Memorable Famous Jamaican Quotes

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"In this great future, you can't forget your past."
Bob Marley
"Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Bob Marley
"Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the ruts, don't you complicate your mind."
Bob Marley
"If you don’t like my music, don’t listen to it."
Bob Marley
"It is better to be love than to be feared."
Marcus Garvey
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus Garvey
"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life."
Marcus Garvey
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"You can’t be afraid of what people are thinking. You can’t be afraid of what people are saying."
Usain Bolt
"There are better parents than others, but I wouldn't call them great."
Usain Bolt
"I don't think about records. I just want to run for my country and not let them down."
Usain Bolt
"The more time you spend with your family, the happier you are."
Usain Bolt
"I want to be a legend."
Usain Bolt
"I'm not running for anyone. I'm running for me."
Usain Bolt
"In the end, I just want to be remembered as a champion."
Usain Bolt
"You don’t have to be a star to be a champion."
Derron McCorkle
"Success is not only defined by what you accomplish in life, but by what you inspire others to do."
Vybz Kartel
"Music is the way we express ourselves. It's the voice of my heart."
Sean Paul
"Every artist is a soldier. We fight for peace."
Jah9
"Rivers run deep, but I’m as real as they come."
Protoje
"We are the champions of our own life."
Damian Marley
"My momma always said, 'Don't worry about the hype, my son.'"
Shaggy
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"Stand up for your rights."
Peter Tosh
"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."
Bob Marley
"Get up, stand up; stand up for your rights!"
Bob Marley
"In this time of your life, live your dreams."
Marcus Garvey
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds."
Marcus Garvey
"If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life."
Marcus Garvey
"We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it."
Marcus Garvey
"The greatest gift of life is the power of imagination."
Marcus Garvey
"You cannot leave everything to fate; boy, you got to make an effort."
Bob Marley
"Rise up this morning, smiled with the rising sun."
Bob Marley
"I don't believe in death, neither in flesh nor in spirit."
Bob Marley
"What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth."
Bob Marley
"It's your life; don't let anyone take it away."
Bob Marley
"The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?"
Bob Marley
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"Freedom is not what you have when you get rid of oppression, it's what you have when you can choose your oppression."
Marcus Garvey
"The black man is not an animal; the black man is a person."
Marcus Garvey
"To be a leader, you must stand for something or fall for anything."
Marcus Garvey
"If you think you are beaten, you are; if you think you dare not, you don't."
Marcus Garvey
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."
Marcus Garvey
"Unity is strength, division is weakness."
Marcus Garvey
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands."
Bob Marley
"I know a lot of people who are not black, who are very happy to be black on the day of the festival."
Lorna Goodison
"The Caribbean is rich in food, art and festivities. Let us celebrate our heritage!"
Lorna Goodison
"One love, one heart. Let's get together and feel all right."
Bob Marley
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds."
Marcus Garvey
"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."
Bob Marley
"You can't blame the youth for wanting to know the truth."
Bob Marley
"If you don't start somewhere, you're going nowhere."
Bobby McFerrin
"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."
Deepak Chopra
"We are not the makers of history; we are made by history."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."
Mahatma Gandhi
"The world is a world of trouble, but life is all about joy."
Marcus Garvey
"It takes a village to raise a child."
African Proverb
"People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Theodore Roosevelt
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Maya Angelou
"A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."
Mahatma Gandhi
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Buddha
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Dalai Lama
"One day, the people will say 'enough.'"
Bob Marley
"The power of imagination makes us infinite."
John Muir
"My future is in my own hands."
Marcus Garvey
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice."
Bob Marley
"Life is for the living."
Bob Marley
"I hope the world will stop and listen."
Bob Marley
"Only the good die young."
Billy Joel
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
African Proverb
"The road to peace is a rough one, but we must travel it with love."
Bob Marley
"Life is what you make it, so let's make it."
Bob Marley
"In the abundance of water, a fool is thirsty."
Proverb
"You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground."
Unknown
"Don't worry about a thing, 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright."
Bob Marley
"The only thing that can save us is us."
Bunny Wailer
"Unity is strength."
Marcus Garvey
"If you don't know your history, then you don't know what you're talking about."
Marcus Garvey
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus Garvey
"You cannot educate a man who has no motivation."
Malcolm X
"In the fullness of time, truth will be the measure of the world."
Bob Marley
"Wake up and live!"
Bob Marley
"He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool; shun him."
Proverb
"Every man has to find his own way."
Bunny Wailer
"The truth is the light."
Bob Marley
"The greatest man is not he who never fails but he who never quits."
Unknown
"Only a fool is afraid of the truth."
Unknown
"We are all one, people."
Bob Marley
"Live life for the moment, because everything else is uncertain."
Louis Haughton
"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"Strength is a matter of the made mind."
Unknown
"Whether you are rich or poor, if you are not kind, you have nothing."
Unknown
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."
Albert Schweitzer
"Seek not from within, but find your peace in the world."
Unknown
"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."
Steve Jobs
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."
Bob Marley
"The journey is the destination."
Jamaican Proverb
"Love the life you live. Live the life you love."
Bob Marley
"If you know your history, then you would know where you’re coming from."
Bob Marley
"Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny."
Bob Marley
"Me want to live, me want to love."
Peter Tosh
"Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again."
Bob Marley
"The most beautiful things are not perfect, they are special."
Jamaican Proverb
"A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning."
Bob Marley
"The best thing about music is that it's a universal language, and it can connect us all."
Shaggy
"You can't force someone to love you, but you can hold them tight and give them your heart, and hope they will."
Jamaican Proverb
"In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty."
Jamaican Proverb
"Reggae music is the voice of the people."
Lee
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold."
Bob Marley
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
Martin Luther King Jr. (also influential in Jamaican culture)
"Walk good."
Jamaican Proverb
"You can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool all the people all the time."
Bob Marley
"Patience is a virtue."
Jamaican Proverb
"Life is what we make it, and how we make it depends on our attitude."
Jamaican Proverb
"A bad man is not a man at all; a bad man is a child who still needs correction."
Bob Marley
"Every little thing is gonna be alright."
Bob Marley
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
Oprah Winfrey (influenced by Caribbean thought)
"Happiness is one thing we can all achieve through our own efforts."
Marcus Garvey
"When the sun is shining, make hay."
Jamaican Proverb
"Action speaks louder than words."
Jamaican Proverb
"Strengthen the good and lean on it."
Bob Marley
"Jamaica is a place where everyone is concerned about their next meal."
Burning Spear
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