It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
Tupac ShakurRead
My mother taught me three things, respect, knowledge-search for knowledge, it's an eternal journey. That's like my hair-cut, the line, 360 degrees, find knowledge always. And she taught me to not be quiet, if there's something on my mind speak it. But also to listen.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of respect, the pursuit of knowledge, open communication, and active listening.
Tupac Shakur's quote reflects his mother's teachings on fundamental values that shape one's character and interactions. It highlights respect as foundational, the continuous quest for knowledge as a lifelong endeavor, and the necessity of both expressing one's thoughts and being receptive to others. This duality fosters personal growth and deeper connections in life.
Themes
MotherKnowledgeWisdomRespectCommunicationListening
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech on personal growth and learning.
More from Tupac Shakur
All quotes →I'm down for you, so ride with me._x000D_ _x000D_ My enemies your enemies,_x000D_ _x000D_ Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.
Tupac ShakurRead
Life's a test, mistakes are lessons, but the gift of life is knowing that you have made a difference.
Tupac ShakurRead
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
Tupac ShakurRead
I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do, I say what's on my mind.
Tupac ShakurRead
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
Tupac ShakurRead
Similar quotes
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
ZoroasterRead
We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.
Georg C. LichtenbergRead
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.
Annie LennoxRead
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Henry David ThoreauRead
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance forever.
Ieyasu TokugawaRead
The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.
John SteinbeckRead