"The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams." - (Tupac said this to Kastro of the Outlawz and Kastro told this to a class at UC-Berkeley as quoted in the 75th anniversary issue of TIME magazine.)

"Fuck all Police, Skinheads, Nazi whatever!!" - (2Pacalypse Now -  Inside cover)

"No thank you to all the bustas, cowards, and fake homies who showed me the depths of jealousy, envy, and greed." - (Me Against The World - Inside Cover)

"I ain't big, I ain't buff, I ain't diesel, but fuck wit 2Pac and pop goes the weasel"......."Boom Bang Boom, it's a stick-up, Vice president Dan Quayle eat a dick up!" - (Strictly 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Peep Game)

"And since we all came from a WOMAN got our name from a WOMAN and our game from a WOMAN. I wonder why we take from our WOMEN why we rape our WOMEN do we hate our WOMEN. I think its' time to kill for our WOMEN time to heal our WOMEN be real to our WOMEN." - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, Strictly 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Keep Ya Head Up)

"They'll never take me alive I'm gettin' high wit my 4-5 cocked on these suckas time ta DIE, even as a youngsta, causin' ruckus on the back of the bus, I was a fool all through high school kickin' up dust, so now they label me a troublemaker, who can you blame smokin' weed helps me take away the pain" - (Above The Rim soundtrack - Pain)

"Is there a HEAVEN for a G, Remember Me, So many homies in tha cemetery Shed So Many Tears" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, Me Against The World - So Many Tears)

"I woke up screaming FUCK DA WORLD!!!" - (Me Against The World - Fuck The World)

"I wont deny it, I'm a straight ridah you don't wanna fuck with me. Got the police bustin at me, but they can't do nothing to a G" - (All Eyes On Me - Ambitionz Az A Ridah)

"Bury me smilin' with G's in my pocket have a party at my funeral let every Rapper rock it, let tha hoes that I usta know, from way before kiss me from my head to my toe, give me a paper and a pen, so I can write about my life of sin, a couple bottles of Gin In case I don't get in, tell all my people I'm a ridah, nobody cries when we die we outlaws, let me ride, until I get free, I live my life in the fast lane, got police chasin' me" - (All Eyez On Me - Life goes On)

"Now follow as ride, muthafuck the rest, 2 of the best from the West Side. And I can make ya famous. Niggaz been dyin' for years, so how can they blame us?" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, All Eyez On Me - 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted)

"I'd rather die like a man, than live like a coward, there's a ghetto up in heaven and it's ours, Black Power"......."Don't get caught up in the mix, cause the media is full of dirty tricks, Only GOD can judge me!!" - (All Eyes On Me - Only God Can Judge Me)

"...but Biggie is not a player, he's never been, he's never had bitches until he got some fuckin' money, that's not a player, that's a trick, that's not a poppa. So my point, was to prove him wrong. I took everything he glamorized, and I personified it." - (Interview in August '96)

"He (Biggie) owe me more, he owe me more than to turn his head and pretend he didn't know niggaz was about to blow my fucking head off..." - (Interview with Tupac in August '96 on the '94 shooting)

"I fucked his (Biggie) wife two days after I got out of jail and HE'S talking about being a player? Now imagine how plastic that shit is" - (Interview with Tupac)

"I will never understand this society, first they try to murder me, now they lie to me, product of a dyin breed ... Real niggaz do what they want to do. Bitch niggaz do what they can do." - (Gang Related Soundtrack - Staring Through my Rearview)

"First off fuck yo BITCH and the click you claim, WESTSIDE when we ride coming quick with game, you claim to be a player but I FUCKED your wife, we bust on Bad Boys niggas fucked for life" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, Death Row's Greatest Hits & How Do You Want It B-side single - Hit 'Em Up)

"Dear Lord, I live the life of a thug, hope you understand, forgive me for my mistakes I gotta play my hand, and my hands on a 16 shot, semi-automatic, crooked cop killin' glock" - (R U still down? [remember me] - Hellrazor)

"Now up and atom it's on, I was raised to be strong, and mama told me be a Thug since the day I was born."......."The fame was a plot to try a change me, and what's strange is nobody knew my name"........".goddamn, it took 4 years and a muthafuckin' case, for these muthafuckaz to feel me" - (R U still down? [remember me] - R U Still Down [remember me])

"I got shot 5 timez and still breathin, livin proof theres a god if u need a reason!"- (Until The End of Time - Letter To My Unborn) sent by trick from grand rapids

"The day I got out of jail it was a motherfuckin problem to be where you was from"- (Interview in August '96) sent by Cesar

"there has to be a place better than this, in heaven"  - (Better Dayz - Thugz Mansion) sent by Alana

"Write down my number but dont call me till your sure" - (All Eyes On Me - Ratha Be Ya Nigga) sent by Escape9292

"live it up or give it up"- (Until The End of Time - All Out) sent by Darren from Canada

