"All dese governments and dis this and that, these people that say they're here to help, why them say you cannot smoke the herb? Herb… herb is a plant, you know? And when me check it, me can't find no reason." "All them say is, 'it make you rebel'. Against what?"—Interview (1979) with Dylan Taite in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
"Truth is the light, so you never give up the fight."—Final jamming of Live at the Roxy (recorded 1976).
"I know that I'm not perfect and that I don't claim to be, so before you point your fingers make sure your hands are clean." —Could You Be Loved, from the album Uprising (1980).
"If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you won't give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. … Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
"One love, one heart, Let's get together and feel alright." —One Love (cowritten with Curtis Mayfield), from the album Exodus, originally recorded on The Wailing Wailers (1965).
"Until the philosophy which hold one race superior / And another / Inferior / Is finally / And permanently / Discredited / And abandoned / -Everywhere is war – / Me say war."—From the song, "War", Marley took these lines from a speech by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I before the United Nations General Assembly on 4th October 1963.
#2. In 2014, Forbes Magazine listed Marley as fifth on the list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. This revenue came from a combination of album sales, cannabis, coffee, and clothing accessories from the Tuff Gong clothing line.
#3. Bob Marley got the nickname "Tuff Gong" because he defended himself as a kid in Trenchtown.
#4. After discovering his manager Don Taylor had been stealing from him, Bob beat him within an inch of his life—then fired him.
#5. When he died in 1981, over 40,000 people filed past his coffin.
Although Bob Marley's life was short, his influence on the music community was enormous. I hope you enjoyed these uplifting and famous Bob Marley quotes. Did we miss any? Add your quotes in the comments below!
Bob Marley was so wise and his outlook on life was amazing. If more people thought like him, the world would no doubt be a better place.
I trust those who trust me and stick to my pride.I fake those who fake me . Finally I act like a chameleon I give you the colours you deserve.