Robert Nesta Marley was a famous Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist born in 1945 in Jamaica who died in 1981. He was the frontman of the bands The Wailers and Bob Marley & the Wailers. Some of his most famous songs include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Exodus", and "One Love". He helped spread reggae and Jamaican music worldwide.
3. born .. February 06, 1945 in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
died .. May 11, 1981
Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist,
and activist. He was the frontman, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist
for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands: The Wailers (1964 – 1974) and Bo
b Marley & the Wailers (1974 - 1981). He is the most widely known performe
r of ska/reggae music, and is often credited for helping spread Jamaican m
usic to the worldwide audience.
Marley's best known hits includes "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry"
, "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Son
g", and "One Love", as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" o
ch "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, thre
e years after Marley's death, is the best-selling reggae album ever (10 ti
mes platinum), with sales of more than 12 million copies.
4. “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
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“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can complete
ly turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared wi
th another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hea
r more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, g
oals 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. They are not embarrassed t
o cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool
of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are
not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things abou
t yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pre
ssure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are arou
nd. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you bec
ause they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to m
ost people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept sa
fe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back a
nd are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighte
r and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was
5. infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day help
s to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your fa
ce. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you
find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never in
terested you before become fascinating because you know they are important
to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every
occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a
pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open y
our heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in ope
ning your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You f
g vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’
s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend
and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems compl
etely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in
knowing that they are a part of your life.”
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“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may
love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect
- you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but i
f she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being huma
n and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may
not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a
part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, d
on't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smi
le when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss
her when she's not there.”
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“Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
-and I don't live to be-
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!”
6. -- --
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones wo
rth suffering for.”
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“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
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“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
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“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be per
fect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twic
e, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and
give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinki
ng about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he know
s you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for
more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell
when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when th
ere is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s alway
s one guy that is perfect for you.”
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“love the life you live.
live the life you love.”
7. -- --
“One love, one heart, one destiny.”
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“Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or
Gold.”
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“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his int
egrity and his ability to affect those around him positively”
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“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the rut
s, 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!”
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“The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”
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“Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright”
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8. “When one door is closed, don't you know that many more are open”
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“Wake up and live”
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“Judge not unless you judge yourself”
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“Live for yourself and you will live in vain;
Live for others, and you will live again.”
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“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.
None but ourselves can free our minds.”
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“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life
.”
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“The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the da
y off. Why should I?”
9. -- --
“Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.”
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“I don't stand for black man's side, I don't stand for white man's side, I stand
for God's side.”
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“Love would never leave us alone”
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“You have to be someone.”
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“Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.”
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“My fear is my only courage”
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10. “Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?”
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“The winds that sometimes take something we love, are the same that bring
us something we learn to love. Therefore we should not cry about something
that was taken from us, but, yes, love what we have been given. Because w
hat is really ours is never gone forever.”
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“One Love, One Heart, Let's get together and feel alright”
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“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up t
he fight.”
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“Overcome the devils with a thing called love. ”
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“You can't find the right roads when the streets are paved.”
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“Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. ”
11. -- --
“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.”
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“You can fool some people some times but you cant fool all the people all t
he time”
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“There will never be no love at all.”
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“It's your own conscience
That is gonna remind you
That it's your heart and nobody else's
That is gonna judge.”
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“When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.”
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“Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to se
e happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyo
ne - that's all.”
12. -- --
“In this bright future you can't forget your past.”
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“When the race gets hard to run. It means you just can't take the peace.”
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“Herb is the unification of mankind.”
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“Don't give up the fight,
Stand up for your rights.”
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“Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some
way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and wo
man is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. Th
e process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth.”
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“If you get down and you quarrel everyday, you're saying praises to the devil
, I say.”
13. -- --
“Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny”
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“Tell the children the truth.”
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“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend You
r Worst Enemy”
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“The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race.”
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“Ziggy, when you go up bring me up and when you go down don't let me dow
n. Stephen, Money can't buy you life.”
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“until the end of the world,all whys will be answered,but now,you can only
ask!”
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14. “You just can't live that negative way.
You know what I mean. Make way for the positive day. Cause it's a new day.
..”
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“Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is f
inally and permanently discredited and abandoned...
Everything is war. Me say war.
That until the're no longer 1st class and 2nd class citizens of any nation...
Until the color of a man's skin is of
no more significa...nce than the color of his eyes, me say war. That until th
e basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race me
say war!”
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“Some Will Hate You Pretend They Love You Now Then Behind They Try
To Eliminate You”
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“Man is a universe within himself.”
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“Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even know my name yet.”
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“The stone that the builder refused shall be the head corner stone.”
15. -- --
“My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.”
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“tell me what you think it means.”
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“Don't forget your history nor your destiny”
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“My future is righteousness.”
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“one love, one heart”
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“Everytime I plant a seed,he say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before t
hey grow.”
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16. “I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip throug
h.”
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“Lively Up Yourself”
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“smoke weed”
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“The Truth An Offense But Not A Sin”
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“I'n'I nah come to fight flesh and blood,
But spiritual wickedness in 'igh and low places.
So while they fight you down,
Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises.
'Cos I'n'I no expect to be justified
by the laws of men - by the laws of men.
Oh, true they have found me guilty,
But through - through Jah proved my innocency.”
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“Reggae is my heart,
reggae is my soul”
17. -- --
“So if you are the big tree, we are the small axe. Ready to cut you down, to
cut you down.”
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“I truly believe”
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“the power of philosophy floats through my head.. light like a feather, heavy
as lead.”
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“i don't have any”
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“Money can't buy you life”
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“Only Once In Your Life”