Bob Marley Quotes

Music is the only thing that doesn't hurt when it hits you.

the power of philosophy floats through my head.. light like a feather, heavy as lead.

You have to be someone.

One lifetime is not enough to live

There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are.

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

My future is righteousness.

In high tide or in low tide,I'll be by your side

The biggest man you're ever going to see was once a baby.

If you know what life is worth, you will look for yours on earth.

Excuse me while I light my spliff, Good God I gotta take a lift, From reality I just cant drift, That's why I'm staying with this riff

Why drink and drive if I can smoke and fly?

In high seas or in low seas, I'm gonna be your friend... I'm gonna be your friend. In high tide or in low tide, I'll be by your side... I'll be by your side.

Your recipe, darling, is so tasty, and you sure can stir your pot.

Everything in life got its purpose. Find its reason in every season.

When You smoke herb it reveals you to yourself. All the wickedness you do is revealed by the herb - it's you conscience and gives you an honest picture of yourself.

You're on a positive road. You have some type of direction where you're going, so you have to just keep on going.

The bad people trying to make the world worse never take a day off, so why should I?

Well, it grow together. It's like, first time I try to write a song is the first time I try to play the guitar. And so I can write a song without the guitar. But it really grow together. I really like stay with my guitar. But it just happen, is the inspiration come through man. Because, I personally, it look like, could I write a whole heap a tune, it look like. But I pick special tune to write. Cause a man can think of plenty things. Yuh know wah ah mean.

Reggae is my heart ♥ reggae is my soul

There will never be no love at all.

Music and herb go together. It's been a long time now I smoke herb. From 1960's, when I first start singing.

beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living.

Prejudice is a chain, it can hold you. If you prejudice, you can't move, you keep prejudice for years. Never get nowhere with that.

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

The beauty of love. The love of beauty. The greener you are, the wiser you will be.

Someone will have to pay for the innocent blood that they shed every day.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

When the race gets hard to run. It means you just can't take the peace.

You can't run away from yourself

It's your own conscience That is gonna remind you That it's your heart and nobody else's That is gonna judge.

I'm not educated; I'd be a damn fool if I was (educated)!

The most beautiful curve on a woman’s body is her smile.

There comes a time as an artist, can't follow the crowd. You have to do YOU, and make the crowd follow you.

Experimentation is the key to 'lively up' the art.

I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy.

He's not perfect. You aren't either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can.

The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall.

Me is a common sense man. That mean when me explain things, me explain it in a very simple way; that mean if I explain it to a baby, the baby will understand too, you know.

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

We don't need no trouble! What we need is love!

You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can't wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement.

Football is part of I, When I play the world wakes up around me

So you think you've found the solution but it's just another illusion.

Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost along the wayIn this bright future you can't forget your pastSo dry your tears I say.

Money can't buy life.

In this bright future you can't forget your past.

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

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.

Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again.

You not supposed to feel down over whatever happen to you. I mean, you're supposed to use whatever happen to you as some type of upper, not a downer.

Don't let them fool ya, or even try to school ya! Oh, no! We've got a mind of our own, so go to hell if what you're thinking is not right!

The stone that the builder refused shall be the head corner stone.

Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet.

Ziggy, when you go up bring me up and when you go down don't let me down. Stephen, Money can't buy you life.

The best herb I smoke in Jamaica and Africa. African - Rasclot! Them people cure it in a banana. In a banana skin. A green banana. They wrap it up in a banana so when you get it, it compressed and, I'll tell you, it great! Blood clot! In Nigeria and Ghana, love that herb! Good herb, mon.

Why these people who want to do so much good for everyone, who call themselves government and this and that, why them say you must not use the herb? You see, them say you must not use the herb because it makes you a rebel. Against what?

We know where we're going cause we know where we're from.

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.