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Glorious shall be the battle when the time comes to fight for our people and our race. Marcus Garvey
Time Fight Battle People Glorious Our Our People Shall Race
To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death. Peter Tosh
Death Truth You Guilty Possession Sentenced Your Found
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 Marley
Love Love Is Joy Word Compassion Giving Action Relief More Sharing Cheering Comfort Than Anyone Anything Thing Brings Receiving
It take many a year, mon, and maybe some bloodshed must be, but righteousness someday prevail. Bob Marley
Prevail Righteousness Year Must Some Someday Take Bloodshed Maybe Many
If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything. Claude McKay
Man Faithful Own He Individuality His Anything Cannot Loyal
This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice. Marcus Garvey
Justice World Mercy Stretching Our True Hour Principles Hands Forth Teach Desire
The whole world is run on bluff. Marcus Garvey
World Run Bluff Whole
In the beginning there was the word. The word was Jah. The word is in I, Jah is in I. I make what is good, better, and what is better, best. I follow this in every aspect of life. Peter Tosh
Life Best Good Better Word Beginning Every Follow Make Jah In The Beginning Aspect
Sometimes things are a blessing in disguise. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Blessing Sometimes Disguise Things
I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me. Usain Bolt
Thankful Me You Fans Thank You Thanks Say Out Guys Pushed Support Like Also Because Very Thank You Guys Much
Look at me as a man who performed works musically. Who uplift people who need upliftment, mentally, physically, economically - all forms. Who told the people to live with love 'cause only love can conquer war, and to understand themselves so that they can understand others. Gregory Isaacs
Love War Me Man People Cause Live Others Musically Only Physically Mentally Only Love Economically Performed Look Understand Uplift Forms Themselves Who Works Conquer Need
Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in the world. Marcus Garvey
Today Game World Political Big Become Nation Hunters Industrial Greatest Commercial Prize Africa
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Peter Tosh
Love Me Church Black Sick Say Born Shall Shamed Main Songs Sin Sing Makes Inequity Am Than Snow Ask Used Wash They Say Why
Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person. Usain Bolt
Good Morning You Key Manners Down Key Thing Everybody Say Good Morning Tell Instance Pass Got Up Walking Person Growing Growing Up Street Thing
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. Claude McKay
Political Air Solid Solid Foundation Castle Idealism Like Realism Social Foundation Based
I like honesty and fair play. Marcus Garvey
Honesty Fair Like Fair Play Play
Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people. Ziggy Marley
Legal Hurt People Alcohol Lot Tobacco Pharmaceutical
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 Marley
Positive Life Music You Entertainment People Better Progressive Philosophy Positive Way Way Idea Know Behind Just Reggae Which
In hindsight, I see the great value of family and how it moulded my life and kept me together. So now family means everything to me. Jimmy Cliff
Life Great Family Me Together Value My Life Everything See Great Value Hindsight How Means Now Kept
I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free. Marcus Garvey
World Free National Boundary Know Until Concerned Province Africa Where Whole
I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences. Peter Tosh
Politician Consequences Only Am Suffer
I think when you are a cool guy but also a hot guy, that makes you even more sexy. Tessanne Chin
You Think Sexy Guy More Hot Also Makes Cool Cool Guy Even
God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone. Ziggy Marley
God Everyone Sun Sun Shines Like Shines
I've been here before and will come again, but I'm not going this trip through. Bob Marley
Will Before Trip Through Come Been Going Again Here
Music is creation. In reggae the lyric, the music itself, arrangement, that vibe, such melody - everything within the music moves the people, understand? Burning Spear
Music People Creation Lyric Everything Melody Within Understand Arrangement Itself Vibe Moves Reggae
I feel that no one should be ashamed or have fear or doubt within themselves when they speak about the roots or Africa wherein I and I originate from. It's like an individual who tries to disown himself, and to me, it is a form of defeat by disowning yourself. Burning Spear
Me Yourself Speak Fear Doubt Defeat Tries About Individual No-One Feel Like Himself Within Africa Form Wherein Ashamed Themselves Roots Should Who Originate
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