"how the prettiest bitch be the most scandalous the hoe , You ever peep that shit?" - (All Eyes On Me - Ambitionz Az A Ridah) sent by Ro from New York

"this duo inside of me causes the perfect oppurtunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity" - (The Rose That Grew From Concrete - In The Depths of Solitude) sent by IlshortiiII

"all the hennessy and weed can't hide, the pain i feel inside, its like i'm livin just to die"  - (Better Dayz, Chronic 2000 - Who Do You Believe In) sent by Escape42O

"smoking weed was an everyday thang in my household, and drinking liquor 'til you out cold." - (Me Against The World - Death Around The Corner) sent by Jesse D 

"it's not about east or west, it's about niggaz and bitchez, power and money, ridaz and punks, which side are you on?" - (The 7day theory - Intro/Bomb First ) sent by mr. carter

"So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times, I once contemplated suicide and woulda tried, but when I held that nine, all I could see was my mama's eyes, no one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble, not knowing it's hard to carry on when no one loves you"  - (Better Dayz - Thugz Mansion) sent by D.Ford1

"My Mama used to tell me if u can't find somethin to live for, you best find somethin to die for" - (Strictly 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Pac's Theme (Interlude) )sent by Chris Ayoub

"Brenda's got a baby, but Brenda's barely got a brain, a damn shame, the girl can hardly spell her name" - (2Pacalypse Now - Brenda's got a baby) sent by bad boy killa

"Now every since a nigga was a seed, only thing promised to me was the penatentary" - (Better Dayz - Still Ballin) sent by dave

"fuck peace and the police" - (All Eyes On Me - Ambitionz Az A Ridah) sent by dave

"We need to stop gettin angry and pickin' up a gun, and get angry and open our minds" (Until The End Of Time - 'Video for' Until The End Of Time) sent by  "Polnao

"cause you could fall off or stay ballin', niggas we all in, and all my mothafuckers callin, fuck tha World ....... please stop given game for free, you wanna hang with me,  like being a thug is tha thang ta be" - (Me Against The World - Fuck The World) sent by Dtriple7

"How come I never made it, maybe it's the way I played it, in my heart I know one day that I would be a star, My hopes and all my wishes, so many vivid pictures, and all the currency I never even get to see,  this fast life soon shatters, 'cause after all the lights and screams nothin' but my dreams matter"- (2Pac's Greatest Hits - Unconditional Luv) sent by Muhammed Farooq

"Just lay your head on my shoulder, don't worry 'bout a thang baby girl I'm a soulja"- (2Pac's Greatest Hits - Unconditional Luv) sent by HeavensTHUG420

"There is gonna be some stuff your gonna see, that's gonna make it hard to smile in the future.  But, through whatever you seee, through all the rain and the pain you gotta keep your sense of humor.  You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit." - (Scarface: The Untouchable, Death Row's Greatest Hits - Smile) sent by vanbritannia

"Be grateful for blessings, don't ever change, keep your essence." - (Me Against The World - Me Against The World) sent by Midday

"I smoke a blunt ta take tha pain out, and if I wasn't high, probably try and blow my brains out, i'm hopeless they shoulda killed me as a baby but, now they got me trapped in tha storm, i'm goin crazy, forgive me, they wanna see me in my casket, and if I don't blast i'll be a victim of tha bastard"- (Me Against The World - Lord Knows) sent by mitra

"fuck peace and the police" - (All Eyes On Me - Ambitionz Az A Ridah) sent by Izzy

"live by the gun die by the gun" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, All Eyez On Me - 'Snoop's verse' on 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted) sent by mellissa angulo

"And even in the darkest nights, I'm a Thug for Life " - (R U still down? [remember me] - Hellrazor) sent by meniek

"These crazy nights, whether you wrong or you right, I'm a still love you. Still feel you.   Still there for you.  No matter what.  You will always be in my heart. With unconditional love" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits - Unconditional Luv) sent by dani greenie

"When u fall stand tall and come back for more" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, Strictly 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Keep Ya Head Up) sent by CAINO14

"that which does not kill me only makes me stronger" - (All Eyes On Me - Only God Can Judge Me) sent by Kris Brodersen

"mo' money, mo' bitches, mo' murder fool"- (Until The End of Time - Lil homies) sent by Machohoops10

"Talk to my guns like they fly bitches, all you bustas best to run look at my ambitions" - (Gang Related Soundtrack - Staring Through my Rearview) sent by phill_shady

"How long will they mourn me, bury me a muthafuckin 'G', Bitch don't wanna die, then don't fuck with me" - (Thug Life Vol. 1 - How Long Will They Mourn Me?) sent by Robb Thompson

"Life's a wheel of fortune, it's my chance to spin it" - (R U still down? [remember me] - 16 on Death Row) sent by June Klingensmith

