Quotes by jamaican authors

The devil ain't got no power over me. The devil come, and me shake hands with the devil. Devil have his part to play. Devil's a good friend, too... because when you don't know him, that's the time he can mosh you down. Bob Marley

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die. Bob Marley

Music Live System Die Against Teaches Fights

Man is a universe within himself. Bob Marley

Man Universe Himself Within

We don't need no more danger, we don't need no more difficulties, we don't need no more misunderstanding, and we don't need no more violence. We need the people to see each other and know of each other, feel each other, touch each other, share with each other, and change hearts with each other. Burning Spear

Change People Difficulties Other Danger See Touch More Share Feel Know Misunderstanding Hearts Each Violence Need

Babylon is everywhere. You have wrong and you have right. Wrong is what we call Babylon, wrong things. That is what Babylon is to me. I could have born in England, I could have born in America, it make no difference where me born, because there is Babylon everywhere. Bob Marley

Me You Babylon Everywhere No Difference Born Could Wrong Wrong Things Make Call Because America Difference Where England Right Things

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say. Bob Marley

Saying You Anger Devil Down Everyday Say Prayers Get

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty. Marcus Garvey

You Problem Liberty Strike Solution Shall Until Blow Race Race Problem

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact. Marcus Garvey

Man Woman Writing Reading Exact Ready

My future is righteousness. Bob Marley

Future Righteousness

Rastafari not a culture, it's a reality. Bob Marley

Culture Reality

If the enemy could only know that Marcus Garvey is but a John the Baptist in the wilderness, that a greater and more dangerous Marcus Garvey is yet to appear, the Garvey with whom you will have to reckon for the injustice of the present generation. Marcus Garvey

You Injustice Generation Enemy Dangerous Will Wilderness Reckon John More Only Could Know Greater Baptist Appear Whom Present

The enemies are not so much from without as from within the race. Marcus Garvey

Enemies Within Without Race Much

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. Bob Marley

Music Me Fool Will Say Facts Know Go Forever Maybe

You have to be someone. Bob Marley

You Someone

I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together. Marcus Garvey

Me is a common sense man. That mean when me explain things, me explain it in a very simple way; that mean if I explain it to a baby, the baby will understand too, you know. Bob Marley

Me You Man Simple Will Sense Too Baby Way Simple Way Know Understand Very Common Common Sense Explain Mean Things

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people. Bob Marley

Me People Words Word Leader Could Through Songs Message Attracts Messenger Am Passed Person Listen Jah Anybody Want

Prejudice is a chain, it can hold you. If you prejudice, you can't move, you keep prejudice for years. Never get nowhere with that. Bob Marley

You Never Years Get Move Hold Prejudice Chain Keep Nowhere