Afeni Shakur

That's what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can't help it. They get…

— Afeni Shakur

I'm not a filmmaker. I'm not a music producer by choice.

— Afeni Shakur

I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac's entire body of work is made available for his fans.

— Afeni Shakur

I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.

— Afeni Shakur

I wake up every day and think everything sure is awful, but then I ask the Lord what I can do to…

— Afeni Shakur

I miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second that he was…

— Afeni Shakur

Whatever else anyone says he was, he may have been. But Tupac really was a great American artist. The passage of time…

— Afeni Shakur

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

In the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history.

— Afeni Shakur

Tupac loved to read! Books were a constant part of his life.

— Afeni Shakur

Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times.

— Afeni Shakur

Arts can save children, no matter what's going on in their homes.

— Afeni Shakur

Trust me, you can't change anything without causing some degree of disruption. It's impossible, that is exactly what change is. Some people…

— Afeni Shakur

The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don't take responsibility for what you did wrong.

— Afeni Shakur

I know that my son was an honest person and an honest artist, and what he gave from himself through his art…

— Afeni Shakur

The critics never ever one time fairly criticized my son.

— Afeni Shakur

I learned that I can't save the world, but I can help a child at a time.

— Afeni Shakur

First of all, a lot of people, a lot of women and men, have lost their children. I'm not the only one.…

— Afeni Shakur

When I carried Tupac, when I was five months pregnant they put me back in jail, my bail was revoked. When my…

— Afeni Shakur

I think that Tupac was the trendsetter, the high mark. What we hope his music will continue to do is to at…

— Afeni Shakur

I have respect for my son because he had sense enough to take responsibility for his own actions.

— Afeni Shakur

Nelson Mandela's contribution to the people of South Africa has been immeasurable and I look forward to helping with his work all…

— Afeni Shakur

For me, revolution is around young people with no skills, college education, and coming from everywhere having an economic impact on an…

— Afeni Shakur

That's what Tupac and I got from my dad - the rebellion and the need to fight back and be recognized for…

— Afeni Shakur

I have never one day been ashamed of my son. Even when he was not right, that's ok.

— Afeni Shakur