Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, musician and songwriter, who also served as a world ambassador for reggae music, and sold over 20 million records trough his career, making him the first ever superstar to emerge from so called Third World.
Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga delivered the final funeral eulogy to Marley , saying:
" His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is part of the collective consciousness of the nation. "
Bob Marley is one of the most popular and the most misunderstood figures in modern culture. He left the world a great legacy inspiring generations after him. Here are some of his greatest quotes about life:
1. " Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! "
2. " Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? "
3. " If you're white and you're wrong, then you're wrong; if you're black and you're wrong, you're wrong. People are people. Black, blue, pink, green - God make no rules about color; only society make rules where my people suffer, and that why we must have redemption and redemption now. "
4. " What important is man should live in righteousness, in natural love for mankind. "
5. " Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all. "
6. " Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me. "
7. "Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for. "
8. "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. "
9. " None but ourselves can free our minds. "
10. " 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. "
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