"Just another murder, nobody mourns no more, my tear drops gettin' bigger, but can't figure what I'm cryin for" - (Better Dayz, Chronic 2000 - Who Do U Believe In) sent by Sebastian Wisniowski, Poland

"I believe everything you do thats bad, comes back to you, so everything I do thats bad I will have to suffer for it. But in my heart I believe what I'm doing is right so I feel like I am going to heaven" - (Interview in June 1996) sent by Immortal7196

"My only fear of death iz comin back to this bitch reincarnated" - (All Eyes On Me - Only God Can Judge Me) sent by Miguel

"When my heart can beat no more, I hope I die for a principle or a belief that I have lived for." - (The Rose the Grew from Concrete - In the Event of My Demise) sent by John - O

"In times of danger don't freeze, time to be a G, follow my lead, I'll supply everything you need."- (Until The End of Time - Until the end of time) sent by Markus

"Dolores Tucker you's a muthafucka, instead of tryin' to help a nigga, u destroy a brotha." - (All Eyez On Me - How Do U Want It) sent by Eric

"Through every dark night there's a brighter day, so no matter how hard it get, put your chest out and keep your head up, and handle it" - (Me Against The World - Me Against The World) sent by M45888

"How many brothaz fell victim to tha streets, rest in peace young nigga, there's a heaven for a G, be a lie if I told ya that I never thought of death, my niggaz, we tha last ones left - (All Eyez On Me - Life Goes On) sent by Tyne Vanalebeek

"United we stand divided we fall, they can shoot one nigga, but they can't take us all" - (Strictly 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Last Wordz) sent by Aryeh Feigin

"When my momma always ask me will I ever change, I tell he yeah, but it's clear that I'll always be the same, until the end of time" - (Until The End of Time - Until the end of time) sent by vze2ks7k

"I wonder if heaven got a ghetto" - (R U still down? [remember me] - I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto) sent by jdichiara

"They ask me how do you survive weighin' one fifty five in a city where the skinny niggaz only die, tell mama don't cry, and even if they kill me, they can never take the life of a real G" - (Thug Life Vol. 1 - Str8 Ballin') sent by Hiwet Abraha

"...drivin' by my ambitions, desire higher positions, to see eternally and my mission, to be more than just a rap musician, the elevation of today's generation, if i can make 'em listen, prison ain't what we need, no longer stuck in greed, time to strategize my families gotta eat" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits - Unconditional Love) sent by Hiwet Abraha

"All I need is money, fuck the fame I'm a simple man" - (All Eyez On Me - How Do U Want It) sent by Hiwet Abraha

"I'd rather die like a man than live like a coward" - (All Eyes On Me - Only God Can Judge Me) sent by "The Chambers"

"I was given this world I didn't make it" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, Strictly 4 MY N.I.G.G.A.Z. - Keep Ya Head Up) sent by matthew-2pac

"Now when I say pig u say B-I-G, when I say Bad Boy killa, then you say me, when I say Puffy is a punk, you scream word on my life, I wrote this shit while fuckin' B.I.G.'s wife"  - (Unreleased - 4 My Niggaz)

"Any time y'all wanna see me again, Rewind this track right here, close your eyes, And picture me rollin'." - (All Eyez On Me - Picture Me Rollin') sent by lynsday huff

"Baby don't cry, you got to keep ya head up even when the road is hard never give up." - (Still I Rise - Baby Don't Cry) sent by Maniac

"A coward dies a thousand deaths, a soulja dies but once" - (Me against the World - If I Die Tonite) sent by OutlawZ021

"The real tragedy is that there are some ignorant brothers out here. That's why I'm not on this all white or all black shit. I'm on all real or all fake shit with people, whatever color you are. The same niggaz that did Malcolm X, the same niggaz that did Jesus Christ, every brother ain't a brother. They will do you. So just because it's black, don't mean it's cool. And just because it's white, don't mean it's evil." - ('96 Interview) sent by Brandy

"I ain't a killa but don't push me, revenge is like the sweetest joy next to gettin pussy." - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, The 7 Day Theory - Hail Mary) sent by Outlaw2831

"I see no changes, I wake up in the morning and I ask myself, is life worth living, should I blast myself, I'm tired of being poor and even worse I'm black, my stomach hurts so I'm looking for a purse to snatch. Cops give a damn about a negro, pull a trigger kill a nigga, he's a hero" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits - Changes) sent by Jordan Chartrand

"Your body is bangin', baby I love it when you flaunt it, time to give it to daddy nigga now tell me how you want it..." - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, All Eyez On Me - How Do U Want It) sent by Jeanette Fredericksen

"...fuck Biggie, fuck Bad Boy as a staff, record label and as a muthafuckin crew!" - (2Pac's Greatest Hits, Death Row's Greatest Hits & How Do You Want It B-side single - Hit 'Em Up) sent by Rick Miller

"Only God Can Judge Me" - (All Eyez On Me - Only God Can Judge Me) sent by Juan