Ziggy Marley Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I don't condemn and I don't convert. I've been searching through books and bibles to find what this life is worth, and I've made up my mind: Love is my religion. You can take it or leave it, and you don't have to believe it. Love is my religion”
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“Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : "Ziggy Marley Says ‘Love Can Never Have A Negative Effect, Only A Positive Effect’ In Origin Magazine Interview (PHOTOS)". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 28, 2013.
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“No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : FaceBook post by Ziggy Marley from May 27, 2012
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“My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : FaceBook post by Ziggy Marley from Jun 26, 2012
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“There's a rainbow in the sky, all the time, don't be blind”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : Song: Rainbow in the Sky, Album: Dragonfly, 2003
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“I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.”
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“If you keep hiding your true self, your life becomes like slow death. Once you become free from the lies and the hiding of yourself, then life becomes vibrant again.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : FaceBook post by Ziggy Marley from Jan 22, 2014
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“I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are.”
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“Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : "Ziggy Marley Stirs Up Talk of His Latest Live Album". Interview with Kelley L. Carter, www.ebony.com. November 29, 2012.
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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 we eat, the more peace is taken into us.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : PETA2 Intreview, www.peta2.com. July 20, 2011.
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“Feb 6 1945 St. Ann, Jamaica, Daddy was born. I remember us celebrating one of his birthdays in Jamaica at 56 Hope Road with him, no big superstar party, just us kids, Mommy, some cake, few laughs and that was it. Even if he wasn't known to the world on Feb 6th I would still think of him and in my heart say Happy Birthday Daddy. Love.”
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“I think it's wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to mankind.”
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“When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.”
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“I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.”
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“I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.”
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“This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.”
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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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“Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers”
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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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“There's more to life than physical and material.”
-- Ziggy MarleySource : FaceBook post by Ziggy Marley from May 29, 2012
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“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.”
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“Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.”
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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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“I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.”
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“I come to sing for the people, not for the government. God made the sunshine for everyone and made the moon for everyone. We have to follow his example so we have to play music for everyone too. We have a message, and in order for our message to reach the people, we have to play.”
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“I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's lawful and justice, and being Bruce Wayne and being Batman.”
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“Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.”
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“It's that kind of in-born music thing - I could pick up the guitar and play something. It's not something I consciously do.”
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“Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.”
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