I think that Tupac was the trendsetter, the high mark. What we hope his music will continue to do is to at least encourage people away from mediocrity, because he was not a mediocre artist. When he was alive, people… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
That's what art is for me. It helps you maintain hope by giving you the ability to either create outside your reality, or to describe your reality. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
That's what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can't help it. They get put into… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac's entire body of work is made available for his fans. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
I wake up every day and think everything sure is awful, but then I ask the Lord what I can do to make it… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
I miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second that he was here. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
Whatever else anyone says he was, he may have been. But Tupac really was a great American artist. The passage of time allows us… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
I just need to do Pac's work. I just need to. Maybe because I'm a recovering addict, I'm obsessed like that. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
In the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times. — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
