 'Look at that tree, it's a tree!'

1970s — Interview about marijuana
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When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.

1970s — Interview
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