Bob Marley Quotes

Nobody would have thought that Bob Marley, a Jamaican musician of humble origins, would gain international acclaim. But Bob Marley left his indelible impression in the music world with his reggae songs such as "I Shot the Sheriff," "No Woman," "No Cry," "Three Little Birds," "Exodus," "Could You Be Loved," among others. He died at the young age of 36, yet he won many prestigious awards including The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, and the Jamaican Order of Merit. Read Bob Marley quotes on this page to get to know his opinions about minority communities.

• A little wine sometimes, that's all. Spirits (are) bad. Alcohol wrong. Herb does grow.
  
  
• But my hand was made strong by the hand of the Almighty.
  
  
• Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!
  
  
• Excuse me while I light my spliff; good God I gotta take a lift.
  
  
• Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
  
  
• Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
  
  
• Hey mister music, sure sounds good to me I can't refuse it what to be got to be.
  
  
• How good and how pleasant it would be before God and man, yeah to see the unification of all Africans.
  
  
• How long will they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?
  
  
• I believe in freedom for everyone, not just the black man.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• If I am guilty I will pay.
  
  
• If puss and dog can get together, why cant we love one another?
  
  
• In this bright future you can't forget your past.
  
  
• I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip through.
  
  
• Just can't live that negative way... make way for the positive day!
  
  
• My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.
  
  
• My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.
  
  
• None but ourselves can free our minds.
  
  
• One good thing about music, when it hits... you feel no pain.
  
  
• Open your eyes and look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?
  
  
• The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
  
  
• The stone that the builder refused, will always be the head cornerstone.
  
  
• When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.
  
  
• You ain't gonna miss your water until your well runs dry.