“I just spent 11 and a half months in a maximum-security jail, got shot...” — Tupac Shakur Quote

“I just spent 11 and a half months in a maximum-security jail, got shot five times, and was wrongly convicted of a crime I didn't commit.”

“We all gonna die, we bleed from similar veins.”

“I'm a reflection of the community.”

“I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.”

“All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.”

“I don't understand how people can”

“It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.”

“No consensus of men can make an error erroneous. We can only find or commit an error, not create it. When we commit an error, we say what was an error already.”

“There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles.”

“You can't make a marriage better on your own; both of you have to commit.”

“Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people who are engaged in non-violent crimes - any crimes, for that matter - we are looking for sentences that are proportionate to the conduct that you engaged in.”