Ziggy Marley Quotes
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Using political tools to change social conditions won't work.
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The more red meat and blood we eat, the more bloodthirsty we get, the more violent we get. The more vegetarian food that we eat, the more peace is taken into us.
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Each of us has some change within us, we cannot change the political or the social system of the world unless we change inside of us as individuals and that’s the direction I am in now which I call spiritual.
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I was 12 when my father passed, so I didn't have a father during my teenage years.
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If there is no love in your heart - so sorry, Then there is no hope for you - true, true
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People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm open. That's how I treat people, with respect and speak truthfully.
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Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anything else that's going on in my life that I need to escape from at times - to find who I am. Running really helps me with that.
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I have found that children are the most open-minded of all my audiences. They are not set in their ways. They are open to ideas.
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Everything is connected. There is nothing that is not connected.
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'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.
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It was my dad’s idea that music is supposed to be more than simply about entertainment and making a living, but about being of service as an integral part of the consciousness of the world. In honor of him and because it’s right, I use music in that light.
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In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.
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I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.
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Judaism, Christianity, Islam, all of these are branches, the root is love and that's where I went. I went straight to the root, I forgot the branches and I went straight to the root so that is how I see it, that is after I said of research and study and going through different phases of mental evolution, mental and consciousness evolution, not just believing in a book, believing in a certain idea, being willing to think for yourself and formulate your own ideas.
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Reggae music is simple music - but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music. If it is true music, the people will be drawn to it.
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My father, his spirit is with me constantly, and I'm a believer in that world and the world of dreams and that stuff.
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Everything I've taken away from my father has been significant. So, I can't say that any one lesson is the most significant. By being around him, I learned that there is a purpose in life, and that if we are inspired to help people, we should do it.
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My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.
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My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, from generations ago.
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The challenges we face are never as important as the challenges we face up to.
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I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play music.
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I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love.
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It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff; a lot of the old stuff before the '70s.
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What inspires me is the universe.