Ziggy Marley Quotes

The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.

The truth - you've got to deal with it or it will kill you bit by bit.

It don't last forever, the pain. Realize that tomorrow is coming. Move further from this pain and this stress.

What inspires me is the universe.

I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.

I grew up with coconuts as the main flavor in food in Jamaica. It's part of our culture.

Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant and it is very useful.

The roots of my music start from the ghetto.

I just got into the Beatles a couple years ago, you know, I like it.

A record is a message, timeless.

My father, his spirit is with me constantly, and I'm a believer in that world and the world of dreams and that stuff.

Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.

There is a physical relationship with a woman that you don't have with anybody else, but that's not about love. Love is a spiritual thing.

I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.

There's more to life than physical and material.

I wouldn't mind doing more in the kid's world because I think that might be just where I can be most useful to society, to the planet, if I can speak to children.

Success to me does not mean money.

I am not trying to be better than my father. I am not trying to be like him. I am just trying to be myself and express myself how I feel.

Yoga is a great thing and meditation is also great to get connected to yourself more.

I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.

The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.

I am freely able to express myself honestly to the public without trying to polish it over, trying to hide something. I'm just trying to be free with my expression.

Hopefully people hear that a part of what hurts society has a lot to do with the diet, the food that you're eating. So let's be careful.

Once you start messing with psychological well-being, we get more and more messed up.

The more chemicals that are in our food, the more we are messing with things that we probably don't know the full effect of.

I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.

How come "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?

I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.

I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy.

The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights.

I'm into anything that really helps children.

I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.

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.

I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the legends of reggae.

If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.

Everything is connected. There is nothing that is not connected.

Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em.

I'm not a slave to the recording industry. I have the freedom to make an album that I want to make and do it the way I want.

People love me everywhere I go.

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.

I'm not so much into the beats. I'm more into the spiritual side of the music.

The present is what slips by us while we're pondering the past and worrying about the future.

Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.

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.

I want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I cry - justice. I want them to feel in their hearts the need for justice.

My father and I had a really good relationship. We're cool. I am not trying to outdo him or anything like that.

Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.

Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.

Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.

I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody.