Damian Marley famous quotes

03-23-2025

The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute
-- Damian Marley

#Motivational #Self #Hip Hop
My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
-- Damian Marley

#Encouragement #Father #Voice
We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.
-- Damian Marley

#Blessing #Water #Granted
I find it very fascinating that one person or a group of people can get together as a choir and come up with a song that ends up inspiring people to create emotions, love and togetherness. Communication, which comes from this idea that sparks off of humanity and becomes something that is cherished and loved by the people, is very fascinating to me.
-- Damian Marley

#Song #Communication #Ideas
Vexation of spirit is a waste of time Negative thinking, don't you waste your thoughts Verbal conflict is a waste of word Physical conflict is a waste of flesh People will always be who they want And that's what really makes the world go round Unconditional love is scarce...
-- Damian Marley

#Unconditional Love #Love Is #Thinking
The average man can't prove most of the things that he chooses to speak of, and still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of
-- Damian Marley

#Men #Average #Roots
Fear not of evil.. Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the time take the toll.
-- Damian Marley

#Evil #Everyday #Tolls
I record all night and sleep all day.
-- Damian Marley

#Sleep #Night #Records
I would never say that being Bob Marley's son has been a pressure. It has been a door opener.
-- Damian Marley

#Son #Doors #Bob
Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they can't kill you twice.
-- Damian Marley

#Knives #Stronger #Killing
Did you know destruction of the soul is not the ending to life: Fear not of the Antichrist.
-- Damian Marley

#Soul #Destruction #Fear Not
Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find a space in the beat, and you have somebody live just basically saying rhymes over the beat.
-- Damian Marley

#Rap #Party #Space
The U.K. is one of the places that has always been an advocate of my music and I spend a lot of time touring here. I've got family and friends over here, but more than that, there's a large Jamaican community and the Jamaican culture is very widespread in the U.K. which I love.
-- Damian Marley

#Community #Family And Friends #Culture
Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty.
-- Damian Marley

#Technology #Jamaica #Impact
The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.
-- Damian Marley

#Energy #Done #Crowds
Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.
-- Damian Marley
I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.
-- Damian Marley

#Song #Writing #Singing
I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.
-- Damian Marley

#School #Cat #Records
Everything I've experienced, things that my friends have experienced and we talk about, things that are on the news - all aspects of life are in my message.
-- Damian Marley

#News #Messages #Aspects Of Life
A revolution is to bring on change and we're spiritual people trying to bring on spiritual change. It might sound like I'm a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasn't evolved is mankind's spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago.
-- Damian Marley

#Spiritual #Technology #Years

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